AVP, AML Analytics (L11)

Job ID: 2503723

Job Description:

Role Title: AVP, AML Analytics (L11)

Company Overview:

Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities for all to take up leadership roles

Organizational Overview:

Synchrony's Risk Team provides independent oversight of Synchrony’s risk-taking activities to ensure safety and soundness, meet regulatory and legal requirements, and manage risks to the risk-appetite of the Board. Risk is responsible for independently assessing, quantifying, and overseeing risks & providing effective challenge. Risk serves as Synchrony’s Second Line of Defense.   

Overall, Risk Team oversees and manages the Risk Program to support the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues and challenges. Results are consistent with the respective strategic uses and complying with related overall risk, risk testing policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations. Our Risk organization consists of 4 pillars: Compliance, Credit & Financial Risk, Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk. Each of the pillars play a vital role in managing Risk and supports the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues, and challenges.

Role Summary/Purpose:

The AVP, AML Analytics (L11) is primarily responsible for leading Reporting and Analytics within the AML/BSA/OFAC space. This role will also be responsible for becoming a functional expert, while collaborating and building relationships with US stakeholders including VP and SVP levels. The role will report into the Enterprise Risk Analytics Team in India, which rolls up into Synchrony Financial India.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of analytics professionals responsible for delivering analytics and reporting solutions for AML/BSA Compliance function.

• Partner with AML/BSA Compliance team to drive alignment on objectives & deliverables and lead those deliverables end-to-end

• Ensure data accuracy, completeness, and consistency across reports and data sources.

• Collaborate and engage with all levels of management including senior leaders to drive analytics-based insights.

• In addition to leading the team, the candidate will be hands-on in developing and delivering critical reporting solutions to meet high-priority AML/BSA business and regulatory needs.

• Become a subject matter expert in AML/BSA/OFAC data and an Analytics Athlete that includes end-to-end functional learning, leveraging a variety of data warehouses and applying necessary tools for solutions based on data mining, visualization, automation and machine learning techniques.

• Use data and analytics to help support the closure of critical, time-sensitive projects such as regulatory requests and matters requiring attention (MRA) 

• Engage in storytelling with the data, deliver insights & recommendations to leadership for data-driven decision making; monitor KPIs and performance metrics to evaluate ongoing risk-based programs/assessments.

• Coach, develop, and inspire the AML analytics team to build advanced technical and domain expertise, fostering a culture of curiosity, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.

• Participate in the Risk Engagement Strategy process that will develop and drive improvements across the Risk Team.

• Perform other duties and/or special projects as assigned.

Required Skills/Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 7+ years of relevant experience in analytics. Or else 9+ years of analytics experience in lieu of a degree.

• 4+ years’ hands-on experience with Tableau or similar Visual Analytics tool such as SAS VIYA

• 4+ years’ hands-on experience with one or more data analytics tools like SAS/SQL, Python, Hadoop, etc.

• Over 2 years of experience managing teams end-to-end or leading projects through their full lifecycle.

• Proven ability to deliver Analytical solutions for Business problems.

Desired Skills/Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM related or Business field.

• Experience in consumer credit/risk analytics role

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, organize workflow, and prioritize work assignments

• Experience in AML/BSA domain.

• Working knowledge and experience with GenAI in workspace

• Commercially effective and collaborative across teams and functions

• Intermediate EXCEL skill set

Eligibility Criteria:

7+ years of years of relevant experience in analytics with bachelors' degree. Or else 9+ years of analytics experience in lieu of a degree

Work Timings: This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details. 

For Internal Applicants:

• Understand the criteria or mandatory skills required for the role, before applying

• Inform your manager and HRM before applying for any role on Workday

• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)

• Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal)

• L9+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.

• Employees at L9+ can only apply for this opportunity.

Grade/Level: 11

Job Family Group:

Risk Management