Financial crime manager

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 8 years

Location: NOIDA, Gurugram

JobType: full-time

We are looking for a highly experienced and detail-oriented Financial Crime Manager to lead and strengthen our financial crime risk management framework. The role will be responsible for overseeing Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Know Your Customer (KYC), and Transaction Monitoring programs to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and to safeguard the organization against financial crime risks. This is a leadership role that requires deep domain expertise, strong analytical capabilities, and the ability to manage teams while working closely with senior stakeholders, regulators, and internal control functions.

Key Responsibilities

AML & Financial Crime Framework

• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the AML and financial crime compliance framework.
• Ensure policies, procedures, and controls are aligned with local and global regulatory requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate money laundering, terrorist financing, fraud, and other financial crime risks.

KYC & Customer Due Diligence

• Oversee KYC, Customer Due Diligence (CDD), and Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) processes.
• Ensure accurate customer risk profiling, onboarding, periodic reviews, and remediation activities.
• Review high-risk customers, complex ownership structures, and politically exposed persons (PEPs).

Transaction Monitoring & Investigations

• Manage transaction monitoring systems, scenarios, and thresholds to detect suspicious activities.
• Oversee the review, investigation, and escalation of alerts and suspicious transactions.
• Ensure timely and high-quality filing of Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs/SARs) with regulators.

Regulatory Compliance & Stakeholder Management

• Act as a key point of contact for regulators, auditors, and internal assurance teams.
• Lead regulatory inspections, audits, and issue remediation initiatives.
• Provide regular reporting and risk assessments to senior management and governance committees.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop financial crime compliance teams.
• Drive performance, quality standards, and productivity across AML, KYC, and monitoring operations.
• Promote a strong culture of compliance, ethics, and risk awareness across the organization.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 8–20 years of experience in financial crime compliance, AML, KYC, or transaction monitoring within banking, financial services, fintech, or regulated institutions.
• Strong expertise in AML regulations, KYC standards, and transaction monitoring methodologies.
• Hands-on experience managing large teams and complex financial crime operations.
• In-depth understanding of global and local regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Excellent analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage senior stakeholders and regulators.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certifications such as CAMS, CFE, or equivalent.
• Experience working with AML monitoring tools and case management systems.
• Exposure to multi-jurisdictional regulatory environments.