Global Anti Money Laundering Data Lead at Northern Trust

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Financial Services, BankingIndustries

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Finance MBA, or a related field and/or equivalent work
7+ years of experience in AML, compliance analytics, or financial crime risk management (12+ years of relevant experience preferred)
ACAMS certification (or equivalent, e.g., ICA, CFCS)
Prior experience with PWC, E&Y, Deloitte or KPMG in the AML/KYC compliance space is preferred
SQL and data mining/analysis skills (must have); ability to analyze data, research data anomalies, and produce summarized analysis, including issues, concerns, and recommendations
Strong knowledge of Excel required (experience with macros/VBA a plus); familiarity with MS Access
Good written skills and experience creating PowerPoint decks (secondary benefit)
Experience and familiarity with BI Reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.) is desirable
Compliance Data Analysis Experience (at least one, two ideal): KYC (Risk Scoring, Entity resolution, Key Attributes for annual risk assessments); Transaction/Suspicious Activity Monitoring (Wire data (ISO), Posted transactions, Custom processing rules); Screening/Watch Lists (Global lists management - Sanctions, PEP and Adverse Media; Filter rules, fuzzy logic, and tokenization)
Vendor Platforms experience: Actimize, Lexis Nexis

Lead the development of AML data analytics to support the second line’s oversight responsibilities
Provide risk insights from KYC, customer behavior, and transaction activity data
Develop and maintain risk scoring methodologies aligned with regulatory expectations and internal risk appetite
Support the annual enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessment with robust data-driven analysis
Partner with first-line stakeholders to enhance data quality, monitoring tools, and control effectiveness
Design and maintain dashboards, alerts, and reporting mechanisms for AML and financial crime risks
Contribute to regulatory readiness and respond to internal/external audits and inquiries
Remain up to date with evolving AML regulations, risk typologies, and industry best practices
Generate metrics/management reports on recurring and ad hoc basis and assist with various data remediation efforts as needed