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The purpose of this role is to lead and ensure the successful delivery of Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM as part of the bank’s AML/CFT initiatives. The role requires strong leadership in delivering regulatory and compliance-driven projects, ensuring alignment with international standards, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.Main Duties & Responsibilities Leading the implementation of Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM projects, ensuring compliance with AML/CFT regulations. Providing thought leadership, best practices, and guidance throughout implementation and post-go-live phases. Driving the adoption of Agile methodologies and ensuring delivery excellence. Collaborating with business stakeholders, compliance teams, technology teams, and external vendors to align requirements and outcomes. Managing interactions with offshore and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless project delivery. Supporting change management activities to deliver enhanced customer onboarding experiences and effective financial crime risk mitigation. Defining and tracking success metrics for program delivery, reporting progress and risks to the Steering Committee and business heads. Ensuring business and functional requirements are well-documented and aligned with compliance regulations and operational needs. Partnering with third parties and solution providers to ensure successful integration with core banking and related systems.Knowledge 10+ years’ experience in the banking industry with a proven track record as Scrum Master / Project Manager in AML/CFT-related domains. Strong experience in Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Onboarding, and CRAM projects. Familiarity with Onboarding & KYC frameworks, and knowledge of international compliance standards. Successful delivery experience in technology-driven AML/CFT, fraud detection, and regulatory compliance programs. Ability to bridge business and IT requirements, create detailed use cases, map compliance-driven processes, and define regulatory-driven functional requirements. Strong knowledge of analytics applications to support financial crime detection and risk management. Deep understanding of banking products, services, and compliance operations.Skills Strong leadership with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex compliance and technology concepts to both business and IT stakeholders. Strong organizational, prioritization, and multitasking capabilities. Experience in vendor and third-party engagement management. Problem-solving and analytical mindset with ability to recommend pragmatic solutions under regulatory pressure.Qualification/ Experience Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Business, or related quantitative/technical fields. Certified Scrum Master / Agile Project Management certification required. PMO/Project Management certification preferred.