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Role: Financial Crime Compliance Manager Location: New York, NY Job Type: Full time

Job Description: Client Engagement Delivery

• Lead multiple complex AML-related engagements from initiation through successful completion
• Drive delivery of:
• Model validations for Transaction Monitoring (TM), Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating (CRR) models in line with applicable regulatory guidelines
• Model tuning and optimization initiatives to enhance detection efficiency and reduce false positives
• System implementations across TM, Sanctions Screening, and CRR platforms
• Data reconciliation, data lineage analysis, and data quality assessments
• AML program reviews, including policy and procedure assessments, gap analysis, and risk evaluations

Leadership & Team Management

• Manage and lead teams ranging from 2 to 20 members across multiple engagements
• Mentor and guide managers and junior team members, ensuring quality delivery and professional development
• Monitor project progress, manage risks, and ensure adherence to timelines and client expectations

Client & Business Development

• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in AML, BSA, and OFAC regulations
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Participate in client meetings, sales pursuits, and proposal development
• Identify opportunities to expand services within existing engagements
• Clearly articulate the organization’s value proposition to prospective clients

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum 10+ years of consulting experience
• Minimum 7+ years in financial crime compliance , including AML, fraud, sanctions, anti-corruption, or bribery
• At least 5+ years of team management experience
• Proven experience in leading large-scale, client-facing engagements
• MBA (preferred, not mandatory)
• CAMS certification (highly preferred)