Director, Financial Crimes Advisory Data & Analytics (External Consulting) - Remote, U.S.

About the role

The Advisory team at AML RightSource is made up of a team of industry and subject matter specialists who provide advisory services specific to financial crime programs, policies, and technology to C-suite-level executives across the world. Our scope of services includes, but is not limited to, program transformation, gap analysis, model validations, policy redesign, system implementation, and model optimization. Our Advisory team aims to help clients build and optimize their financial crime compliance programs by leveraging a technology-enabled approach for some of the world's largest organizations.

Responsibilities

• Successfully lead the delivery of multiple AML, Sanctions and Fraud (collectively "financial crimes") engagements that are delivered to our clients across their three lines of defense.
  • Projects include but not limited to those focused on model validations, model tunings, data lineage reviews, lookbacks, risk assessments, methodology and procedure review and development, training development and delivery, system implementations, and coverage assessments.
• Effectively serve as the lead point of contact (i.e., engagement leader) for engagement teams and clients, providing day-to-day direction to engagement teams and coaching/mentoring to team members.
• Establish yourself as a trusted advisor to clients.
• Provide strategic oversight and expert evaluation of clients’ financial crimes programs, especially in the realm of financial crimes technology, assessing alignment with regulatory requirements, supervisory expectations, and industry-leading practices.
• Provide value added insights and practical recommendations that are commensurate to the client’s risk profile, IT and operational capabilities.
• Review and/or prepare reports and written documents utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, writing in a clear, concise and articulate manner.
• Utilize effective project management and quality assurance practices to ensure deliverables meet client expectations, while the project stays within agreed budgets and timelines.
• Proactively identify, escalate, and manage risks and issues throughout the engagement lifecycle.
• Serve as a key escalation point for junior team members, engaging with senior leadership and clients to communicate concerns and drive resolution.
• Navigate complex or sensitive conversations with professionalism and empathy, strengthening client relationships while ensuring risks are effectively managed to closure.
• Effectively manage challenging situations with empathy and clarity, fostering trust and strengthening relationships.
• Lead key client meetings and ensure the appropriate team members attend.
• During the course of engagements, identify opportunities for additional work to be delivered to existing clients.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in Mathematics, Statistics, Information System Management, and Data Science (or equivalent).
• If not available, equivalent years of relevant AML/Sanctions/Fraud experience are required.
• A minimum of twelve (12) years of relevant AML/Sanctions/Fraud experience working in industry or at professional services / management consulting firms in an advisory consulting role.
• A minimum of eight (8) years in a managerial or leadership role, with experience leading, mentoring and coaching diverse teams.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience in writing/reviewing advanced SQL Code (windows functions, dynamic SQL, looping logic).
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in writing Python scripts or equivalent for data wrangling / cleaning, web scraping, and analytical visualization.
• Strong knowledge of Machine Learning, AI, and LLMs.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills to be able to explain a story based on data analytics (trend analysis, A/B Testing, reconciliation, Regression Models, etc.).
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit - highly collaborative, able to express ideas readily, manage change fluidly, able to influence and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Subject matter expert in anti-financial crime program concepts, including rules and regulations, as well as regulatory and industry trends, as well as the vendor solutions utilized to fight financial crime.
• Candidates must have a network of financial services industry contacts and be able to articulate examples of how they have contributed to selling advisory services in the past.
• Able to communicate effectively with financial crimes program leaders and senior executives.
• Able to deliver cross-functional collaboration across both Data and Advisory teams, and lead and mentor a team of data analysts.
• Able to quickly diagnose issues and to develop and successfully oversee the execution of action plans.
• A strong self-starter who takes initiative and is highly accountable.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities effectively, working both independently and collaboratively.
• Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills, with strong capabilities in project management.
• Skilled in building cooperative working relationships and navigating conflict or escalations with professionalism and tact.
• Expert in Microsoft Office, with a focus on Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with diverse teams.
• Able to travel as needed.

Skills

• Experience implementing, reviewing and validating AI and Machine Learning capabilities and models.
• CAMS, CFE, ICA or similar certification.
• Experience and/or knowledge in: (i) non-traditional financial services organizations (e.g., payments, fintech, crypto, etc); and (ii) understanding and/or knowledge of North American, European and Asia Pacific financial crimes laws and regulations.

Pay

$170,000 - $200,000 annually, commensurate with depth of advisory and client leadership experience

Schedule

Remote, U.S.