Associate Director - AML Analytics (Consulting)
At a glance
Director-level Risk & Financial Compliance role at Capitex. New York · full-time · no salary stated · we estimate $165,000–$242,500.
Capitex has not published a salary for this role. The figure below is our estimate, not theirs.
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What you'll do
- Run several complex client engagements from kickoff through delivery, spanning model validation, system tuning and programme advice
- Guide project teams and develop managers and analysts working across AML analytics engagements
- Advise senior financial institution clients on AML, BSA and OFAC matters, using system data to reach conclusions
- Support sales conversations and spot opportunities to expand work within existing client engagements
What you bring
- At least ten years of consulting work, including seven or more in financial crime such as AML, fraud or sanctions
- Five or more years leading teams, with experience developing junior colleagues
- Strong SQL and Excel skills, plus hands-on data reconciliation comparing source and target records
- You can interpret AML system data and communicate findings through clear analysis and project leadership
Who this fits
This suits a senior consultant ready to lead client work and manage teams of varying sizes. The role is based on-site in New York.
From the employer
Associate Director, AML Analytics
Financial Crime Compliance | Consulting
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead client-facing engagements within our Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Analytics practice. This role sits at the intersection of AML subject matter expertise and quantitative model risk — managing complex, multi-workstream engagements across model validation, system tuning, and programme advisory.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead multiple simultaneous complex engagements from inception through to delivery
- Serve as subject matter expert across AML / BSA / OFAC
- Manage project teams of 2–20 people, guiding and mentoring managers and analysts
- Engage with senior client stakeholders across financial institutions
- Contribute to business development, including sales calls and articulating the practice's value proposition
Engagement Types
- Model validation of Transaction Monitoring (TM), Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating (CRR) models
- Tuning and optimisation of TM, Sanctions Screening, and CRR models
- System implementations across TM, Sanctions, and CRR platforms
- Data reconciliation, data lineage, and data quality testing
- AML programme reviews — including policies and procedures, gap analysis, and risk assessments
Skills & Capabilities
- Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel; Python or R advantageous
- Ability to extract, analyse, and interpret data from AML systems to identify patterns and drive conclusions
- Experienced in data reconciliation (source-to-target comparison)
- Excellent project management, communication, and critical thinking skills
- Demonstrated ability to identify organic growth opportunities within client engagements
- Proven ability to lead and develop junior team members
Qualifications
- Minimum 10 years of consulting experience
- Minimum 7 years in financial crime — AML, fraud, sanctions, anti-bribery/corruption
- 5+ years managing teams
- CAMS highly preferred
- MBA preferred but not required
Equal Opportunities
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable law.
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