Ant International-FCC Senior Specialist-Anext Bank

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The successful candidate is an experienced Senior Specialist in Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) with a core focus on sanctions risk management and controls implementation. The incumbent supports the MLRO in the design, enhancement, and ongoing effectiveness of sanctions controls, including screening systems, list management, and governance frameworks, while contributing across broader FCC domains such as complex investigations, Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), Periodic Reviews (PR), and Event-Driven Reviews (EDR).

This is a critical role within a digital banking environment, requiring a blend of deep regulatory understanding, strong analytical capability, and technology-driven mindset, including exposure to AI-enabled compliance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Sanctions Risk Management & Controls (Primary Focus)

• Lead the design, implementation, and enhancement of end-to-end sanctions controls framework, as well as, be hands-on in the day-to-day execution of these controls

• Oversee and optimize name screening systems (customer and transaction screening)

• Ensure risk-appropriate sanctions list governance are applied, including validation and deployment of global and local watchlist

• Collaborate with technology and data governance partners to calibrate screening rules, matching algorithms, and thresholds to balance risk coverage and false positives

• Participate in Group-level efforts to conduct sanctions risk assessments across products, geographies, and customer segments, as required

• Provide advisory on sanctions regulatory requirements and emerging risks (e.g. evasion typologies, trade-based sanctions risks)

FCC Advisory & Governance

• Act as a subject matter expert (SME) on day-to-day sanctions-related queries

• Support policy development and control standards aligned with regulatory expectations and industry best practices

• Engage internal stakeholders (Compliance, Legal, Operations, Technology) to ensure effective control implementation

Customer Risk Management (EDD, PR, EDR)

• Contribute to Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) reviews for high-risk customers

• Support Periodic Reviews (PR) and Event-Driven Reviews (EDR) with a sanctions lens

• Provide training on identification of sanctions-related red flags and ensure appropriate mitigation measures are applied

Technology, Data & AI Enablement

• Partner with Technology, Product and Data teams to enhance screening systems, data quality, and automation

• Drive or support AI / machine learning use cases in sanctions screening (e.g. name matching optimization, false positive reduction)

• Participate in system implementations and tuning exercises

• Translate regulatory requirements into functional and technical specifications

Regulatory Engagement & Audit

• Support responses to regulatory queries, audits, and inspections

• Ensure documentation and controls meet regulatory expectations and internal audit standards

• Track and remediate findings related to sanctions compliance

Job Requirement

Experience & Expertise

• Seven or more years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance, with strong specialization in sanctions

• Experience in banking institution, digital banks or fintech

• Exposure to end-to-end FCC transformation or system implementation projects

• Proven experience in sanctions screening systems

• Hands-on experience in list management, rule tuning, and alert optimization

• Good working knowledge of global sanctions regimes (e.g. OFAC, UN, EU, UK HMT)

• Experience working with data scientists or AI product teams

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Strong understanding of screening algorithms (fuzzy matching, phonetic logic, etc.)

• Experience working with data, systems implementation, or transformation projects

• Familiarity with AI / machine learning applications in compliance is highly advantageous

• Ability to interpret data and translate into actionable control improvements

Core FCC Competencies

• Experience in investigations and customer risk assessments

• Strong understanding of AML/CFT frameworks and integration with sanctions controls

Soft Skills

• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced digital banking environment

• High attention to detail with strong risk judgment

• Self-driven and results-oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• University Degree in any discipline

• Professional certifications (e.g. ACAMS, ICA Diploma in AML / Sanctions)", "salary_raw": "Row(double=None, string=None)"}