High Risk Assessment Specialist
Core
Conduct Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) and risk assessments for high-risk customers to ensure compliance with AML/CTF regulations and mitigate financial crime risks.
Role type
Senior IC Financial Crime Compliance Specialist (High Risk Assessment)
Builds
Risk mitigation strategies and compliant onboarding for complex business structures and high-risk entities
Domain
Financial Services / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Sanctions
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), risk-based methodologies, AML/CTF regulations, sanctions screening, PEP identification, adverse media analysis, complex business structure analysis, regulatory compliance, stakeholder management, analytical reasoning, policy framework evolution
Preferred skills
Additional languages, deep-dive investigation experience, audit support, project management
Technologies
AML/CTF regulatory frameworks, risk assessment tools
Responsibilities
Act as escalation point for complex compliance cases, conduct deep-dive investigations on high-risk customers, mentor and consult other compliance teams, review and analyze AML/Sanctions/EDD documentation, assess reputational and financial crime risks, develop new risk mitigation methods, communicate with internal/external stakeholders, ensure quality assurance of the High Risk Assessment team, report compliance concerns to senior management, support team leads on ad-hoc projects, assist with regional audits
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
