Assist and substitute the Head of Fincrime prevention operations in leading and developing FinCrime Operations teams, including KYC/KYB onboarding and transaction monitoring.
Design and implement team structures, performance metrics (KPIs), and escalation protocols to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.
Oversee onboarding to ensure thorough customer due diligence (CDD) aligned with regulatory standards and company risk appetite.
Supervise transaction monitoring operations, including alert generation, case handling, escalation, and SAR/STR submission.
Maintain oversight of rules-based and behavior-based monitoring systems, ensuring continuous tuning and optimization.
Translate AML/CTF, sanctions and fraud policies into effective operational procedures in coordination with local MLROs/Compliance officers.
Design, implement, and maintain technical controls (monitoring algorithms, sanctions screening, risk scoring engines) and lead testing and validation.
Provide operational compliance reporting to senior management, MLROs/Compliance officers and the Board, and contribute to internal audits and regulatory inspections.
Partner with Legal, Risk, Product, and Engineering teams to embed compliance requirements into core business functions and new product developments.
Requirements
Experience leading and developing FinCrime Operations teams, including KYC/KYB onboarding and transaction monitoring.
Strong knowledge of AML/CTF, sanctions and fraud policies and ability to translate them into operational procedures.
Experience supervising transaction monitoring operations, including alert generation, case handling, escalation of suspicious activities, and submission of SARs/STRs.
Experience with rules-based and behavior-based monitoring systems and continuous tuning/optimization.
Experience providing operational compliance reporting to senior management and MLROs/Compliance officers and supporting audits and regulatory inspections.
Ability to partner with Legal, Risk, Product, and Engineering teams to embed compliance into business functions.