Senior Consultant in Financial Crimes

Company Description

Sia Partners is a next-generation consulting firm dedicated to creating state-of-the-art narratives for transformation and innovation and deploying them at scale. Our goal is to deliver superior value and tangible results to our clients as they navigate the digital revolution and achieve transformations which generate a positive impact. Our global footprint and expertise in more than 40 sectors and services allow us to enhance our clients’ businesses worldwide. We guide their projects and initiatives in strategy, business transformation, IT & digital strategy, and Data Science.

Why Join the Sia Village?

Excellence | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Teamwork | Care & Support | Employee Wellbeing

These are the six core values that guide all our actions. As an expression of our values, our Sia Village concept describes our commitment to fostering a sense of community within and among our offices. We believe that knowledge sharing is the key, not only to innovation, but to the growth and development of our people.

Your experience at Sia Partners will be enriched by a(n): 

• Entrepreneurial journey
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance, and real-time feedback
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs with an ever-growing list of global affinity initiatives
• Annual seminar, an in-person value-add experience, that allows you to network with colleagues throughout North America

Job Description

What You’ll Do 

Financial Crimes is one of the largest systematic risks facing financial institutions today.  Sia Partners has experts in Compliance, Technology and Investigations that specialize in helping financial institutions satisfy their regulatory obligations and reduce their exposure to Anti-Money Laundering, Counter Terrorist Financing, Sanctions and Fraud.   

With respect to Sanctions, we assist in determining how sanctions regulations impact the financial institution, developing and delivering targeted training, and evaluating sanctions filtering systems to determine that they operate optimally to identify prohibited individuals and entities and minimize false positives.

Responsibilities 

• Guide projects and manage relationships with key accounts 
• Lead business development and proposal efforts 
• Summarize and present findings to project managers and clients 
• Collaborate with engagement/client team to deliver high-quality work products 
• Apply strategic and critical thinking to develop recommendations that address client challenges 
• Manage team of resources to ensure deliverables are provided on time 
• Provide guidance and mentoring to junior colleagues 
• Project manage and/or support on a range of client delivery, as part of an on-site or remote project team 
• Manage program sites as a repository for all project information 

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s degree a plus)  
• 4-7 years of global sanctions compliance experience
• Knowledge of and experience with OFAC, UN, and other global sanctions regulatory guidance 
• Understanding of sanctions risk regarding financial technology and the payments industry, and how controls are used to mitigate such risk. 
• Familiarity with global payments and associated transaction alert reviews 
• Experience with SWIFT 
• Familiarity with global sanctions investigations and oversight 
• Strong working knowledge of financial services businesses, risk management, and project management disciplines 
• Familiarity with digital assets and cryptocurrencies (a plus) 
• Highly motivated, strong attention to detail, team oriented, organized 
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; strong presentation skills with the ability to articulate complex problems and solutions through concise and clear messaging 
• Ability to interact and communicate effectively with senior leaders 
• Based in San Francisco / Bay Area 

Additional Information

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary + Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Healthcare coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance policies
• Generous time off
• Parental leave paid at 100% of base pay for all new parents regardless of gender
• Future Moms Program
• 9 Company Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday
• 401(k) matching
• College save-up plan & college loan repayment plan
• Monthly cell phone stipend
• Commuter Benefits
• Gym Reimbursement through firm medical plan

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