Compliance Operations Team Lead at Booking Holdings

, karnataka, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

06 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

AML Compliance, KYC, Sanctions Screening, Team Management, Financial Crime Investigation, Performance Management, Data Analysis, SQL, Risk Assessment, Regulatory Reporting, Quality Assurance, Transaction Monitoring, Policy Development, Stakeholder Management, Mentoring, Process Improvement

Industry

technology;Information and Internet

Description

Company Intro : Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) is the world leader in online travel and related services, provided to customers and partners in over 220 countries and territories through six primary consumer-facing brands - Booking.com, KAYAK, priceline, agoda.com, Rentalcars.com, and OpenTable. The mission of Booking Holdings is to make it easier for everyone to experience the world. During 2019, the Company had consolidated revenues and net income of $15.1 billion and $4.9 billion, respectively, and a current market value of approximately $60 billion. Booking Holdings Bangalore is a Center of Excellence based in Bangalore, India and a legal entity of Booking Holdings Inc. The Center was created to support the increasing business demands of the Booking Holdings Brands. The Center of Excellence provides access to specialized and highly skilled talent, leading industry best practices, and collaboration opportunities across all of the Booking Holdings brands and business units. Job Overview : The BHI FCRM Operations Lead is responsible for supporting the BHI Sanctions screening and FCRM program ensuring compliance with applicable laws, regulations and guidelines. They will lead a team of Compliance Operations Analysts that will be responsible for first line regulatory compliance, Sanctions and KYC activities including: Sanction, PEP and adverse media screening of Partners Verification of new and existing Partners Verification, on-boarding and on-going due-diligence of Partners (both KYP and KYB) Transaction monitoring investigation Payment Screening Quality Assurance This opportunity represents an exceptional chance to embed yourself with one of the world’s most exciting organisations and help define the future for accessing travel experiences across the world. You will work alongside some of the most exciting tools and solutions available to assist in fighting financial crime and aim to provide as frictionless a Partner onboarding experience as possible. Responsibilities : Managing a team of Compliance Operations analysts in executing sanctions screening alerts, . Provide specialist AML and KYC experience to mentor and develop your team on an ongoing basis ensuring a best in class approach. Engage on day-to-today Core FCRM tasks along with managing the team. Reviewing escalations to ensure the accuracy of work being performed is in line with BHI policies and procedures across all BHI Brands. Ensuring high-risk attributes are being appropriately escalated to the Second Line Ensure suspicious activity is being appropriately escalated to the Second Line Managing a pipeline of alerts to ensure adherence to SLA’s and KPI’s Maintain a process for tracking emerging trends Provide feedback on enhancements required to processes, procedures and FCRM tooling Provide daily, weekly and monthly MI as required. Assist in internal audit exams and regulatory inspections as required Qualifications : Bachelor's degree in law, business, finance, or accounting preferred; or Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) or similar At least 8+ years' experience in AML compliance AML/KYC./Sanctions Operations, preferably at a large financial institution with a European customer base, experience in payments an advantage Atleast 2 years of experience with team management & performance management capacity Demonstrable track record of independently implementing and leading complex investigations, managing an efficient case management framework (including policies, procedures, work-paper documentation templates/standards, job aids, Quality Assurance, monitoring against aging, and setting Key Performance/Risk Indicators for control-execution) Good knowledge of local regulations and European Directives in connection with monitoring for financial crimes, requirements for conducting comprehensive investigations, and filing reports with law enforcement and regulators Hands on experience with Screening tools , related assessments and configuration. Strong analytical skills, able to manipulate data, produce MI, and prepare reports, ability to use SQLs for data extraction and analysis; Proven experience providing effective oral and written communication Ability to identify issues and develop risk-based solutions that satisfy relevant regulations while executing sound business judgment Experience of supervising and managing a team, of varying levels of experience and subject matter expertise; experience developing AML/CTF and FS related training is an advantage Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written Must have good planning and time management/prioritization skills Ability to work independently and also to liaise with other departments Good interpersonal skills and ability to work in a matrix environment. Pre-Employment Screening If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

Responsibilities

The Compliance Operations Team Lead manages a team of analysts to execute sanctions screening, KYC, and AML activities while ensuring adherence to regulatory standards. They are responsible for overseeing investigations, managing alert pipelines, and providing management information to support financial crime risk management programs.