FinCrime Systems & Analytics Manager

About the Team

At Aspire, we are committed to empowering our customers throughout their journey with us. Our Operations Team ensures customers can operate seamlessly on our platform, and guarantee the best customer experience possible.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of AML Operations, the FinCrime Systems & Analytics Manager is an individual contributor role responsible for delivering leading-edge anti-financial crime systems and controls. You will be responsible for driving excellence across our 1LoD controls: Know Your Business (KYB/C), Transaction Monitoring (TM), Fraud, and Quality Assurance (QA). You will work closely with Team Leads, Analysts, and cross-functionally (e.g. Compliance, Tech, Data Engineering) to deliver excellent 1LoD systems and operations.

Key responsibilities:

• Data-driven decision making:

  • Leverage data to deliver data-driven transformation - e.g. deploying new technologies and controls and optimizing existing controls
  • Leverage machine learning techniques to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of anti-financial crime systems and identify new financial crime trends
  • Analyze operational data to identify trends, areas for improvement, and implement data-driven systems and process enhancements

• Drive wider FinCrime Operations strategy and execution: Support the Director of AML Operations and Team Leads with longer-term strategic planning and execution of major change initiatives - e.g. vendor integrations, global expansion, localization of systems and procedures

• Improve operational processes and systems:

  • Own the effectiveness testing of critical anti-financial crime systems and controls
  • Support Team Leads in refining existing, and defining new, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for KYB, Transaction Monitoring, and QA teams to ensure consistent, efficient, and compliant execution of operations

• Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Compliance, Product & Tech, AML Ops Team Leads, and external vendors to deliver leading-edge anti-financial crime systems and controls

Minimum Qualifications

• 6 years experience in AML, Compliance, or Operations roles in a FinTech or regulated financial institution - and other relevant roles in complex and fast-paced environments - e.g. Consulting, Strategy & Execution, Change Management
• Strong understanding of KYB, Fraud, Transaction Monitoring, and QA functions
• Experience of delivering data-driven transformations in FinTech or regulated financial institutions
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive cross-functional initiatives
• Proficiency with relevant AML vendors (e.g. Onfido, LexisNexis, AI-native vendors) and data software and techniques (e.g. Tableau, PowerBI, SQL, Python)
• Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to leverage large and complex datasets to make data-driven decisions
• Strong track record of delivering change programs in complex, fast-paced environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI-native tools for transaction monitoring or fraud detection is a plus
• Experience supporting global operations and/or scaling processes in multiple markets is a plus
• Relevant certifications e.g. CAMS (Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist) are a plus