Senior Financial Crimes Solutions Advisor

Senior Financial Crimes Solutions Advisor – Hybrid, Cary, North Carolina

 

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About the job   

SAS Global Risk, Fraud and Compliance Practice is currently seeking a Senior Financial Crimes Solutions Advisor to join the team. The role will provide business support for software pre-sales and post-sales activities primarily with financial services clients.

 

With expertise in industry best practices for financial crimes risk management, you will work with clients and RFC staff to recommend innovative approaches to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of surveillance, enhanced due diligence, and automated investigative processes.  You will provide industry counsel to account executives to develop and deliver client presentations, direct end-to-end presales deliverables and secure positive closure of deals.   You will meet with clients to review existing practices and provide recommendations for modernization strategies which may include artificial intelligence/machine learning, cloud architectures, and coverage of digital and crypto risks.

 

Additionally, you may also provide solution and subject matter expertise to Product Management and Research & Development teams to drive innovation of fraud and financial crimes solution offerings.

 

As a Senior Financial Crimes Solutions Advisor, you will:

• Establish credibility through industry subject matter expertise, particularly in the area of suspicious activity detection and monitoring.
• Work collaboratively with matrixed teams consisting of delivery consultants, data scientists, software developers, product managers, and client account teams.
• Consult with clients to identify root cause of financial crimes risk exposures and align recommended approaches to more effectively manage risk.
• Qualify opportunities and direct discovery meetings to collect, analyse, clarify and document business requirements during prospective client engagements.
• Deliver senior level solution demonstrations and presentations outlining the functional capabilities, unique differentiators and business benefits to help clients justify technology investment.
• Direct and assist in the response to RFI/RFP’s by crafting thorough and compelling responses.
• Foster and promote relationships with client personnel at senior management levels.
• Demonstrate thought leadership by challenging status quo and securing early adopters of innovative practices.
• Maintain influential relationships with industry organizations, regulatory agencies, and peers within the financialservices industry.
• Maintain and expand knowledge of SAS solutions, capabilities and products.
• Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do. 

Required qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science/Engineering or other quantitative field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in within the banking industry comprised of the following:
  • Consulting experience in anti-money laundering compliance in financial services.
  • Pre-sales or software development experience with a financial crimes technology company.
  • Management experience within a financial services firm responsible for financial crimes detection and investigations.
• Strong technical, business facilitation and communication skills in English language although other languages is a benefit.
• Excellent communications skills, particularly with experience presenting financial crimes analytics concepts at senior industry events.
• Ability to translate business requirements into actionable user stories for Product Management.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, domestic and internationally.
• Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.  

Additional competencies, knowledge and skills  

• Building Trusting Relationships: Using appropriate interpersonal styles to establish effective relationships with customers and internal partners; interacting with others in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentions.
• Communication: Conve