Financial Crime AML Professional

Total Experience and Relevant Experience: Minimum 15 years of experience in independently leading delivery / operations teams. Comprehensive understanding of AML, KYC, CDD/EDD, ODD, Transaction Monitoring, Screening and Alert Management.

Education and Certification - Qualification Mandatory: Bachelor's / Master's degree in Finance, Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Risk Management or a related discipline.

Good to Have:

Experience with process automation, digitization and technology-led transformation. Demonstrated experience in BAU governance, SLA management, risk, quality and compliance.

Certification Good to Have:

Lean Six Sigma certification.

Detailed Job Description:

• Lead end-to-end Financial Crime Operations across AML/KYC, CDD/EDD, ODD, Transaction Monitoring, Screening, Alert Management and related processes
• Act as a senior Financial Crime SME and Delivery Leader, providing direction on complex operational and regulatory matters
• Own operational governance, including MIS, dashboards, performance reporting, volume tracking, ageing, productivity, quality, capacity and risk metrics
• Analyze operational data and trends to identify performance gaps, risks and opportunities for improvement
• Manage senior-level internal and external stakeholder relationships, ensuring clear, concise and timely communication on business performance, risks, escalations and remediation plans
• Lead governance meetings and provide structured updates to senior leadership and clients
• Drive Transformation, Continuous Improvement, Lean and Six Sigma initiatives across Financial Crime processes
• Identify opportunities for process simplification, standardization, automation, digitization and productivity improvement
• Manage large, diverse and multi-layered teams while building a strong culture of performance, accountability, risk awareness and compliance
• Key Responsibilities Candidate needs to have really sound knowledge on Financial Crime domain
• Should have a good understanding across all these areas Ongoing Due Diligence, AML / KYC, Transaction monitoring, screening & alerts
• Ability to have crisp and concise conversations with internal and external stake holders as part of running BAU operations
• Willingness to work US shifts
• Needs to be really strong MIS, including data tracking and reporting
• Proven track record of implementing transformation, CI, Lean, Six Sigma projects.
• Need to demonstrate what initiatives he/she has been part of that have helped change / transformation the business/process.
• Experience with managing large and diverse teams, has a good record with employee engagement initiatives, employee development