About the Job

Join Varo Bank as the leader of our Financial Crimes Investigations Unit (FIU), where you will serve as a proactive disruptor of criminal networks rather than a passive reporter. In this critical role, you will guide a specialized team of five—including a team lead and four senior analysts—focused on high-level intelligence, bank-to-bank communications, and complex special investigations.

You will bridge the gap between advanced internal analysis and rapid federal coordination, ensuring vital threat data flows seamlessly in a two-way intelligence pipeline between Varo and law enforcement. By uniting defenses across InfoSec, Fraud, and FCRM, you’ll solve critical communication bottlenecks, elevate our investigative impact, and play a pivotal role in protecting our bank and our customers.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Impact: Balance your week by dedicating 50% of your time to strategic planning, 30% to high-leverage cross-functional meetings, and 20% to tactical execution.

• Lead Law Enforcement Collaboration: Act as the primary bridge for external communications, ensuring the timely and high-quality filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and correspondence with federal and local agencies.

• Champion Cross-Functional Synergy: Partner closely with Fraud, InfoSec, SecOps, and wider FCRM teams to eliminate redundant efforts, enhance internal controls, and proactively protect Varo from emerging threats.

• Remediate & Innovate: In your first year, successfully identify, investigate, and close operational gaps by uniting data and strategies with teams outside of traditional FCRM functions.

• Mentor and Develop: Continuously coach, upskill, and empower your team of analysts and leads to foster a culture of investigative excellence.

Qualifications

• Specialized Experience: 5+ years of Financial Crimes (FinCrime) experience, specifically within a Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) environment (beyond standard investigations).

• Leadership: 2+ years of proven leadership and management experience, with a track record of developing high-performing teams.

• Investigative Mastery: Deep expertise in the full lifecycle of alert-to-SAR processes, heavily indexing on direct correspondence and collaboration with law enforcement.

• Technical Readiness: Day-one proficiency using basic SQL, Microsoft Excel, and Google Workspace to analyze data and report findings.

• Bonus Points: Advanced programming skills (SQL/Python) and an existing, established professional network within law enforcement.