Senior Managing Consultant, AML Subject Matter Expert, Advisors & Consulting Services

The company powers economies and empowers people in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. Together with our customers, we are helping build a sustainable economy where everyone can prosper. We support a wide range of digital payment options, making transactions secure, simple, smart, and accessible. Our technology and innovation, partnerships, and networks deliver a unique set of products and services that help people, businesses, and governments realize their greatest potential.

The consulting services team at the company is looking for a senior candidate to deliver AML advisory services to our customers globally. This role is part of the consulting delivery team and involves providing expert guidance to organizations on managing anti-money laundering (AML) risks, driving thought leadership, and collaborating closely with the global product team to shape and support our Go-To-Market Strategy for AML Services.

As a Senior Managing Consultant, you will work with a high-performing team across the organization (sales, global product, internal compliance teams) and become an integral part of the success in making the company ecosystem safer and more secure for our customers. The ideal candidate will be passionate about Financial Crime and have a strong background in AML, PEP, and Sanctions.

Responsibilities:

• Risk Assessment: Conduct comprehensive, enterprise-wide AML and sanctions risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and assess existing controls.
• Policy and Procedure Development: Design, review, enhance, and develop AML program governance, including tailored policies, procedures, and risk appetite statements aligned with requirements.
• Compliance Monitoring and Testing: Develop and execute independent testing and audit procedures to evaluate the effectiveness of AML controls and identify compliance gaps.
• Investigations and Due Diligence: Assist with transaction monitoring, perform "lookbacks" (retrospective reviews), conduct customer due diligence (CDD) and enhanced due diligence (EDD) for high-risk clients, and make recommendations on suspicious activity reporting (SARs).
• Remediation and Regulatory Response: Advise clients on resolving deficiencies and managing remediation plans.
• System Implementation and Optimization: Assist in the selection, implementation, tuning, and validation of AML technology systems and software to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Serve as a subject matter expert (SME), liaising with senior management, global product, legal, operations, and technology teams to implement effective compliance solutions.

Qualifications:

• Relevant business experience in AML advisory, product management, product development, or business development in financial services and/or the bankcard industry is preferred.
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, project management, and matrix-management skills.
• Ability to interact and coordinate effectively with internal and external business partners.
• Capability to effectively direct and manage multiple functions and lead change efforts.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to provide solutions that drive positive results for the customer and the company.
• Self-motivated with a proven track record of success operating within a team environment.

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Corporate Security Responsibility: All activities involving access to the company's assets, information, and networks come with inherent risks to the organization. Therefore, it is expected that every person working for or on behalf of the company is responsible for information security and must:

• Abide by the company's security policies and practices.
• Ensure the confidentiality and integrity of the information being accessed.
• Report any suspected information security violations or breaches.
• Complete all periodic mandatory security training in accordance with the company's guidelines.