Reference Data Sanctions Screening Professional

Job Title

Reference Data Sanctions Screening Professional - Director (AVP)

Description of the Role

Lead and enhance the Firm's reference data sanctions screening program by overseeing control oversight, coordinating cross functional delivery, and driving data driven optimization within the Global Financial Crimes division.

Responsibilities

• Support day to day management and execution of the reference data sanctions screening program, including initiative tracking, delivery coordination, and issue resolution.
• Manage reference data screening projects from requirements through implementation, covering BAU enhancements, optimization initiatives, and transformation workstreams.
• Serve as a key liaison between the Sanctions Screening Controls team and Client Onboarding and Reference Data Services (CORDS), ensuring clear communication of screening requirements, change impacts, and operational expectations.
• Oversee and coordinate maintenance activities for the screening platform related to reference data, including list updates, configuration changes, data feed monitoring, and input/output validation.
• Monitor screening platform performance, data quality indicators, and alert generation metrics; escalate anomalies and coordinate resolution with Financial Crimes Technology.
• Support optimization initiatives, including fuzzy logic calibration, suppression rule development, pre screening enhancements, and automation expansion.
• Perform data analysis to support new product and business offerings, identify opportunities for tuning and threshold adjustments, and quantify impact on alert volumes and operational outcomes to support governance approval.
• Support regulatory examinations and internal audit engagements through clear documentation, evidence packages, and control narratives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Data/Analytics, or a related discipline with 5-8+ years of experience in sanctions compliance, financial crime risk, compliance controls, or risk management within a regulated financial institution.
• Strong business analysis and project management skills, including requirements definition, process mapping, stakeholder coordination, and cross functional delivery.
• Demonstrated analytical capability, including experience analyzing screening data and drawing actionable conclusions; advanced Excel required, SQL and/or Python preferred.
• Working knowledge of OFAC and global sanctions regulations and their application to reference data and client screening.
• Experience with sanctions screening platforms, including configuration, list management, and matching logic concepts.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce clear documentation for governance, audit, and operational audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams and deliver results in a fast paced, matrixed environment.

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