Part Time SAS Trade Finance Business Analyst - Remote

Description

• Here are the details for this SAS Trade Finance Business Analyst Position:
• We have a consulting opportunity for a SAS Trade Finance Business Analyst (Financial Services client). The technical requirements for this position are below. The job is 100% remote. The duration is 12 months with the possibility of extension. Please make sure that any proposed candidate has met the requirements.

About the Role

• We are seeking an experienced Trade Finance Business Analyst to act as a strategic liaison between our client's Trade Finance business team and our internal software delivery and technical teams. This role is critical in supporting evolving business needs, ensuring alignment between product capabilities and customer goals, and enabling effective communication, prioritization, and decision-making throughout the program lifecycle.
• We are looking for someone with domain expertise in Trade Finance and the ability to engage both business stakeholders and technical teams to ensure clarity, structure, and forward momentum. You will be the bridge that turns ideas and challenges into solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with business users, risk teams, and compliance leads to understand fraud detection objectives, boycott rules enforcement, and other global trade regulatory concerns.
• Elicit, document, and structure business requirements related to compliance models, case workflows, screening logic, and investigative processes.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate requirements into functional designs, ensuring that trade monitoring rules and risk models align with regulatory needs.
• Create and maintain executive-level documentation and presentations to support program updates, design decisions, and strategic alignment.
• Support the prioritization of enhancements and use cases, helping guide roadmap decisions based on risk impact, customer timelines, and platform capabilities.
• Participate in design and review sessions, offering insights into real-world compliance scenarios and data usage.
• Facilitate meetings and workshops between client and vendor teams to drive clarity, resolve ambiguity, and manage change effectively.
• Monitor requirement changes and program scope, helping the delivery team adapt quickly while maintaining business alignment.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Trade Finance, Trade Compliance, or Financial Crime/Fraud domains.
• Deep understanding of fraud typologies, boycott regulations, and compliance controls within international trade environments.
• Demonstrated ability to act as a bridge between business and technology, translating regulatory goals into design-ready inputs.
• Strong analytical skills with experience working alongside modeling, data, or investigative teams.
• Excellent communication skills - particularly in summarizing complex topics in clear, structured presentations and stakeholder-ready documentation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel) and use of collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence).
• Ability to challenge constructively, balance competing priorities, and influence decisions across business and technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on or integrating with a global trade monitoring and alerting platform
• Familiarity with AML, sanctions screening, export control, and embargo rules.
• Exposure to agile delivery methodologies and product management practices.

Why This Role Matters

• This role plays a key part in helping multinational organizations strengthen their defenses against fraud and regulatory breaches within their global trade operations. You will be directly contributing to the design and implementation of a platform that ensures compliant and secure global commerce - while working closely with stakeholders across compliance, technology, and risk.

Cleo Consulting is an equal opportunity employer (Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled)