Vice President, AML/KYC Business Analytics Lead Analyst

Vice President, AML/KYC Business Analytics Lead Analyst at Citi

Whether you’re at the start of your career or looking to discover your next adventure, your story begins here. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your skills and make a difference at one of the world’s most global banks. We’re fully committed to supporting your growth and development from the start with extensive on-the-job training and exposure to senior leaders, as well as more traditional learning. You’ll also have the chance to give back and make a positive impact where we live and work through volunteerism.

Shape your Career with Citi. We’re currently looking for a high caliber professional to join our team as Vice President, AML/KYC Business Analytics Lead Analyst. This role is based in Bangalore, India, and is a hybrid position. Being part of our team means that we’ll provide you with the resources to meet your unique needs, empower you to make healthy decisions and manage your financial well-being to help plan for your future. For instance:

• Citi provides programs and services for your physical and mental well-being including access to telehealth options, health advocates, confidential counseling and more. Coverage varies by country.
• We empower our employees to manage their financial well-being and help them plan for the future.
• Citi provides access to an array of learning and development resources to help broaden and deepen your skills and knowledge as your career progresses.
• We have a variety of programs that help employees balance their work and life, including generous paid time off packages.

Role Overview

In this role, you’re expected to be part of the Citi Analytics & Information Management (AIM) team, a global community that objectively connects and analyzes information to create actionable intelligence for our business leaders. It identifies fact-based opportunities for revenue growth and expense reduction in partnership with the businesses. This individual contributor role is part of the AIM Financial Crimes & Fraud Prevention Analytics team, based in Bangalore and reporting to the SVP of AIM Financial Crimes & Fraud Prevention Analytics. The Vice President, AML/KYC Business Analytics Lead Analyst is a senior-level position responsible for leading Anti-Money Laundering (AML) monitoring, governance, oversight, and regulatory reporting activities in coordination with the Compliance and Control team. The overall objective of this role is to lead in the development and management of a dedicated internal KYC (Know Your Client) program at Citi.

Responsibilities

• Lead AML KYC related projects and act as a strong partner with Compliance, Technology, and Operations teams.
• Manage projects involving client data verification, due diligence checks, KYC documentation review, KYC risk assessment, and advising on KYC requirements.
• Work directly with USPB KYC Operations to understand issues and communicate impacts of technology enhancements.
• Responsible for verifying client data and KYC documentation for new client adoption or periodic reviews, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies.
• Drive business requirements and data mapping initiatives on large, complex, cross-organizational projects.
• Interface with internal and external teams to provide guidance and subject matter expertise.
• Provide input to Internal Audit (IA) and external audit regarding risk and legal liabilities.
• Identify inefficiencies and drive improvements in technology systems and applications integration.
• Communicate effectively with a wide range of teams including Compliance, Technology, and Operations.
• Create and present project updates to large audiences and senior stakeholders.
• Operate with limited direct supervision, take initiative, and find ethical solutions to daily challenges.
• Effectively work in a fast-paced and demanding environment.
• Exercise independence of judgment and autonomy.
• Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to senior stakeholders and team members.
• Appropriately assess risk in business decisions, safeguarding Citigroup, its clients, and assets by ensuring compliance with laws, policies, and ethical practices, and escalating control issues transparently.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in Operations Analytics within the KYC/AML Domain in the Financial Services industry.
• Experience and knowledge of Retail Banking, Wealth, and Credit Cards preferred.
• Experience in AML KYC, CTR, and Transaction Monitoring is a plus.
• Experience in Pega Client Lifecycle Management or related KYC tools preferred.
• Understanding of Control, Compliance, Investigation in banks, and familiarity with AML/KYC regulations and industry guidelines.
• Skillsets pertaining to transformation, ability to deal with competing priorities, and building structure for stakeholder transparency.
• Strong KYC skills, including experience with CDD & EDD KYC records/AML requirements, system knowledge, and quality checking.
• Strong knowledge in KYC data orchestration, client onboarding and maintenance, and KYC risk assessment.
• At least 5 years of KYC operation experience managing a book of work or project managing/transitioning a KYC book of work.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of tasks.
• Skilled in using Excel and PowerPoint for data analysis and presenting insights to stakeholders for risk assessment.
• Effective written and spoken communication skills, managing senior stakeholders, and presenting data insights and emerging risks.
• Experience working in waterfall and/or agile methodologies; understanding of technology and/or Software Development Lifecycle.

Education

• Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience required.

Key skills/competency

• AML KYC Compliance
• Business Analytics
• Project Management
• Financial Crimes Prevention
• Regulatory Reporting
• Data Mapping
• Stakeholder Management
• Risk Assessment
• Operations Analytics
• Client Due Diligence (CDD/EDD)