Actimize SAM & Data SME Job New York New York USA,Finance & Banking

Location: New York

We are seeking a highly skilled Technical Business Analyst to support a strategic transformation initiative within the Global Financial Crimes organization The role will focus on migrating transaction monitoring capabilities from a legacy inhouse platform to NICE Actimize SAM while ensuring compliance with AML sanctions and regulatory requirements

The ideal candidate will possess strong AML transaction monitoring domain expertise hands-on technical skills in SQL and Python and experience working across business compliance data and technology stakeholders to deliver complex transformation programs

Key Responsibilities:

Lead requirements gathering analysis and documentation for the migration from the legacy transaction monitoring platform to NICE Actimize SAM
Work closely with AML investigators compliance teams model validation teams and technology stakeholders to understand existing monitoring scenarios and future state requirements
Analyze transaction monitoring rules thresholds alert generation logic suppression mechanisms and case management workflows
Translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications for Actimize implementation teams
Perform data mapping source to target analysis and reconciliation between legacy systems and Actimize SAM
Develop and execute SQL based data analysis for transaction monitoring scenario validation and testing
Utilize Python for data profiling transformation analysis reconciliation and validation of large transaction datasets
Support UAT SIT parallel run testing and production readiness activities
Identify data quality issues gaps and process improvements during migration
Partner with Compliance and Model Risk Management teams to ensure regulatory alignment and model governance adherence
Support alert tuning optimization and effectiveness assessments to reduce false positives
Produce BRDs FRDs user stories process flows data mapping documents and test cases
Collaborate in Agile delivery environments and participate in sprint ceremonies

Required Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Systems Finance or a related field
7 years of Business Analysis experience with Financial Services organizations
Strong experience in AML Transaction Monitoring and Financial Crimes Compliance
Handson experience with NICE Actimize SAMimplementation migration enhancement or support projects
Strong proficiency in SQLfor complex queries joins reconciliation and data validation
Strong programming skills in Pythonfor data analysis and automation
Experience analyzing large scale financial transaction datasets
Strong understanding of:
AML Transaction Monitoring
Suspicious Activity Reporting SAR
KYCCDDEDD
Sanctions Screening
Regulatory Compliance Requirements
Experience with data mapping source system analysis and data lineage
Ability to work effectively with Compliance Operations Technology and Vendor teams
Excellent documentation and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in Global Financial Crimes AML Compliance or Financial Crime Risk Management within investment banking or capital markets
Experience working on transaction monitoring transformation initiatives
Exposure to Actimize AIS Act One RCM or IFM modules
Experience with cloud based data platforms and data warehouses
Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies
Familiarity with model tuning scenario calibration and alert optimization
Experience supporting regulatory examinations or audit responses

Technical

Skills:

Must Have:

NICE Actimize SAM
SQL Advanced
Python
AML Transaction Monitoring
Data Analysis Reconciliation
Requirements Gathering
UATSIT Testing
Data Mapping

Nice to Have:

Act One
AIS IFM
Oracle
Snowflake
Hadoop
JIRA and Confluence
Anti Money Laundering AML
Transaction Monitoring
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