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yazmin dirnberger yazmin dirnberger

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Senior compliance and risk leader who turns AML/CTF, sanctions, and workforce risk into scalable, audit-ready controls.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a leadership role where I can govern AML/CTF, sanctions, investigations, and GRC—building practical controls, reducing risk and false positives, and delivering audit-ready evidence through strong cross-functional partnerships.

I’m a global compliance and risk management leader with 15+ years at Amazon, spanning AML/CTF, sanctions, fraud investigations, workforce compliance, GRC, audit readiness, and remediation. I’ve built and governed compliance and screening programs supporting approximately 450,000 employees and contingent workers across 22 countries.

I translate complex regulatory requirements into practical controls—SOPs, workflows, case-review frameworks, and audit-ready evidence—by partnering across Legal, Compliance, HR, Operations, Product, Engineering, Security, and business leaders. Most recently, I led ~550 employee investigations, provided oversight for 835 escalations and remediation matters during COVID-19 with reduced resources, and delivered measurable outcomes like 90% false-positive reduction and $110K+ in annual savings through platform and workflow improvements.

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Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Senior Risk & Compliance Manager

Amazon

Apr 2016 - Feb 2026 (9 years 10 months)

Built and governed workforce screening, sanctions, AML/CTF, and investigations programs supporting ~450,000 employees/contingent workers across 22 countries. Led ~550 employee investigations, restored denied-party screening controls for ~30,000 India Flex drivers, implemented sanctions/terrorist-watchlist screening, and reduced AML/CTF false positives by ~90% while improving audit-ready evidence a

AML CTF Compliance Sanctions Screening Financial Crime Investigations SQL Audit Readiness OFAC Denied Party Screening

Fraud & Investigations Lead

Amazon

May 2011 - Apr 2016 (4 years 11 months)

Conducted and quality-reviewed complex fraud investigations for North America, Europe, and LATAM, including account takeovers, payment fraud, chargebacks, gift-card abuse, and sanctions-related reviews. Led and mentored ~20 fraud investigators, using SQL and link/behavioral analysis to identify patterns and strengthen risk-based controls and escalation handling.

Fraud Investigation SQL Analysis Quality Assurance SOP Development

Senior International Fraud Analyst

Expedia Group

Oct 2008 - May 2011 (2 years 7 months)

Prevented and helped recover ~$6.6M in fraudulent transactions through international payment-fraud investigations and fraud detection rule support. Investigated suspicious payment activity, booking fraud, chargebacks, and account abuse across global e-commerce operations using data-driven analysis.

International Payments Fraud Detection SQL Analysis Chargebacks Account Abuse Transaction Monitoring