Capitex

Specializes in rapid FCC staffing solutions

Associate Director - AML Analytics, Consulting

Risk, Regulatory & Legal AdvisoryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNew York, NY, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Minimum 10 years of consulting experience.
Minimum 7 years of experience in financial crime, including anti-money laundering, fraud, sanctions, or anti-bribery and corruption.
At least 5 years of experience managing teams.
Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel.
Ability to extract, analyse, and interpret data from anti-money laundering systems to identify patterns and draw conclusions.
Experience in data reconciliation, including source-to-target comparison.
Ability to identify organic growth opportunities within client engagements.
Ability to lead and develop junior team members.

Responsibilities

Lead multiple simultaneous complex engagements from inception through delivery.
Serve as a subject matter expert across anti-money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act, and Office of Foreign Assets Control matters.
Manage project teams of 2–20 people, guiding and mentoring managers and analysts.
Engage with senior client stakeholders across financial institutions.
Contribute to business development, including sales calls and articulating the practice's value proposition.
Perform model validation of Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating models.
Tune and optimise Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating models.
Support system implementations across Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, and Customer Risk Rating platforms.
Perform data reconciliation, data lineage, and data quality testing.
Conduct anti-money laundering programme reviews, including reviews of policies and procedures, gap analysis, and risk assessments.

Desired Qualifications

Python or R is advantageous.
CAMS certification is highly preferred.
An MBA is preferred but not required.

Associate Director - AML Analytics (Consulting)

Capitex · New York, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-06-08

Workplace: on_site

Description

Associate Director, AML Analytics

Financial Crime Compliance | Consulting

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Associate Director to lead client-facing engagements within our Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Analytics practice. This role sits at the intersection of AML subject matter expertise and quantitative model risk — managing complex, multi-workstream engagements across model validation, system tuning, and programme advisory.

Key Responsibilities

Lead multiple simultaneous complex engagements from inception through to delivery
Serve as subject matter expert across AML / BSA / OFAC
Manage project teams of 2–20 people, guiding and mentoring managers and analysts
Engage with senior client stakeholders across financial institutions
Contribute to business development, including sales calls and articulating the practice's value proposition

Engagement Types

Model validation of Transaction Monitoring (TM), Sanctions Screening, and Customer Risk Rating (CRR) models
Tuning and optimisation of TM, Sanctions Screening, and CRR models
System implementations across TM, Sanctions, and CRR platforms
Data reconciliation, data lineage, and data quality testing
AML programme reviews — including policies and procedures, gap analysis, and risk assessments

Skills & Capabilities

Strong proficiency in SQL and Excel; Python or R advantageous
Ability to extract, analyse, and interpret data from AML systems to identify patterns and drive conclusions
Experienced in data reconciliation (source-to-target comparison)
Excellent project management, communication, and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated ability to identify organic growth opportunities within client engagements
Proven ability to lead and develop junior team members

Qualifications

Minimum 10 years of consulting experience
Minimum 7 years in financial crime — AML, fraud, sanctions, anti-bribery/corruption
5+ years managing teams
CAMS highly preferred
MBA preferred but not required

Equal Opportunities

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status, in accordance with applicable law.

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About the Company

Capitex

Specializes in rapid FCC staffing solutions

Capitex Global provides staffing and recruitment services focused exclusively on financial crime compliance (FCC). Its offerings include Rapid Response Teams that deploy interim specialists within days to handle surges and remediation, Executive Search for discreet global permanent hires, and an Early Careers Programme to train and place emerging FCC professionals. Clients are banks, fintechs, and regulated firms, and Capitex supports them by providing pre-vetted talent across AML, KYC, sanctions, transaction monitoring, fraud, and ABAC, with deployments often in 24–48 hours. The goal is to help financial institutions scale their compliance functions quickly and effectively to meet regulatory requirements and manage financial crime risk.

Company size: 11-50
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2021

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