SVP, Enterprise AML Compliance Officer

Walker & Dunlop•Bethesda, MD

7d•$225,000 - $240,000•Hybrid

About The Position

We are Walker & Dunlop. We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities. Department Overview Walker & Dunlop’s Enterprise Risk Management team is responsible for identifying, assessing, and mitigating potential risks that could impact the Company’s operations, reputation, or financial stability. By helping the Company proactively manage risk, the Enterprise Risk Management team plays a crucial role in safeguarding the organization's assets, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting strategic decision-making. The Impact You Will Have As SVP, Enterprise AML Compliance Officer, you will design, implement, and oversee a comprehensive, enterprise-wide Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and financial crime compliance framework across all business lines at Walker & Dunlop. You will serve as the centralized leader and subject matter expert for AML and customer due diligence requirements within a complex, non-bank financial services organization. This includes oversight of obligations arising from GSE Multifamily lending, capital markets and structured finance transactions, registered investment advisory services, broker-dealer operations, and international activities. In this role, you will establish a risk-based AML framework proportionate to the Company’s activities, ensure compliance with applicable U.S. laws, GSE requirements, securities regulations, and relevant international AML regimes, and act as the primary enterprise control owner for AML/KYC risk. You will serve as a key point of contact for regulators, GSE counterparties, auditors, senior leadership, and other external stakeholders.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred.
10+ years of progressive experience in AML, financial crime, or regulatory compliance.
Demonstrated experience building or materially enhancing enterprise AML/KYC programs.
Experience conducting enterprise-wide AML risk assessments.
Experience establishing suspicious activity escalation and reporting processes.
Strong working knowledge of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and related U.S. AML regulations.
Enterprise risk mindset with the ability to translate strategy into practical, scalable execution.
Strong judgment and ability to apply risk-based decision-making in complex or ambiguous regulatory environments.
Executive presence and credibility with senior leadership, regulators, and external stakeholders.
Ability to influence and drive alignment across business lines without direct authority.
Clear, concise, and persuasive communicator, both written and verbal.
High degree of integrity, accountability, and professional discretion.
Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes
Courtesy, respect, and thoughtfulness in teaming with colleagues and other stakeholders

Nice To Haves

Experience operating in a matrixed, multi-business line environment preferred.
Prior leadership experience with enterprise policy ownership and governance responsibility preferred.

Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain an enterprise AML program tailored to a non-bank financial services organization.
Develop, own, and maintain the Corporate AML Policy, including standards for customer identification and verification, beneficial ownership, risk rating and segmentation, ongoing monitoring, periodic reviews, and enhanced due diligence for higher-risk relationships.
Ensure consistent application of AML standards across all applicable business lines while allowing for business-specific procedures where appropriate.
Interpret and operationalize AML-related requirements applicable to GSE Multifamily lending (including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae expectations), capital markets and structured finance transactions, registered investment advisor activities, broker-dealer operations, and other areas of potential exposure.
Lead enterprise readiness for regulatory examinations, GSE reviews, audits, and investor due diligence related to AML.
Establish and oversee AML requirements for UK operations and support scalable expansion into potential EU jurisdictions, ensuring alignment with local laws and regulatory expectations.
Coordinate with local compliance resources, legal counsel, and external advisors to ensure appropriate international AML oversight.
Conduct and maintain a comprehensive enterprise AML risk assessment covering products and services, customer and investor types, geographic exposure, and transaction and delivery channels.
Establish governance structures, escalation protocols, reporting routines, and defensible documentation supporting risk-based decisions.
Provide second-line oversight of AML/KYC execution performed by business units and shared services, including reviewing and challenging procedures, controls, and exception handling.
Oversee remediation of AML/KYC issues, control gaps, and examination findings to ensure timely and sustainable resolution.
Develop and deliver role-based AML/KYC training across the organization and promote a strong culture of compliance, accountability, and risk awareness.
Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and senior executives on AML-related risks, regulatory developments, and control enhancements.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

The opportunity to join one of Fortune Magazine’s Great Places to Work winners from 2015-2023
Comprehensive benefit options that have earned Walker & Dunlop the silver level of the 2022 Cigna Healthy Workforce Designation™
Up to 83% subsidized medical payroll deductions
Competitive dental and vision benefits
401(k) + match
Pre-tax transit and commuting benefits
A robust health and wellness program – earn cash rewards and gain access to resources that promote health, engagement, and balance
Paid maternity and parental leave, as well as other family paid leave programs
Company-paid life, short and long-term disability insurance
Health Savings Account and Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
Career development opportunities
Empowerment and encouragement to give back – volunteer hours and donation matching