Lead Risk Analyst

Job Summary

This role requires strong knowledge and experience in Sanctions, AML (Anti-Money Laundering), and Financial Crimes. The position will focus on Customer Due Diligence (CDD), website assessment, risk assessment associated with merchant onboarding, and Transaction Monitoring, covering all aspects of business model validation and compliance.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Conduct onboarding and ongoing customer due diligence.
• Conduct and perform quality control relative to a variety of investigation types, including suspicious activity, sanctions, and enhanced due diligence (EDD).
• Manage daily escalation queues, handling complex or exception cases from business and operations teams.
• Participate in process improvement, identifying and implementing best practices in effective and innovative ways.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with comprehensive knowledge about AML policies, fraud control, risk categorization policies, monitoring, evaluation, review, and associated reporting.
• Demonstrate excellent knowledge of reporting procedures and record-keeping guidelines.
• Maintain the ability to communicate clearly and precisely to the point with stakeholders.
• Should be familiar with essential screening tools, including Dow Jones and LexisNexis.

Qualifications Required

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Location : Bangalore