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Alysha Munnikhuysen

New Kent,VA

Summary

Senior financial crimes leader with 14+ years of experience designing and governing sanctions and quality control programs across fintech, crypto, and regulated financial institutions. Known for building QC architectures from zero, setting enforceable quality standards, and owning outcomes across internal teams and offshore BPO vendors. Operates at the intersection of risk strategy, regulatory defensibility, and operational scale. Frequently tapped by leadership for complex decisions, audits, and program design.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Sanctions Investigator / Sanctions QC Architect

Mercury Technologies
10.2023 - Current
  • Designed and launched Mercury's Sanctions Quality Control program from the ground up, establishing the quality architecture used across internal teams and BPO investigators.
  • Own the sanctions QC operating model, including methodology, scoring logic, escalation thresholds, and governance standards for Firco and Bridger screening.
  • Serve as the final authority on sanctions quality outcomes, enforcing consistent standards across investigators, vendors, and workflows.
  • Built and maintain sanctions procedures, QC playbooks, mitigation guidance, and evaluation criteria that form the backbone of Mercury's sanctions governance.
  • Lead BPO quality governance, including onboarding, calibration, performance monitoring, trend analysis, and remediation planning.
  • Act as the primary escalation and decision owner for material sanctions errors, systemic quality issues, and procedural gaps.
  • Translate QC insights into durable control improvements, targeted training, and workflow enhancements that materially reduce repeat issues.
  • Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, AML, and Operations leadership to align sanctions strategy, risk appetite, and regulatory expectations.
  • Serve as SME for audits, exams, and regulatory inquiries, providing defensible evidence of sanctions oversight and program maturity.
  • Influence tooling, sampling strategy, and capacity planning to balance efficiency with sanctions risk coverage.
  • Recruiter signal: Program architect
  • Cross-team authority
  • Vendor governance
  • Regulatory trust

Quality Control Compliance Officer (KYC / CDD / EDD)

Binance.US
05.2022 - 10.2023
  • Owned QC oversight for onboarding and enhanced due diligence in a high-risk crypto environment, spanning AML, sanctions, and customer risk.
  • Led and coached a team of analysts while setting quality expectations, feedback loops, and calibration standards.
  • Designed and delivered training programs aligned to regulatory expectations and real-world crypto risk typologies.
  • Acted as advisor to senior leadership on complex investigations, approvals, and escalations.
  • Used trend and performance data to drive continuous quality improvement.

AML / KYC QA Analyst & SME

Guidehouse (Contract)
11.2021 - 04.2022
  • Served as QA SME for institutional crypto onboarding programs, executing and reviewing CDD, EDD, PEP, and sanctions investigations.
  • Conducted root cause analysis and partnered with stakeholders to remediate systemic quality and control gaps.
  • Advised clients on AML and sanctions risk exposure and best practices.

Senior Client Associate

The Sargent Investment Group, LLC
10.2016 - 07.2021
  • Managed end-to-end client onboarding and periodic reviews under FINRA and SEC regulatory frameworks.
  • Supported KYC testing, audits, and compliance reviews while scaling operational processes.

Director of Operations

WRPS
09.2012 - 09.2016
  • Led KYC, AML, BSA, and sanctions operations; managed SEC and FINRA audits.
  • Oversaw licensing, staff development, and operational risk controls.

Education

Master of Science - Financial Regulatory Compliance

Seton Hall University School of Law
Newark, NY

Skills

  • Sanctions QC architecture and operating model design
  • OFAC sanctions governance
  • BPO quality oversight
  • Risk-based sampling
  • QA methodology
  • Sanctions screening platforms
  • Firco/Bridger
  • Procedural governance
  • Root cause analysis
  • Control remediation
  • Evaluation framework design
  • Regulatory exams/Audits
  • Cross-functional influence
  • Fintech/Crypto compliance
  • Trend monitoring

Certification

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS)

Certified Blockchain & KYC Professional

Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS)

Timeline

Senior Sanctions Investigator / Sanctions QC Architect

Mercury Technologies
10.2023 - Current

Quality Control Compliance Officer (KYC / CDD / EDD)

Binance.US
05.2022 - 10.2023

AML / KYC QA Analyst & SME

Guidehouse (Contract)
11.2021 - 04.2022

Senior Client Associate

The Sargent Investment Group, LLC
10.2016 - 07.2021

Director of Operations

WRPS
09.2012 - 09.2016

Master of Science - Financial Regulatory Compliance

Seton Hall University School of Law
Alysha Munnikhuysen