EDD High Risk Compliance Specialist, Senior

EDD High Risk Compliance Specialist, Senior

North - Remote

Let’s go North, together. 

Join our mission to build the largest suite of credit card processing and merchant services. It’s one simple payment platform backed by the most diverse payment companies. From credit card processing to back-office management, North points the way to smarter, faster, and just plain better payment solutions.

The Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) High Risk Compliance Specialist, Senior is responsible for reviewing AML high-risk merchants to include those in the Online Guns and Ammunition, MSBs (Money Service Businesses), Digital Currency and Ingestible CBD space conducting EDD reviews and making decisions regarding high-risk merchants. EDD Specialist may also assist with projects and responsibilities as designed by leadership.

What you'll do:    

•  Conduct independent reviews and decisioning regarding high- risk EDD investigative/intelligence research of individuals, entities, and/or events related to current or prospective customers through public records, open-source media, vendor systems, or other research tools.
• Ensure high risk merchants are in compliance with applicable state and federal laws prior to boarding. Decision, document and retain records of all investigations and maintains a central database of all investigations, pre-screening and analysis of customer account activity to assist the high- risk EDD process.
• Maintain and update EDD database for reporting and tracking work flow and efficiencies.
• Research applicable federal and state law and regulatory bodies to stay abreast of legislative and regulatory changes.
• Special projects as assigned by leadership.  

What we need from you:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Four (4) or more years’ experience in high- risk EDD investigations and decision making to include ingestible CBD, Cannabis, MSBs, Crypto-Currency, etc.
• Ability to research, analyze and compile data.
• Prior research using risk analyst tools such as Lexis/Nexis, Fiscal Notes, Westlaw, etc.
• Strong desire and willingness to learn, proactively maintaining awareness of policies and procedures while complying with Regulatory requirements.
• Ability to analyze large volumes of data and information for relevance against established criteria.
• Excellent research and analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
• Accuracy, diligence, and the ability to deliver high quality results within tight deadlines with a good sense of risk awareness.
• Self-motivated, team player able to meet required time-lines and a strong sense of accountability

How to stand out:

• CAMS certification preferred.

Travel: Up to 10%

Salary Range: $46,000 - $80,000 

Pay within this range varies by work location and on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We look forward to discussing your salary expectations and our full total rewards offerings throughout the interview process.

Please note: North is a US based company and no sponsorship is available for this position at this time.

Who we are:

North, and our family of companies, are committed to helping entrepreneurs grow their businesses. As an end-to-end payment solutions company, we provide everything business owners need to get paid, whether they serve customers in a physical storefront, online, or both. We pride ourselves on being large enough to offer customized solutions to our enterprise-level clients while remaining agile enough to take an award-winning, hands-on approach to personal service that our merchants won’t find anywhere else.

Let’s go North, together! Our most important resource is our people. Join our diverse team of innovators and do-ers and make your mark on the future of payments technology. We're proud to offer benefits that help our team members further their overall well-being through unique initiatives that are both personally and professionally fulfilling. 

At North, we celebrate diversity and create an inclusive environment for everyone. We are an equal opportunity employer.

To learn more about North, and our family of companies, visit our website: north.com