Build the modeling and analytics function and take ownership of model documentation, tuning, and partner with engineering for model development.
Develop and execute the modeling and analytics roadmap supporting the company’s Financial Crimes Compliance program.
Partner with senior Compliance, Product, and Data leaders to translate regulatory requirements into effective analytical frameworks.
Champion analytical excellence, model governance, and innovation in AML and Sanctions detection approaches.
Design, implement, and maintain statistical and machine learning models for transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer risk scoring, and alert optimization.
Ensure models and rules have appropriate documentation in line with Mercury’s Model Risk Management framework, draft new documentation for existing models as needed.
Evaluate and tune existing detection models and rules to reduce false positives while maintaining regulatory rigor.
Develop data-driven methods to identify new typologies, emerging risks, and evolving financial crime trends.
Partner with Model Risk Management to support validation and performance monitoring of models to ensure compliance with internal and regulatory standards.

5-8 Years of experience leading modelling and analytics functions for financial crimes compliance.
Ability to build and scale the function, including hiring, establishing norms, and delivering excellence along the roadmap
Establish regular reporting for modelling and analytics
Identify areas of opportunity to increase efficiency and precision of the transaction monitoring and sanctions screening program.
Highlight and escalate deficiences in the program and develop a solutions oriented approach for executive leadership.
Have the technical writing skills to translate code into plain english and vice versa.

Senior Manager – BSA/AML & Sanctions Modeling and Analytics

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