Principal Consultant - Financial Crime & Compliance

Description :

Job Summary :

- Advise clients on global and local regulatory frameworks such as FATF, FCA, FinCEN, MAS, HKMA, and EU AML Directives.

- Assess existing compliance frameworks and recommend enhancements to policies,

procedures, and controls.

- Support clients in developing remediation plans for regulatory findings or audits.

- Lead end-to-end project delivery including business analysis, process re-engineering, and

technology enablement for financial crime compliance solutions.

- Collaborate with technology teams to design and implement systems for AML monitoring, sanctions screening, and KYC onboarding (e.g., Oracle FCCM, Actimize, SAS AML, Fircosoft, etc.

- Define data, analytics, and reporting requirements to support compliance monitoring and

decision-making.

- Oversee testing, validation, and rollout of compliance systems and models.

- Contribute to the development of financial crime consulting offerings, methodologies, and

frameworks.

- Publish white papers, thought leadership articles, and represent the firm at industry forums and regulatory discussions.

- Mentor junior consultants and build domain capability within the team.

- Build trusted relationships with client executives, compliance officers, and regulators.

- Partner with cross-functional teams - legal, operations, risk, and technology - to ensure alignment with compliance objectives.

- Manage project budgets, timelines, and deliverables to ensure successful outcomes.

Required Qualifications :

- 3 - 5 years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk advisory, or consulting within financial services.

- In-depth knowledge of AML, sanctions, anti-bribery & corruption, fraud risk, and KYC/CDD requirements.

- Proven experience in implementing or advising on FCC technology solutions and compliance transformation programs.

- Strong understanding of banking processes, regulatory expectations, and industry trends.

- Excellent stakeholder management, presentation, and communication skills