Anti-Money Laundering Operations Team Lead (Transaction Monitoring) - MariBank

What you'll do

• Manage a team of AML Transaction Monitoring (TM) agents, and oversee daily operations to deliver high standards (e.g. consistency, process adherence, productivity).
• Review and manage escalated transactions for urgent or complex cases.
• Foster a positive team environment to optimize productivity, accuracy, and turnaround time.
• Track and review agent performance and conduct relevant training to achieve improvements in quality.  
• Identify recurring investigation issues, and drive process improvements to enhance efficiency, scalability and reduce operational risks.
• Develop, manage and maintain SOPs to support new and existing products/systems.
• Lead and support ad-hoc projects where required.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s Degree in any field
• At least 6 years of AML / TM experience is preferred
• At least 2 years of experience managing a team will be an advantage
• Familiar with MAS 626 and AML value chain, including Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Transaction Monitoring (TM), Suspicious Transaction Reporting (STR), Account Closures, etc.
• Able to establish AML/CFT related Procedures and SOP
• Experience in AML system and process design will be an added advantage
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible, adaptable, meticulous, team player and attention to details
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize and manage time effectively
• Strong analytical and process development skills
• Added advantage for candidates with AML Certifications