Manager, AML Transformation Delivery & Insights

Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; hybrid arrangement with 3+ days per week on-site and the remaining days remote.

Salary: $115,000–$125,000 USD per year, based on experience, qualifications, and location.

Company

Banking organization focused on relationship-oriented financial services, innovation, and responsible client outcomes.

What you will do

• Design, build, enhance, implement, and test transaction monitoring rules using SAS Viya, SQL, and Python.
• Participate in user acceptance testing, system integration testing, defect investigation, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Use data mining, statistical analysis, and query development to tune rules and improve typology coverage.
• Support the transition to SAS Viya and develop scalable solutions with Databricks, Python, and SQL Server.
• Prepare documentation, reporting, data extracts, and analytical materials for Internal Audit, Model Risk Management, and regulatory examinations.
• Coordinate project delivery, testing activities, contractor UAT efforts, and support for a small team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of anti-money laundering experience focused on transaction monitoring, testing, analytics, and implementation.
• Experience with SAS for AML transaction monitoring, including recent SAS Viya experience, plus SQL, Python, and Databricks.
• Ability to investigate complex data problems and apply qualitative, quantitative, and statistical methods.
• Experience leading projects with limited supervision and guiding a small team or contractor group.
• Degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative discipline.
• Must be legally eligible to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice to have

• Experience with Actimize or other transaction monitoring platforms.
• Experience tuning or optimizing AML transaction monitoring or sanctions systems.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist designation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment with on-site collaboration in Chicago.
• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account, life and disability insurance plans.
• Paid sick leave, parental leave, vacation, holidays, and 401(k).
• Competitive salary, incentive compensation eligibility, banking benefits, wellbeing support, and recognition programs.
• Paid Purpose Day for professional or personal growth and development.

Hiring process

• May include an attribute-based assessment and skills tests such as simulation, coding, or Microsoft Office assessments.