Anti-Money Laundering Optimization Statistician Regional Team Manager
• Utilizing rigorous statistical techniques for optimizing thresholds to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Implementing a comprehensive and ongoing program of improvement.
• Working with regional counterparts to implement a consistent and repeatable global methodology.
Relocation assistance is offered for this role
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead a team of statisticians and data analysts to innovate and evolve new ways to continuously improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Anti-Money Laundering Detection, Monitoring and Operations systems and processes used in by: applying statistical methods to organize, analyze, and interpret data; ensuring appropriate methodology is selected to answer specific business needs and providing supporting rationale to validate and defend all methods used.
• Generate new ideas, concepts and models to improve methods of obtaining and evaluating quantitative and qualitative data. Identify relationships and trends in data, as well as any factors that could affect the results of research.
• Drive quality, reliability and usability of all work products. Evaluate the statistical methods and procedures used to obtain data to ensure validity, applicability, efficiency, and accuracy.
• Interface with global Optimization teams to drive consistency.
• Provide thought leadership and guidance to team in the use of graphical, written and/or verbal explanations, to display data and the results of analysis in clear straightforward presentations that can be understood by non-technical readers.
• Manage team, including hiring, training, coaching and performance appraisals.
• Manage deliverables, timelines, expectations and timely escalation of issues and proposed solutions.
• Maintain an industry leading knowledge of the tools, systems and processes available for best in class Anti-Money Laundering Detection and Monitoring Operations.
Qualifications
Skills:
• Ability to take a large, complex problem and break it down into components. Ability to rapidly assimilate and comprehend information presented both verbally and in voluminous and technical or legal documentation.
• Methodical analysis and problem-solving skills including the ability to translate complex statistical approaches and resultant data sets into actionable recommendations and decision making artifacts.
• Strong statistical/data analytical skills, including predictive modeling experience, techniques for time series analysis, financial modeling of capital markets, and/or regulatory/risk analyses. Experience with relational databases (especially Oracle) and SAS software is highly desirable.
• Ability to analyze and address end-to-end business processes to facilitate transformation projects that improve customer and shareholder value.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate through all levels of the organization including the ability to translate technological concepts into easily understood presentations and provide management and senior management with clear and accurate understanding of opportunities, options, risks and impacts in all aspects of decision making regarding Anti-Money Laundering systems.
• Proven ability to build exceptional teams, work well with a variety of people and be flexible in taking on different roles/responsibilities as projects change.
Experience:
• 7+ years relevant experience in large, complex environments.
• Minimum of B.S. degree in technical of mathematical major, preferably with post graduate degree in mathematics or statistics.
• 2+ years of experience managing team of highly technical specialists with statistical software packages such as SAS, SPSS and SQL, other standard database query tools and related applications (TOAD, Oracle SQL Developer, etc.).
• Credible experience in successfully implementing projects in the financial services industry, preferably with Operations experience.
• Experience in working across technology, compliance and business lines and managing inter-dependencies between different stakeholders.
• Mantas/Latin Languages/ Anti-Money Laundering experience a plus.
To apply please submit your resume to Jack Kelly –Jkelly@ComplianceSearch.com
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