Associate Director - AML Analytics (Consulting)

Associate Director, AML Analytics

Financial Crime Compliance | Consulting

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead client-facing engagements within our Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Analytics practice. This role sits at the intersection of AML subject matter expertise and quantitative model risk — managing complex, multi-workstream engagements across model validation, system tuning, and programme advisory.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead multiple simultaneous complex engagements from inception through to delivery
• Serve as subject matter expert across AML / BSA / OFAC
• Manage project teams of 2–20 people, guiding and mentoring managers and analysts
• Engage with senior client stakeholders across financial institutions
• Contribute to business development, including sales calls and articulating the practice's value proposition
• Engagement Types
• Model validation of Transaction Monitoring (TM), Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating (CRR) models
• Tuning and optimisation of TM, Sanctions Screening, and CRR models
• System implementations across TM, Sanctions, and CRR platforms
• Data reconciliation, data lineage, and data quality testing
• AML programme reviews — including policies and procedures, gap analysis, and risk assessments
• Skills & Capabilities
• Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel; Python or R advantageous
• Ability to extract, analyse, and interpret data from AML systems to identify patterns and drive conclusions
• Experienced in data reconciliation (source-to-target comparison)
• Excellent project management, communication, and critical thinking skills
• Demonstrated ability to identify organic growth opportunities within client engagements
• Proven ability to lead and develop junior team members

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of consulting experience
• Minimum 7 years in financial crime — AML, fraud, sanctions, anti-bribery/corruption