Compliance Analyst - Emea Aml Regulatory Governance Lazio

Compliance Analyst - Emea Aml Regulatory Governance
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

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Regulatory Governance mission is to provide efficient, consistent and high-quality support on AML compliance strategy across all the business units in EMEA.

In this sense we are looking for a motivated, Compliance Analyst with experience in in the management and oversight of AML Regulatory Projects and AML Regulatory analysis who will be part of this new-established team.

The role will have the opportunity to work across various Compliance teams in EMEA Markets and across International and gain regular exposure to senior stakeholders across the organization.

This Analyst will also collaborate closely with the European AML General Counsel Office and Global Financial Crimes Organization.

**Responsibilities**:

This role will report to the Director of AML Regulatory Governance and will be primarily focused on AML regulatory change management and on regulatory Compliance design of AML solutions in the EMEA Region.

This role will support the Leader in the in the main aspects related to the assessment of AML requirements at regional and local level as well as in the regulatory compliance design in an increasing number of highly-complex AML regulatory projects of critical importance in the Region, contributing regulatory expertise to ensure consistency on AML Compliance strategies in line with the recent Regulatory trends to have a regional common approach.

The role will be focused on the on-going enhancement of the AML program for the analysis and harmonization of the requirements across the markets, in the tracking of the progresses upon the contribution of the development teams as well as in facilitating the final validation of the implementation done.

Main areas of focus will be:

- Regulatory Change Management: perform mapping and preliminary assessment of AML requirements producing deliverables to be shared with the Legal European Stakeholders and single market experts.

- Requirements mapping and consolidation: Consolidation of the existing AML requirements in proper deliverables facilitating the identification of a common approach at EMEA where possible.

- New Products/ Initiatives assessment: Identify AML applicable requirements for new products/services launch.

- Functional design of the solutions to be implemented as well as in facilitating the final Market AML teams validation of the identified solutions.

- Assist the leader in the activities related to the identification, design, assessment and simulation of Transaction Monitoring rules, facilitating the conversations with the Market compliance teams in raising the market needs for modify the current rules or to add further rules to address the regulatory expectations

- Develop a standard approach to ensure consistency across EMEA on AML program management and ensuring an ongoing consistent reporting to the markets compliance AML teams

- Interact with relevant stakeholders to optimize the AML related processes and performing oversight on the progresses on the implementation of the already identified enhancement needed;

- Ensure a proper tracking of the Market AML Teams feedbacks and inputs, facilitating also the harmonization across the countries involved in the project;

- Provide appropriate communications to Compliance senior leaders on the project progresses and escalate potential issues or delays;

- Financial services related experience for +4 years.

- Knowledge of AML/CFT Framework, policies and procedures;

- Experience in payments industry regulatory project management is desirable and familiarity with one or more of the following areas would be helpful: payment services and payment schemes.

- Knowledge of regulatory AML/CFT risks in the EMEA markets;

- Strong consultation, communication, facilitation and presentations skills;

- Communicates in a timely and straightforward manner, keeping everyone involved informed of progress and issues;

- Strong analytical skills and an innovative approach to sol