Project Manager, Technology Support

Discover

(Riverwoods, Illinois)
Full Time
Job Posting Details
About Discover
Discover is one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. We’re a direct banking and payment services company built on a legacy of innovation and customer service. Our employees have always played a big part in our success. We support, challenge and inspire employees to continually develop their skills, advance their career and help grow our business.
Summary
This position within the Corporate Risk Management AML Compliance team is responsible for supporting technical and analytical requests of the AML compliance program, as well as assuring operational viability and availability of the company-wide Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, and/or Anti-Bribery software programs. This role includes monitoring AML trends, assisting with implementation or improvement of transaction controls and monitoring programs or systems; supporting data, quantitative analysis, implementation or other technical requests of the AML modeling projects. This individual will also participate in data quality efforts and the analytical support for expansion of transaction monitoring coverage to new product types.
Responsibilities
* Participate and support modeling projects or ad-hoc analyses including data extraction, data quality check, and model implementation * Conduct advanced statistical analyses to identify suspicious activity patterns, industry risks, or any complex, critical issues concerning the trends associated with money laundering or other financial crimes * Develop and deploy queries against enterprise data warehouses and the collection of system data for internal metric reporting * Monitor system and model performance by producing & maintaining meaningful, robust metrics and reports identifying Key Performance Indicators (KPI) and Key Risk Indicators (KRI) * Work with Compliance and Internal Audit teams for any regulatory and compliance requirements on AML systems or data * Support regulatory and compliance requirements on systems or data * Act as subject matter expert related to AML data elements, advanced tools and analytics * Provide innovative and new ideas to improve model or system performance by identifying and evaluating new data elements, adopting advanced analytics and technologies
Ideal Candidate
* M.S. degree or above with emphasis in Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or related quantitative fields * Minimum three years working experience in analytics or technical fields, prefer in financial services industry, or a regulatory agency or law firm involving compliance issues * Proven knowledge and expertise in statistical analyses and business knowledge * Strong computer skills with experience in statistical software, SAS or other analytical tools * Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and precisely with business partners and vendors * Ability to work independently with minimum supervision, as well as work with team members * Project management skills, problem solving skills, and thought leadership * CAMS or similar Certification preferred, or become certified within one-year

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