Lead SAR Control, Airbnb
$139-164.5k
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Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
Posted today
Community marketplace for holiday accomodation
1001+ employees
Posted today
$139-164.5k
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a world where anyone can belong anywhere.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in AML compliance, governance, risk management, or financial services
- Strong understanding of AML regulations (BSA/AML, USA PATRIOT Act, FinCEN, OFAC, and other global frameworks)
- Proven experience in governance structures, compliance reporting, and senior leadership engagement
- Familiarity with AML compliance technology, monitoring systems, and data analytics tools
- Expertise in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and rules-based systems for suspicious activity detection
- Excellent attention to detail with strong analytical and investigative skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Law, or a related field; CAMS certification preferred
- Must be authorized to work in the location specified for this role
- Travel requirements may apply based on business needs
What the job involves
- Join Airbnb’s Payments Anti-Money Laundering (AML) team, playing a vital role in the Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Control function within the Transaction Monitoring and Investigative Reporting (TMIR) team
- This team collaborates with cross-functional partners, including Compliance, Risk, and Product teams, to design and maintain controls for SAR filings globally
- Together, we work to safeguard Airbnb’s Payments integrity while ensuring compliance with global regulatory frameworks
- In this role, you will be responsible for evolving Airbnb’s transaction monitoring, case management, and SAR filing systems, driving improvements in operational quality control, and managing the reporting of SAR trends, risks, and issues
- Success in this position will be measured by the quality and efficiency of the SAR control program, with key outcomes including a 95% confidence level in QA, improved detection of suspicious activity, and enhanced collaboration with internal stakeholders
- You will work on optimizing Model features to reduce false positives and improve SAR filing processes
- Collaborate with internal Payments teams to design and enhance controls for suspicious activity reports (SAR)
- Lead initiatives to improve the transaction monitoring and case management system, including the evolution of Model features
- Conduct advanced investigations training and ensure due diligence procedures for SAR investigations are followed
- Provide management reporting on SAR trends, risks, and operational issues across global payments entities
- Review and ensure the quality of SAR filing processes through regular audits and quality assurance checks
- Engage with key stakeholders, including Money Laundering Reporting Officers, Program Leads, and the Chief Compliance Officer, to review significant SAR cases and overall program metrics
Our take
When Airbnb was originally founded, the product helped customers book air mattresses on people's apartment floors. Since then, Airbnb has had over a billion customers hosted through its platform. With more than 4 million registered hosts worldwide, it has grown into a major player in the hospitality sector.
Airbnb has been successful in disrupting the traditional holiday lettings sector. Before it existed accommodation was limited to hotels and bed and breakfasts, but Airbnb has mainstreamed the idea of renting out spare rooms or even entire homes. It has created a new sector of hosts purchasing properties to rent out on the platform and provides a level of flexibility and a range of offerings not previously possible for travelers.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, by 2022 supply of Airbnb-listed properties began to outstrip demand in some markets, as hosts overestimated the appetite for domestic travel. However, the company is still posting strong financials and has unveiled new tools to support its hosts in a tougher rental market. With a healthy bottom line and a huge user base, Airbnb is very likely to overcome the current market turbulence and continue its growth.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
Apr 2020
$500m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Mar 2017
$447.8m
SERIES F
Total funding: $3.8bn
Company benefits
- Paid volunteer time
- Health food and snacks
- Generous parental and family leave
- Learning and development
- Annual travel and experiences credit
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Brian Chesky
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Industrial Designer, studying at Rhode Island School of Design.
Nathan Blecharczyk
(Co-Founder & CSO)Studied Computer Science at Harvard, and had around 4 years of professional Software Engineering experience before founding Airbnb, including interning at Microsoft.
Joe Gebbia
(Co-Founder)Also studied Industrial Design at Rhode Island, and previously founded various design-related startups
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