Germaine Wright
@germainewright
Financial crimes and compliance professional building scalable AML, KYC, and fraud programs for fintech and regulators.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
I’m a financial crimes & compliance operations professional with 5 years of experience building and scaling AML, KYC, and fraud programs for leading fintech companies. I focus on regulatory execution, process optimization, investigations, and proactive decision-making across U.S. and multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments.
In my most recent role, I spearheaded fraud detection and compliance procedures across OFAC, Sanctions, PEP, and EDD escalation, reviewing 70+ cases daily while managing surge volume and backlog resolution. I also redesigned fraud prevention workflows to reduce case review times by ~50%, strengthening collaboration within Risk and Compliance teams.
Previously, I led KYC onboarding and EDD for 800+ institutions, reducing EDD timelines by 50% and cutting operational costs by $75,000+ annually. I managed compliance audits, regulatory inquiries, and SAR filings, monitored SEC developments to prepare ahead of oversight, and advised/trained teams on complex cases that required SAR escalations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Spearheaded fraud detection and compliance procedures across OFAC, sanctions, PEP, and EDD escalation, reviewing 70+ cases daily and resolving surge backlogs. Redesigned fraud prevention workflows, cutting case review times by ~50%, and owned daily suspicious account and user activity reviews to identify high-risk AML typologies and illicit transaction concerns.
Led compliance operations covering KYC onboarding and EDD for 800+ institutions, reducing EDD timelines by 50% and cutting operating costs by $75,000+ annually. Directed risk assessments for high-risk clients, managed compliance audits and regulatory inquiries, and filed SARs while monitoring SEC regulatory developments.
Cleared or escalated 3K+ alerts and piloted 1K+ fraud investigations across 20+ typologies in three months. Supported SAR escalation and filing cases, advised and trained new hires on complex investigations, and improved EDD review time and compliance workflows.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Phillips Academy
Completed studies at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Bachelor of Science in Economics, Economics
Earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
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Software and tools used professionally
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Location
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