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Salary: USD 70,000 - 100,000 / annual
LeafLink is the largest unified B2B cannabis platform, processing over $5 billion in wholesale cannabis orders annually. The company provides licensed cannabis businesses with tools to manage operations, sell, and order from brands across 30+ North American markets.
You will own end-to-end financial crimes investigations across a diverse cannabis client portfolio, serving as a subject matter expert on FinCEN guidance, state-level Money Services Business (MSB) regulations, and typologies unique to embedded banking infrastructure in federally controlled industries. This role requires regulatory expertise, business judgment, and the ability to operate with ambiguity in a high-risk compliance environment.
Key responsibilities include:
- Monitor and investigate AML alerts generated across multiple program partners
- Conduct due diligence and ongoing monitoring of cannabis clients, including risk assessments
- Prepare marijuana-specific Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) in accordance with FinCEN guidance, distinguishing limited filings, priority filings, and termination filings
- Support development and calibration of transaction monitoring rules tailored to cannabis typologies
- Administer end-to-end Cannabis Related Business (CRB) onboarding and ongoing monitoring, including license verifications and beneficial ownership analysis
- Conduct regular CRB account reviews validating cash deposits, sales activity, and transaction patterns
- Support partner bank regulatory examinations and internal/external audits
- Monitor and investigate alerts related to negative news, OFAC and PEP screening, and license violations
LeafLink is backed by leading VCs including Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, Nosara Capital, and Lerer Hippeau. The company has been recognized as one of Inc. 5000's Top 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies, Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Enterprise, and 2024 Fast Company's Best Workplaces for Innovators in Banking, Finance, and Fintech.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of BSA/AML compliance experience (fintech and cannabis banking a plus)
- Experience filing marijuana-related SARs under FinCEN's MRB guidance framework
- Demonstrated knowledge of BaaS (Banking-as-a-Service) compliance models and how AML obligations flow between partner programs
- Experience with AML transaction-monitoring, compliance, and case management platforms (e.g., Abrigo BAM+, LexisNexis, Salesforce)
- Ability to review state cannabis license data, interpret dispensary/cultivator/processor operational structures, and assess alignment with banking activity
- CAMS certification is a plus
