Sr Manager, Global Financial Crimes Compliance – Global Transaction Monitoring

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of high performing AML analysts responsible for Transaction Monitoring scenario development.
• Design, develop, enhance, and optimize AML transaction monitoring scenarios by leveraging regulatory guidance, industry best practices, historical trends, internal data, and emerging financial crime typologies.
• Manage the end-to-end Transaction Monitoring scenario development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, testing, implementation, post-production monitoring, and ongoing optimization.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across GFCC, GFCSU, USIU, Product, Technology, Decision Science, and Model Risk Management to ensure scenarios are implemented efficiently and continue to perform as intended.
• Evaluate and support opportunities to leverage advanced analytics and machine learning capabilities within the Transaction Monitoring program in partnership with Decision Science and Model Risk Management.
• Review, validate, and approve scenario development project requests through the project intake and governance process.
• Develop and maintain reporting on project status, scenario performance, potential roadblocks, and key risk and key performance indicators (KRIs/KPIs).
• Ensure all project documentation is complete, accurate, and maintained in accordance with governance and documentation standards.
• Continuously identify opportunities to improve transaction monitoring effectiveness, operational efficiency, and detection coverage.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in AML Transaction Monitoring, including one or more of the following: Alert investigations, Transaction Monitoring rule tuning, Transaction Monitoring rule design, Transaction Monitoring scenario development.
• Experience leading or mentoring high performing AML analysts or project teams.
• Strong understanding of AML/CTF regulations, transaction monitoring concepts, and financial crime typologies.
• Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with business, product, technology, and analytics partners.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex concepts to diverse audiences.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem solving skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Investigative mindset with intellectual curiosity and a continuous learning orientation.
• ACAMS certification preferred.
• Experience with SQL and/or data analysis tools is a plus.
• Exposure to machine learning-enabled transaction monitoring or model governance processes is a plus.