Screening Change & Optimization Expert
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For our Global KYC Screening Services we are looking for a Screening Change & Optimization Expert.
Compliance with (international) client transparency regulations, such as Financial Economic Crime (FEC/AML), is essential for ING to continue offering products to its clients. One of the enablers of ING’s Think Forward strategy is Operational Excellence. Streamlining our expertise, processes and tools will have a massive impact on the quality of client services that we’re able to offer and will greatly improve our customer experience as well as the time-to-market of new solutions. The Screening Governance and Optimization Expert will play a vital role to ensure compliance with these regulations in an effective and efficient way by, among others, concentrating the required knowledge and experience and using one integrated control model, planning and robust tooling.
Function description:
The Screening Governance and Optimization Expert will form part of the Global KYC Screening Services organization. The main responsibility of this first line of defence team is to provide the ING business and functions with guidance and standardized methodologies, processes and controls. The team identifies FEC related risks, emerging trends, typologies and threats and maintains ING’s global policy guidance, risk assessment methodology and customer control framework. Furthermore, the team is responsible for analyzing the operational impact of screening lists (Sanctions, PEP, etc.) and the design and testing of mitigating measures and the delivery of expert accreditation of ING’s screening software.
This Screening Change & Optimisation Expert position combines a change management role with a Rule management/optimization role. In the change management role, you will manage or be involved in various change initiatives, while you will also be part of the rule management & optimization team ensuring continuity and consistency in the rule management process for Name Screening and Transaction Screening. Both parts belong to the position, while gravity and time spent on the various areas may change over time.
Your main tasks:
- Take ownership for translating ING’s KYC policy and risk appetite into system design and configuration, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Coordinate various change programs and projects across the Screening Pillar and with key stakeholders outside the Global KYC Screening Services, e.g. for adoption of a third-party vendor solutions.
- Ensure key documentation and evidencing relating to all Screening Pillar changes are archived and available for audits and reviews.
- Provide expertise on screening system components and configurations that will maximize effectiveness and efficiency.
- Provide hands-on support in Rules management process to create effective and efficient rules for transaction and name screening systems.
- Understand risk profiles of business lines and products, tailor solutions to adequately address screening requirements.
- Review system configuration and assurance test results to recommend system and/or process enhancements.
- Support Name Screening and Transaction Screening change projects and filter upgrades.
- Support Name Screening and Transaction Screening audits and risk assessments, provide technical documentation, testing and validation evidence.
- Lookbacks, Model validation, Rules validation covering NS, PTS and AMS
Knowledge and experience:
- Academic degree and preferably accredited or certified in Financial Crime (Sanctions, AML) or Risk Management areas.
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in operations and/or technology, focused on the KYC/Financial Crime domain in a large multi-national environment with a good understanding of the current market and regulatory conditions and challenges that the financial industry faces.
- Experience with Fircosoft, proficient in FFF Classic, FMFFILE, FFFFILE and Firco Utilities.
- Prior experience with SWIFT Sanctions Testing tool is preferred.
- Prior experience Detica, RDC or other screening infrastructure is preferred.
- Prior experience in payments domain and knowledge of various transaction/message types is valued.
- Proactive, Can-Do, No Surprises and Positive mind-set. Overall have a healthy work ethic and a willingness to collaborate.
- Ability to facilitate decision-making to drive complex design issues to a conclusion.
- Proven communication, convincing and advisory skills with the ability to work at all levels within the organisation.
- Builds bridges by nature and be able to span between different levels, different people and different cultures. The relationships are built on capability and trust.
- Independent worker yet with a strong mindset as a team player.
What we offer:
- Join a highly motivated team of professionals with international exposure.
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, which is rapidly changing on the back of changing client needs, regulatory requirements and funding constraints.
- A salary tailored to your qualities and experience.
- A reimbursement for travel expenses.
- 24 vacation days with a 36-hour working week. If you work 40 hours a week, you will receive 27 vacation days.
- Pension scheme.
- 13th month salary.
- Individual Savings Contribution (BIS), 3.5% of your gross annual salary.
- 8% holiday payment.
- Personal growth and challenging work with endless possibilities to realize your ambitions.
- An informal working environment with innovative colleagues who strive for the very best.
- Progressive way of working according to the Agile method, so that new ideas come to life.
