Anti-Money Laundering - Manager

Overview

Manager role leading the Ongoing Screening team within the Anti-Money Laundering function in Bangalore, responsible for Sanctions, AML, PEP and Negative News screening operations and team performance.

What you'll do

• Perform end to end Sanctions, AML, PEP and Negative News Screening for Customers, Investors, Securities, Brokers, etc., using approved screening tools.
• Review and disposition alerts by conducting detailed investigations including name matching, entity resolution, and risk assessment.
• Ensure accurate and timely escalation of true and potential matches to FCC/Business teams.
• Maintain high quality standards while meeting productivity and SLA targets.
• Manage day to day operations of the screening team across one or more locations, ensuring workload balance and capacity planning.
• Monitor productivity, quality and aging metrics, and drive corrective actions to prevent backlogs and SLA breaches.
• Act as point of contact for FCC, Risk, Audit and business stakeholders on screening related matters.
• Lead quality assurance reviews, root cause analysis and remediation of identified gaps.
• Support regulatory exams, internal audits and issue management activities.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation and efficiency gains.
• Provide coaching, training and performance feedback to team members.
• Ensure effective BCP coverage and cross hub collaboration for uninterrupted operations.
• Contribute to policy updates, procedure enhancements and control strengthening initiatives.
• Provide technical and specialist support to the Global AML Center (GAC) Ongoing Screening Team.
• Review and improve productivity benchmarks on an ongoing basis.
• Review status reports for senior management.
• Drive UAT/Prod testing related to application upgrades and new screening work.
• Transition and report issues actively to the platforms team.
• Manage people and ensure team cohesion and high morale to achieve common goals.
• Manage senior management and stakeholders effectively.

What you'll need

• Strong people management skills and prior experience in a supervisory capacity with responsibility for coaching and development of direct reports (minimum 7+ years' supervisory experience).
• Minimum 4 years of people handling experience.
• Hands-on experience performing Ongoing Sanctions, PEP, AML and Negative News Screening.
• Good knowledge of sanctions and AML regulations such as OFAC, USA PATRIOT Act, Bank Secrecy Act, etc.
• Knowledge of SEC requirements and investment guidelines stated in the Prospectus/Statement of Additional Information (SAI).
• Ability to analyze investment guidelines and policies to determine testing requirements.
• Materiality assessment experience (mandatory).
• Strong communication, interpersonal, organizational, planning, analytical and time management skills.
• Problem-solving and critical analysis experience; self-directed, able to multi-task and navigate competing priorities.
• Graduate and above.

Nice to have

• Preferably in Finance.
• Significant prior financial services industry experience.
• Prior experience driving UAT/Prod testing related to application upgrades and new screening work.
• Certification in AML fields such as ACAMS, ICA, etc.
• Advanced Excel / VBA.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Permanent position within the department.