Senior Financial Crimes Sanctions Consultant

Senior Financial Crimes Sanctions Consultant

About the job

SAS’ Global Risk Fraud & Compliance (RFC) Practice is currently seeking a Senior Sanctions Specialist to join the team. The role will provide business support for software pre-sales and post-sales activities primarily with financial services clients.

With expertise in industry best practices for Sanctions, you will work with clients and RFC staff to recommend innovative approaches to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of name screening, payment screening and investigative processes related to sanctions. You will provide industry counsel to account executives to develop and deliver client presentations, direct end-to-end presales deliverables and secure positive closure of deals. You will meet with clients to review existing practices and provide recommendations for modernization strategies which may include artificial intelligence/machine learning, cloud architectures, and coverage of digital and crypto risks.

Additionally, you may also provide solution and subject matter expertise to Product Management and Research & Development teams to drive innovation of our Sanctions Screening solution offerings.

As a Senior Financial Crimes Sanctions Consultant, you will:

• Establish credibility through industry subject matter expertise, particularly in the area of international sanctions and all related use cases (onboarding, TBML, Cryptos etc.)
• Work collaboratively with matrixed teams consisting of delivery consultants, data scientists, software developers, product managers, and client account teams.
• Consult with clients to identify root cause of financial crimes risk exposures and align recommended approaches to more effectively manage risk.
• Qualify opportunities and direct discovery meetings to collect, analyze, clarify and document business requirements during prospective client engagements.
• Deliver senior level solution demonstrations and presentations outlining the functional capabilities, unique differentiators and business benefits to help clients justify technology investment.
• Direct and assist in the response to RFI/RFP’s by crafting thorough and compelling responses.
• Foster and promote relationships with client personnel at senior management levels.
• Demonstrate thought leadership by challenging status quo and securing early adopters of innovative practices.
• Maintain influential relationships with industry organizations, regulatory agencies, and peers within the financial services industry.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of SAS solutions, capabilities and products.
• The average travel is around 40%. As part of a global practice, international travel is likely.

As a senior level subject matter expert, you will take on business consultancy roles during implementation and design. You will participate in developing business requirements with clients and industry partners that challenge the status quo.

Work Location: Cary, NC headquarters, Charlotte, NC, US remote or France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Denmark, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science/Engineering or other quantitative field
• Work or academic experience in technology areas such as Sanctions, software development, data analysis, workflow management, and management reporting.
• Proven track record of setting Sanctions strategies with/for a financial institution.
• At least 8 years of experience within the banking industry comprised of the following:
• Consulting experience in Sanctions in financial services.
• Pre-sales or software development experience with a Sanctions/Watch List filtering technology company.
• Management experience within a financial services firm responsible for sanctions detection and investigations.
• Strong technical, business facilitation and communication skills in English language although other languages is a benefit.
• Excellent communications skills, particularly with experience presenting sanctions concepts and trends at senior industry events. Ability to translate business requirements into actionable user stories for Product Management.
• Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• A continuous learner who is eager to solve a wide variety of financial crimes problems across global markets and emerging industries.
• Experience with payment networks: SWIFT, SEPA, ACH
• An equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Own certifications like CAMS – GCSS or any legacy sanctions vendor certifications (like Swift, Fircosoft etc.)

Diverse and Inclusive

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our diverse workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers. Our commitment to diversity is a priority to our leadership, all the way up to the top; and it’s essential to who we are. To put it plainly: you are welcome here.

Additional Information

SAS is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States, France, Belgium, United Kingdom, Denmark, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.