Position:Manager Analytics - AML & ComplianceAbout the Team: -The PhonePeAML Analytics teamis a part of the Trust & Safety team which is a high impact team which makes extensive use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, rules-based methods, and explanatory and predictive modeling to bring insights to the core AML team responsible for further investigation on transactional trends/patterns. Our work increasingly employs specialized competencies, such as advanced analytics, data visualization, application development, and geographical trend analysis.As a Manager - Anti-Money Laundering Analytics, you will have the opportunity to assist the core AML team to get the best out of data as a requirement and understand the complexities of issues they face and help the team with quality data sets for further analysis/investigation. If your dream is to build processes and digital tools to better understand financial transactions and identify trends that would impact millions of customers, partnering with some of the best minds and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!Roles & Responsibilities:Supervise, lead & train a team of analysts and contribute actively to team development.Work closely with the operations, Product, Tech teamsCreate, manage, and utilize high performance relational databases (using SQL or other analytical tool)Query and mine large data sets to discover transaction patterns, examine financial data and filter for targeted information - using traditional as well as predictive/advanced analytic methodologiesExplore, ideate and develop AML scenarios/rule-sets, validate the existing ones, and look for opportunities to optimize the existing scenario thresholds backed by data insights.Design and development of user-defined application modules using BI tools (QlikView / Tableau/ QlikSense /PowerBI etc), perform data quality control, develop database reports and user interfaces, and normalize relational dataDevelop analysis on business problems and prepare and present complex written and verbal materials to senior management and stakeholders.Ability to understand and follow industry best practices for AML.Leverage information from regulatory changes, new regulations and internal policy changes to better identify new key risk areas.Monitoring and regulating high risk activities for various PhonePe business verticals.Identify automation opportunities and suggest process improvements.Analyze the customer transactional and behavioral data to identify the patterns, trends, anomalies and develop strategies to mitigate the suspicious activity.Support the ad-hoc reporting requirementsEducation & Preferred Qualifications:Requirements include, but are not limited to:Bachelor's in engineering or Master's degree in Management, Mathematics, Statistics or related quantitative disciplineCandidate should have demonstrated experience related to AML, Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and Sanctions data, technology and analytics6+ years of experience in the field of analytics preferably in identifying Money laundering trends, fraud patterns and customer risk profiling.Strong quantitative abilities, distinctive problem-solving and excellent analytics skillsStrong organizational, communication, presentation and project management skillsExcellent SQL and Excel skills. Should be able to write queries to manipulate and consolidate data from multiple data sources.Data analytics project experience related to one or more of the following: transaction monitoring data analysis and system implementation, development of customer risk rating models, customer segmentation, threshold tuning, customer/account/transaction data modeling, management and quality assessment, model validation, and/or Know-Your-Customer data remediationWorking experience with BI tools (QlikView / Tableau/ QlikSense /PowerBI etc) will be an added advantageStrong background in statistical modeling and experience with tools such R /SAS /Python or SPSS.Understanding of AML/CFT framework along with excellent research mindsetAbility to work independently and to liaise with other departments and coordinate with various stakeholders (internal / external).Any recognised AML certification would be an added advantage.PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits Insurance Benefits -Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life InsuranceWellness Program -Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support SystemParental Support -Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support ProgramMobility Benefits -Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel PolicyRetirement Benefits -Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment Other Benefits -Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Mobile & Broadband Reimbursements, Salary Advance PolicyWorking at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! 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