Data Expert Monitoring

The Compliance AML & Sanctions team consists of 35 experts in the anti-money laundering, sanctions, and other financial crime risks area. We advise senior management on risk management, implementations, improvements, and follow-up on incidents. We monitor the quality of 1st line owned systems and processes and work together with other banks and the government to improve the effectiveness of implementations. The team contributes to fulfilling the gatekeeper role within ABN AMRO and the societal responsibility of fighting (financial) crime. 🚨

Your job

Governance & Oversight is a team within Compliance AML & Sanctions. This team oversees the DFC 1st Line Execution Plan / Group Wide Recovery Plan and coordinates the milestone validations and monitoring & testing done within Compliance. This role is there to support the Compliance monitoring work to be performed on the key milestones in Groupwide Recovery on TM Effectiveness, CLC in control, Automated Assessment, and Intermediate Entities. You will assess the technical, data, and economic integrity of the delivery of DFC.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Serving the interest of the bank by focusing on the bigger picture and including stakeholders.
• You focus on the long term and are regarded as a trusted advisor by your counterparts.
• Reporting project progress and risks
• Challenging the quality of data, processes, or deliverables
• Providing data and technical support to CTR experts conducting compliance thematic reviews, ensuring accuracy, reliability, and ownership in all analyses.
• Performing data integrity checks to verify the correctness and relevance of data, ensuring required data is in scope.
• Validating and assessing the technical integrity of programming, including testing of functionality, accuracy, and adherence to standards.
• Evaluating the economic integrity of the program to confirm alignment with defined objectives
• Documenting findings, methodologies, and recommendations clearly and effectively for use in assessments.

Working environment

ABN AMRO has a clear purpose: Banking for better, for generations to come. The Compliance department contributes to the trust of our customers, society, ABN AMRO employees, our supervisors, and other stakeholders. The Compliance department monitors, identifies, analyzes, assesses, reports, and advises on the bank's compliance risks and is the point of contact for supervisors and government agencies in various areas while putting customer interests first and preventing the improper use of our financial system for money laundering and terrorist financing and other (financial) crimes.

Your profile

Who are we looking for?

Someone with a passion for fighting financial crime. You have notable experience with anti-money laundering measures within a financial institution, knowledge of relevant regulations, guidelines, and other public information. Your ability to translate (regulatory) requirements into a practical, risk-based approach for monitoring and testing is an important quality.

Key elements we are looking for:

• University work and thinking level.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of 10+ years preferably in the field of money laundering and terrorist financing prevention.
• Experience with data/model validation.
• Strong data analytics skills.
• Project management, e.g., skill to oversee the issue and to create a tailored solution.
• Experience in Compliance and/or risk management.
• Experience with BCBS239 is a plus. (BCBS239 will be a future focus for DFC).
• Consultancy Skills: stakeholder management, self-starter, project management, etc.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills. Ability to explain complex information clearly.
• Strong understanding of data management concepts, standards, principles, and practices.
• Eager to learn: interested in learning compliance processes and risks to further develop as a Data Expert/Consultant.
• Experience with the test of design and effectiveness of controls from a data perspective within compliance or business role.
• Knowledge of the ABN AMRO organisation: involved departments, bodies, and processes is an advantage.

You have analytical skills, the ability to distinguish main from secondary issues, and you like working in a team with experts. You can achieve a result in a short time in close collaboration with other colleagues. You should be able to adapt accordingly and have the drive to continuously improve yourself. It is also important to be autonomous, have sound judgment, show ownership, and create a good network in and outside the bank. Finally, you show awareness of the consequences of actions or decisions for parts of or the entire Bank. 🌟

We are offering

The position assists in achieving one of the key objectives of the bank. It is at the center of a large stakeholder field where you can see your influence at work.

Compliance employees get the opportunity to demonstrate personal leadership. We have an informal way of working with a focus on expertise and collaboration. We invest in knowledge and skills by offering learning, training, and coaching “on the job”. You will have the ability to grow in your salary scale.

Equal opportunities for all

The success of our organization depends on the quality of our people and the ideas that they have. Truly surprising insights and innovative solutions for our clients result from an interplay of cultures, knowledge, and experience. Diversity is therefore extremely important to our organization. To ensure that everyone at ABN AMRO can develop their talents, we encourage an inclusive culture in which all colleagues feel engaged and appreciated. 🌈