Brittany Kaylor

About Brittany Kaylor

I am the Team Lead Sanctions Specialist for SMBC Manubank, specifically for their Jenius Bank digital division. Previously I was the Assistant Vice President/Sanctions Compliance Officer on the Transaction Review Desk Team for the Sanctions & Embargoes - Americas Dept. for Deutsche Bank (DB). Prior to that, I was the Project Lead Investigator for the Financial Crime Investigative Unit (FCIU), formerly known as the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) for DB. I am a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS). I am a Florida International University (FIU) alum with a Masters degree in Global Affairs as well as a Graduate Studies Certificate in National Security Studies. I have a B.A. in Portuguese with a minor in Translation. I am an aspiring hyper polyglot and am fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. My objective is to earn a job which provides me with satisfaction, as well as self-development, and helps me to achieve personal and organizational goals. I would also like to be a part of a team that directly helps aid in the protection of the U.S.’ national security interests. My interests include: counter proliferation, sanctions, AML, geopolitics/foreign/global affairs/international relations, open source Intelligence (OSINT), due diligence, investigations, reducing the foreign language deficit in the intelligence community, and foreign language programs.

Experience

1. Team Lead Sanctions Specialist

   Smbc Manubank

   Jun 2024 — Present

   Ensures compliance with all regulatory practices outlined by Compliance Department of Americas Division (CPAD), BSA/AML/OFAC and with Bank policies and procedures• Follow established guidelines to identify and resolve problems and proactively recommend solutions to improve processes where guidelines may not have been developed• Conduct due diligence on alerted transactions escalated by Level 1 and Level 2 teams

Education

• Pine Forest High School

  High School Diploma

  2004 — 2007

• Florida International University

  Masters in Global Affairs

  2014 — 2016

• Florida International University

  National Security Certificate

  2012 — 2015

• Florida International University

  B.A. in Portuguese with minor in Translation

  2009 — 2012

• University of West Florida

  International Studies, Spanish

  2007 — 2009