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Position Type :

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Business Administration

Job Description

At FIS, our technology and our people are moving forward. We advance the way the world pays, banks and invests. We believe in building inclusive, diverse teams. Together, we innovate to help our colleagues, clients and communities succeed. If you’re ready to grow your career and make an impact in fintech, we have one question: Are you FIS?

About the role:

We’re seeking a data-driven Compliance Senior Manager to lead the design, optimization, and governance of AML transaction monitoring across the FIS enterprise. In this role within the 2nd line Corporate Compliance function, you will be responsible for reviewing, challenging, and validating the soundness of AML transaction monitoring and data architecture across the first line function. To achieve this, you will provide subject matter guidance on model development and tuning methodology.

You will document, monitor, and report on 1st line AML program health and model performance by driving metrics and KPIs implementation, to Compliance leadership and other key stakeholders. You will also participate in financial crimes tech and data strategy and business plan development and regularly interact with executives.

About the team:

The team you will be joining plays an important role in maintaining AML tech and data compliance for the FIS enterprise and maintaining our customers’ trust. To be successful we need your experience to help navigate a complex organization and strive for cutting-edge solutions that enable AML robustness and scalability. You will help with building resilience and produce deliverables day to day.

What you will be doing:
A key aspect of the role is to present and demonstrate soundness of the AML transaction monitoring program tooling and architecture as well as support of sanctions screening tools to senior stakeholders across Compliance

• Foster confidence in the accuracy and effectiveness of models and processes through continuous challenge and ongoing monitoring, leveraging advanced analytics and machine learning techniques

• Apply quantitative and statistical skills in challenging models to support financial crimes risk mitigation while enabling the business

• Implement data strategies to identify anomalies and develop risk mitigation plans

• Engage in AML typology assessment and transaction monitoring rules development by leading data assessments to identify workflow and monitoring gaps

• Leverage strong AML compliance business skills to identify data gaps and develop insights and trends to determine program maturity against the risk appetite

• Act as an AML data steward to translate qualitative AML risks into quantitative metrics and KPIs by developing dashboards

What you will need:
Bachelor’s degree in quantitative discipline, such as Mathematics/Statistics, Business Analytics, Data Science, Information Systems, or related field

• Preferred: Master’s degree in data science/information systems or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience

• 8+ years of experience with BSA AML Compliance, USA PATRIOT ACT, familiarity with international financial crimes related regulations requirements, AML transaction monitoring rules development, testing, tuning and model validation

• 8+ years of experience in data management and analytics, data governance, data architecture, and data modeling

• 5+ years of experience leading teams and building positive business partner relationships

• Strong hands-on experience leveraging SQL, Python, R for data analytics and Machine Learning required

• Experience with building Agentic/AI workflows leveraging LLMs and SLMs preferred

• Proficiency with AML transaction monitoring systems such as Actimize, Unit 21, SAS, and data platforms and dashboarding tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, Tableau, PowerBI and related database tools and technologies preferred

• Excellent verbal and written communication and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical teams

• Experience in influencing critical Compliance outcomes in a complex organization that requires cross collaboration with the Business, Risk and Product teams

• Results oriented and comfortable in a fast-paced environment

What we offer you:
At FIS, you can grow your career as far as you want to take it. Here’s what else we offer:
• Opportunities to make an impact in fintech
• Personal and professional learning
• Inclusive, diverse work environment
• Resources to give back to your community
• Competitive salary and benefits
• An inclusive workspace built on collaboration, flexibility and respect.
• A salary and benefits package that reflects your hard work.

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $119,560.00 - $200,840.00 and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location. Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. The EEO is the Law poster is available here supplement document available here

For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test. ADA Disclaimer: In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position. However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation. All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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