Risk Consulting Manager - AML Validation

Risk Consulting Manager

RSM is seeking a dynamic Manager to join our Risk Consulting practice and specifically support financial crimes compliance model engagements for our Financial Services clients. This role is ideal for someone with a strong audit and second-line risk function background who has worked extensively with financial institutions and is passionate about model validation, financial crime risk, and data analytics.

Key Responsibilities :

• Lead and manage fieldwork on model validation and financial crime risk engagements for banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions.
• Perform technical model validation and tuning / optimization of suspicious activity monitoring, customer risk rating, and sanctions screening including review of model assumptions, development methodology, testing, and performance monitoring.
• Assess financial crime compliance programs including sanctions, transaction monitoring, and KYC processes.
• Utilize strong data analytics and coding skills (Python, Alteryx, etc.) to validate and test models and detect anomalies or weaknesses.
• Coach and mentor junior staff, reviewing work and providing structured feedback to develop technical and soft skills.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently, including planning, scoping, budgeting, execution, and reporting, ensuring delivery meets RSM's quality standards.
• Communicate findings and recommendations clearly in both written reports and client presentations.
• Work collaboratively with internal teams and clients to mitigate risk and improve operational effectiveness.
• Participate in business development efforts, including proposal writing and client presentations when appropriate.

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