Head of Risk and Compliance-ISG

Head of Risk and Compliance-ISG

ROLE SUMMARY

This role requires a senior level Risk & Compliance thought leader, SME and portfolio lead with extensive experience in managing Risk & Compliance system development and products Implementation (NICE, FICO, Feedzai, Quantexa, LexisNexis, SymphonyAI, Clari5 etc) projects and portfolios. The candidate should have extensive domain knowledge in Risk, Compliance & KYC domain, API based application development. Exposure to AI based Risk & Compliance solutions is preferred.

JOB DUTIES

• Lead a Risk & Compliance industry solutions portfolio comprising of several development and implementation projects for clients with international repute.
• Ownership of point-of-view and thought leadership discussions, presentations, product alliances, and presales support.
• Lead RFP/RFI solution and response building for risk & compliance related projects and large programs.
• Lead delivery effort for several accounts in parallel. Guide the managers, manage escalations, conduct regular reviews, and mitigate risks to the portfolio.
• Build strong and positive relationships with the client and other service lines to facilitate smooth operations of the portfolio.
• Work with targets to open new accounts and setup new teams with newer product capabilities.
• Be the innovation champion for the risk & compliance portfolio to lead ideation and prototyping efforts for Industry facing Solutions.
• Nurture several product/project leads (Manager / Senior Manager level) to become industry solution champions for different solutions & products lines.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE

• 18+ years of years of experience in Fraud, AML and KYC space across diverse sectors including Banking, Capital Markets and Corporate sectors.
• Strong delivery management experience of complex risk & compliance transformation programs.
• Experience in leading product implementations from vendors like Actimize, FICO, Feedzai, Quantexa, LexisNexis, SymphonyAI, Clari5 etc.
• Experience of leading Risk and compliance center-of-excellence or practice for leading software firms or banks.
• experience in leading solution development/IP development in the risk & compliance space.
• Any published thought leadership content / point of views in the space of risk & compliance and regulatory reporting would be a plus.

MANDATORY SKILLS

• Deep domain understanding of Risk, Compliance & KYC domain – KYC (know your customer) / CDD (Customer due diligence), Name Screening, Transaction Screening, AML (Anti Money Laundering), Fraud Investigations and Case Management.
• Understanding of the overall risk & compliance legislations and regulations like GDPR, AML, FCPA, PCI DSS, NIST, HIPAA, SOX etc.
• Proficient in Transaction Monitoring, Detecting and Reporting Unusual Transactions, Alert/Case Management, Detection Scenarios Rule Engine, and False Positive Management.
• Compliance Content Development, Regulatory Audits, Risk & Controls Management.
• KYC activities including Customer On-boarding, Referential Data Management, and Remediations.
• High impact communication & ability to deal with senior business executives across the globe.
• Excellent ability to draft and conceptualize end to end solutions. Ability to provide solutions to requirements coming from RFPs.
• Ability to create and present point-of-views, come-up with solution ideas and drive implementation.

ADDITIONAL DESIRED SKILLS

• Experience in applying AI tools to drive decisioning platforms, fraud, compliance, and risk across B2B ecosystem.