Principal Investigator, Anti-Money Laundering

Location: Hybrid work with defined in-person presence requirements in Rockville, Maryland, and other listed U.S. locations. Extended hours and some travel may be required.

Salary: $112,300–$202,500 annually in Rockville, MD; ranges vary by listed U.S. location.

Company

hirify.global is a securities industry regulator focused on investor protection and market integrity.

What you will do

• Lead complex, high-risk anti-money laundering investigations involving firms, representatives, products, multiple respondents, and complex fact patterns.
• Test AML compliance programs, including suspicious activity reporting, customer identification, customer due diligence, and correspondent account due diligence.
• Gather evidence through document review, data analysis, written correspondence, verbal communication, and on-the-record testimony.
• Prepare investigative reports, enforcement referrals, recommendations, and persuasive factual summaries.
• Identify emerging money laundering trends, typologies, threats, and regulatory risks, and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Enforcement, Risk and Intelligence, Examinations, and other Regulatory Operations partners while mentoring less experienced investigators.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, economics, business administration, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• At least seven years of progressive experience in securities, financial services, or financial regulation.
• Experience conducting enforcement-oriented, regulatory, or financial investigations of varying complexity.
• Advanced knowledge of hirify.global rules, SRO rules, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, federal securities laws, securities markets, and regulatory compliance risks.
• Advanced investigative judgment, analytical capability, communication, prioritization, risk identification, and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• hirify.global Securities Industry Essentials certification or an acceptable equivalent is required upon hire or within 16 months of the assigned training cohort.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or JD.
• Professional certification such as CFE, ACAMS, or CPA.
• Experience with investigative technologies, analytical platforms, data strategies, fraud, or cyber threat vectors.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration takes place in person and virtually across regulatory and enforcement functions.
• Health, dental, vision, life, disability, long-term care, legal, and business travel accident insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match and an additional hirify.global-funded retirement contribution.
• Paid time off, personal and sick days, paid holidays, parental and family leave, and volunteer service days.
• Tuition reimbursement, commuter benefits, backup family care, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and wellness programs.
• Employees must comply with hirify.global investment and securities account disclosure and trading restrictions.

Hiring process

• Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and must be submitted through the hirify.global careers process.