Thought some of you might find this interesting.

Wall Street's Hot Hire - Compliance Officers

There is some truth the article. If you work in NYC and live in the area, you will easily get 5-10 messages a week on Linked In (possibly more depending on your experience). It's not just the FI's either. The Big 4 all have global AML and Sanctions practices. Two of the Big 4 are handing out money to AML professionals like we give out candy to kids on Halloween.

However, taking the big pay day comes with a lot of issues. When I left community banking, I walked into some nasty surprises waiting for me the in the real world. The hours you work are miserable and you deal with such complex problems that you have to know multiple AML systems. Don't even get me started on the people................