What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director - AML Technology position at Wayoh?
Institution: AML Compliance Consultancy
Role: AML Technology, Associate Director
Location: New York / New Jersey
Salary: $150,000 - $160,000 bonus / benefits
Role: Our client, a Compliance Consultancy is looking to bring in an Associate Director to join its team. In this role, the requirements are to support various banking clients with their needs across Financial Crime technology. The typical assignment will involve engaging with stakeholders both internally and external and supporting initiatives relating to the clients request. Experience with platforms like Actimize, Prime, Mantas and Fircosoft is necessary and the work will mainly be in the NY/NJ area, with potential travel to other parts of the US potentially needed.
Responsibilities:
- Assess financial crimes compliance programs and implement recommended changes, controls, and solutions
- Provide subject matter expertise in anti-money laundering and sanctions programs
- Lead teams on engagements of various sizes, ensuring successful project delivery and to manage accounts where needed
- Train and develop junior team members, fostering their professional growth
- Lead engagement planning and management, including budget and risk management
- Actively contribute to client-facing project work, consistently producing high-quality deliverables
- Develop and own Financial Crime propositions and delivery methodologies related to sanctions
- Motivate and inspire teams to achieve high standards of deliverables
- Demonstrate a keen interest in the development of team members' professional growth
- Assimilate complex data into actionable reports and summaries, ensuring clarity and conciseness
- Deliver high-quality, professional deliverables within strict deadlines
- Perform financial, statistical, and data analytics to support client service teams
- Maintain flexibility in assigned tasks to accommodate changing deadlines, deliverables, and priorities
- Consistently seek opportunities for professional development and embrace challenges outside of comfort zones
- Effectively relate with clients at all levels, fostering strong relationships
- Oversee the efforts of teams of various sizes, providing guidance and support
- Serve as the key contact for client communications, demonstrating strong written and oral communication skills with minimal review from senior management
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., finance, law, business)
- 10 years' worth of experience supporting Financial Crime technology initiatives, i.e' system implementations, testing & tuning of platforms like Actimize, Prime, Mantas, Verafin etc
- Strong ability to develop and maintain relationships with clients and colleagues
- Proactive mindset with the ability to develop thought leadership and intellectual property
- Experience leading teams on engagements is preferred
- Proficiency in assimilating complex data into actionable reports and summaries
To explore this role further, please connect with matt@wayoh.co
Salary : $150,000 - $160,000