Retail Bank based in Midtown Manhattan looking to bring on a new VP, Financial Crimes Compliance Systems Screening Lead to join their team.
This role is currently in a hybrid schedule (1-2 days in office).
Responsibilities :
- Lead Compliance Screening Systems Initiatives : Manage and spearhead projects related to the enhancement and optimization of compliance screening systems like Watchdog and Hotscan.
- Lead system implementations, upgrades, integration, tuning / optimization efforts ensuring alignment with regulatory standards.
- Serve as the subject matter expert (SME) for screening systems, with a deep technical understanding of how they work, including data flows, configurations, performance optimization, and troubleshooting.
- Act as the central point of contact and coordinate efforts between compliance end users, senior management, external vendors, consultants, and internal IT teams to ensure timely project delivery and system performance.
- Understand data workflows from ingestion to reporting and develop strategies to optimize system configurations, minimize false positives, and enhance detection capabilities.
- Ensure systems meet all relevant compliance standards across AML, Sanctions screening, 314(a) screening and coordinate with the compliance team to address regulatory requirements and audit concerns.
- Work closely with third-party vendors and consultants to assess and implement new tools, upgrades, or system enhancements.
- Ensure vendor compliance with agreed-upon deliverables and SLA.
- Establish monitoring protocols for system performance and generate reports on screening system effectiveness, user activity, and any incidents or errors encountered.
- Proactively identify opportunities to improve compliance screening systems through automation, enhanced configurations, and new technologies.
19 days ago