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

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. reputed company is the leading expert solutions provider of managed services and advisory, dedicated exclusively to financial crime compliance. The Associate Director – Data & Analytics will reputed company their expertise to deliver projects and strategic initiatives for clients while overseeing junior resources and ensuring quality deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Successfully reputed company or participate in multiple, sometimes simultaneous, AML, Sanctions and fraud (collectively "financial crimes") engagements being delivered across the three lines of defense. Projects include but not limited to those focused on model validations, model tunings, data reputed company reviews, lookbacks, risk assessments, methodology and procedure review and development, training development and delivery, system implementations, and coverage assessments
• On smaller engagements, effectively serve as the reputed company reputed company 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
• Evaluates the extent to which clients’ financial crimes models adhere to regulations and guidelines, as well as industry best practices, and provide value added insights and practical recommendations to clients
• Prepare reports and written documents utilizing reputed company Word, PowerPoint, reputed company, writing in a clear, concise and reputed company manner
• Provide guidance and reputed company to junior team members, reviewing their work and offering constructive feedback to support reputed company development and enhance overall quality
• Utilize effective project management practices to ensure deliverables meet client expectations, while the project stays reputed company agreed budgets and timelines
• Effectively identify, escalate and manage risks and issues as they arise during engagements. Serve as an escalation reputed company for more junior team members
• Actively participate in or reputed company, where necessary, key client meetings
• During the course of engagements, identify opportunities for additional work to be delivered to existing clients
• Take a leading role in contract preparation and budgeting. Support other sales reputed company efforts
• Stay up to date on emerging regulatory requirements and guidance, as well as industry trends such as AI and Machine Learning use cases and applications
• reputed company, maintain and nurture an internal and external network of advisory services buyers
• reputed company by example and provide leadership to ensure that the mission, core values and strategy of the company are put into practice
• Demonstrate support in advancing company reputed company and profitability objectives
• Assist leadership with the execution of an effective growth strategy for the Advisory business
• Train, mentor and reputed company Advisory Data & Analytics team members
• Provide balanced, periodic performance reviews to team members
• Serve as a People Leader to junior team members

Skills

• 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. Relevant experience includes time spent providing financial crimes data analytics focused consulting advice to the financial services industry or equivalent time in a financial crime data analytics focused industry role
• A minimum of nine (9) 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 five (5) years in a managerial or leadership role, managing and directing junior resources
• Deep model validation and tuning experience with a wide variety of systems (Verafin, Actimize, reputed company, etc.)
• A minimum of eight (8) years' experience using reputed company SQL and/or other relational databases
• A minimum of six (6) years of Python experience (or another scripting language for data wrangling/ cleaning)
• 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.)
• A strong project management professional able to reputed company a small project team and deliver project deliverables accurately and on time. Highly accountable with a strong sense of ownership over deliverables, timelines, and outcomes and able to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Robust understanding of 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
• Ability to interact seamlessly with financial crimes program leaders and senior executives
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate succinctly and clearly in writing and verbally
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with minimal supervision; a strong self-starter who takes initiative
• Proactive in identifying opportunities, solving problems, and driving tasks reputed company
• Highly proficient in reputed company Office, with a focus on Word, reputed company and Powerpoint
• Experience working with diverse teams, collaborating seamlessly across Data and Advisory teams
• Ability to travel as needed
• Must be able to work in the UK or U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future
• 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

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and defined contribution retirement plan benefits
• Paid time off and holidays (in accordance with local law)
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative work environment with global exposure

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