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Role: Anti money laundering SME
Location: Remote
Employment type: Contract
About the Role:
Seeking a highly skilled Subject Matter Expert (SME) with deep expertise in Anti-Money Laundering (AML) frameworks and extensive hands-on experience working with the NICE Actimize platform. This role will provide strategic guidance, technical oversight, and business analysis to support our financial services clients in enhancing AML compliance, risk mitigation, and system optimization.
Key Responsibilities:
Serve as the lead SME on all matters related to AML regulations, practices, and investigations.
Provide configuration, tuning, and rule-writing expertise on the NICE Actimize AML platform (SAM, CDD, WLF, IFM modules).
Guide financial institutions through AML system implementation, optimization, upgrades, and regulatory tuning exercises.
Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business processes, compliance requirements, and technology gaps.
Support model validation, data quality assessments, and regulatory audits.
Lead UAT efforts and provide training/support to business users on NICE AML functionalities.
Create and maintain detailed documentation including system configuration, risk models, workflows, and tuning parameters.
Qualifications:
7+ years of professional experience in the Financial Crimes / AML space.
4+ years of direct experience with the NICE Actimize platform, particularly with one or more of the following modules:
Suspicious Activity Monitoring (SAM)
Customer Due Diligence (CDD)
Watch List Filtering (WLF)
IFM (Integrated Fraud Management)
Proven experience with AML compliance programs, regulatory requirements (BSA, FinCEN, FATF), and risk-based approaches.
Ability to translate business requirements into platform configurations and rule logic.
Hands-on experience with AML tuning, thresholds, scenario calibration, and alert optimization.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interface effectively with compliance officers, technology teams, and regulators.
Preferred Skills:
Experience with SQL, Python, or data mining tools in an AML context.
Knowledge of global AML laws and international banking standards.
Previous work with consulting or advisory firms is a strong plus.
CAMS or equivalent AML certification.