BNP Paribas · 3 days ago
Vice President - AML Business Analyst Data Scientist
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $185K/yr
5+ years expBNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach across the US, EMEA and APAC. They are seeking a Vice President - AML Business Analyst Data Scientist who will be responsible for developing AI/ML based AML solutions, optimizing transaction monitoring models, and collaborating with various business and technology groups to ensure compliance and regulatory reporting needs are met.
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Responsibilities
Perform statistical analysis to tune and optimize thresholds and alert scores for new model implementations and existing models including but not limited to negative testing, hypothesis testing, various regression analysis techniques, clustering analysis, tests for activity and behavior variances and other sensitivity and productivity analyses
Develop Artificial Intelligence/Machine learning based AML solutions and calibrate them on a regular interval
Make recommendations to improve AML monitoring by conceptualizing and developing new risk models or alternative mechanisms like reports and Operational-Controls to address emerging trends and red flags and to mitigate potential risks arising from the use of existing ones used for transaction monitoring
Evaluate existing models and scenarios; conducting model and scenario tuning, optimization and validation
Rationalize and document business rules, thresholds, parameters and scoring methodology of the system
Conceptualize and develop new rules/models to address emerging trends and red flags
Partner with various teams within Compliance, Risk and IT globally for project implementation, to assess impact across the program (like Data Governance, Model Implementation, Red Flag Coverage Assessment, Reporting, Control-Oversight, Policies, Procedures and Training) and to ensure consistency in AML processes without compromising on local coverage requirements
Ensure detailed and exhaustive testing of both data and display through UAT test plans, scenarios, scripts and procedures based on business requirements and/or functional specifications of various AML reports, platforms and systems (case management, negative news, etc.)
Ensure that governance and control-oversight framework (including RACI) are being adhered to in BAU tasks as well as ongoing projects (like changes and updates to systems, system modifications. lists updates and platform upgrades); propose and implement if the framework doesn’t exist
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree (or beyond) with outstanding academic credentials
5 – 8 years of relevant industry experience
Professional experience at a large financial institution or financial services data types
Understanding of statistics, different distributions, hypothesis testing, regression etc
Self-sufficiency in SQL (functions, procedures and packages)
Data analytics and mining
Excellent Analytical, oral and written communication skills—the ability to communicate with varied audiences and stakeholders (IT, senior management, etc.)
Excellent interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively with colleagues
Preferred
AML Data Analytics/science professional that can apply data analysis and statistical modeling techniques to improve a business process and present recommendations, not just results, in a non-technical, business-friendly way for consideration by Compliance senior management stakeholders
Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau, Spotfire, Qlikview, Power BI
ACAMS certified
Experience with AML transaction monitoring tools like Actimize, Mantas, Norkom etc
Good understanding of AML processes and relevant regulatory issues
Must possess the ability to research and resolve issues independently while working across teams to acquire information
Ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks with the skills to adapt to changes in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
Medical
Dental and vision coverage
A 401(k) Savings Plan
Backup childcare
Life, accident and disability insurance
Mental health support
Paid time off
Eligibility for a discretionary bonus
Company
BNP Paribas
BNP Paribas is a financial service company that offers commercial, banking, and investment services. It is a sub-organization of Opera Tech Ventures.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Eirik Winter
CEO & Head of CIB, Nordic Region
Jean-Laurent Bonnafé
Director and Chief Executive Officer
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