Associate - Program Management (Compliance - Anti Money Laundering)

Job summary:

Global Financial Crimes Compliance (GFCC) is responsible for developing the requirements and standards for the Firm's Enterprise-Wide Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions Programs. The GFCC Program includes the oversight and coordination of AML and sanctions coverage across the Firm, the development of policies, procedures and standards designed to address regulatory guidance, including heightened expectations, and the implementation of GFCC activities. GFCC is comprised of LOB, regional and core function teams. LOB and regional teams are responsible for implementing and overseeing the firm's Global GFCC Program for each line of business and region. The core function teams provide oversight of control processes such as customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, suspicious activity / currency transaction investigations and reporting, risk assessment, training, testing, governance, policies, procedures and internal controls.

You will be responsible for a broad range of Testing activities. This role provides a unique opportunity to gain exposure to key Compliance and Ops Risk programs, Analytics and automation initiatives being implemented across GFCC and will require partnership with representatives from across the organization including Business, Finance, Digitalization, Operations and Technology groups. You will also perform a variety of functions to support compliance with internal policies, procedures and external regulations including:

Job responsibilities:

• Work with various stakeholders across the GFCC functions to help develop and analyze requirements. This includes assisting in the creation of user stories, acceptance criteria, flow charts, functional diagrams, and descriptions to support process efficiencies.
• Assist in designing and executing test cases, developing test plans, and creating other test artifacts. Help manage the testing process by triaging defects and coordinating with stakeholders involved in the effort.
• Support the identification and analysis of data for testing, and contribute to reporting on key metrics to provide insights into test results.
• Help create and manage User Acceptance Testing (UAT) documents, release notes, and baseline rules to ensure consistency and accuracy.
• Participate in planning and executing the UAT process, ensuring that each test case is complete, accurate, and up-to-date.
• Ensure that the UAT scope includes all necessary information and assist in making adjustments as needed to accommodate changes in testing progress.
• Provide support for overall project and program management activities as required, contributing to the successful delivery of projects.
• Take initiative in driving process improvements and efficiencies, actively seeking opportunities to enhance project outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Qualified graduate with minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in the Banking / Financial industry, preferably in Risk, Compliance, Oversight & Governance;
• Have a proven track record of Program, Project, Delivery management and activities;
• Strong analytical skills, with ability to harness large data sets and analyses to deliver insights and new features for senior management reviews with strong PowerPoint/ PitchPro skills and reporting tools (SharePoint, JIRA, other internal tools) 
• Possesses excellent communication and engagement skills
• Manages multiple project deliverables to ensure timely delivery
• Team player with excellent organizational and project management skills; able to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines
• Proven ability to collaborate and build strong partnerships. 
• Intellectual curiosity with a proven ability to learn quickly
• Highly disciplined, self-motivated, and delivery-focused with ability to work independently
• Ability to develop partnerships across multiple business and functional areas
• Proven ability to gather/analyze complex data and develop accurate conclusions with sufficient comprehension of the business to understand risk implications
• Ability to positively influence change and maintain a positive change management environment

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

The following additional skills will be added advantage:

• Project Management Certification, e.g. PMP, Prince2 etc..
• Exposure to intelligent automation tools, e.g. Pega, Alteryx, Python