Economic Crime Business Analyst

Role Overview

• Support the Risk Function in delivering its objective of safeguarding the bank's financial and operational stability by proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across various business units and activities
• Development of strategic direction for risk, including the implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes
• Management of the risk department, including oversight of risk colleagues and their performance, implementation of risk priorities and objectives, oversight of department efficiency and effectiveness
• Relationship management of risk stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders, and maintenance of the quality of external third-party services
• Adherence to the Risk policy, standards and frameworks, and maintaining a robust control environment
• Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function
• Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practices to solve problems creatively and effectively
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in project and/or programme management
• Proven experience contributing to remediation projects, preferably within KYC, AML, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), or regulatory compliance environments
• Good stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence, engage, and collaborate effectively across multiple business functions and seniority levels
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills, with a ability of managing competing priorities and delivering outcomes within tight deadlines
• Demonstrable AML/KYC experience at an ownership, or subject matter expert level, with a considerable understanding of regulatory and compliance requirements
• Experience operating within a robust controls and governance framework, including risk management, oversight, documentation review, and compliance monitoring
• Proven experience analysing and interpreting large and complex data sets to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, providing data-driven recommendations to support business decision-making and continuous process improvement

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Professional development opportunities