Compliance Data & Models Lead

Skills

About the Role

You will own compliance model risk management and the associated data and technology program across transaction monitoring, blockchain monitoring, sanctions screening, and customer risk rating. You will design and run governance, testing, tuning, data lineage and quality checks, and change management processes to keep models auditable and scalable. You will design and maintain scalable SQL models in Snowflake, perform data analysis using Python or R, and maintain documentation on system integrations. You will partner with Data, Product, Engineering, and Compliance to design technology controls, build and maintain compliance dashboards and reporting, define system performance and health metrics, and implement QA processes. You will run regulatory readiness and Model Risk Management policy uplift workstreams and serve as a liaison to vendors on testing, tuning, and data issues.

Requirements

• 7–10+ years overall experience in data/analytics and/or Financial Crime/Compliance
• At least 3–5 years focused on AML/sanctions/Financial Crime technology or models in a bank, fintech/crypto, or RegTech
• Strong SQL in a modern data warehouse
• Hands-on experience with AML/sanctions/Financial Crime systems (e.g., TM, sanctions screening, blockchain analytics, CRR)
• Experience designing and executing model tuning and testing (thresholds, fuzziness, scenario design, performance analysis)
• Familiarity with model governance concepts (lifecycle, documentation, change management, validations)
• Exposure to OCC-style model risk guidance and/or DFS 504-type requirements
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, Data, and Operations
• Excellent written communication for policies, procedures, testing reports, and exam/audit responses

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end model governance, tuning, testing, and documentation for transaction monitoring, blockchain monitoring, sanctions/watchlist screening, and customer risk rating models
• Design and maintain scalable SQL models in Snowflake for compliance governance areas
• Perform data analysis using Python or R
• Maintain documentation on system integrations and data lineage
• Run and continuously refine model change-management processes to OCC-style standards
• Lead Model Risk Management policy and procedure uplift and regulatory readiness workstreams
• Partner with Data, Product, Engineering, and Compliance to design and enhance technology controls across AML, sanctions, KYC, and Travel Rule
• Build and maintain compliance dashboards and reporting and define system performance and health metrics
• Serve as a liaison to vendors on testing, tuning, and data issues

Benefits

• Equity
• 15% annual bonus