Principal/ Sr. Consultant - Financial Crimes/AML (AML monitoring, Screening, KYC

Principal/Sr. Consultant – Financial Crimes/AML (AML monitoring, Screening, KYC/CDD, Transaction Surveillance)

Base pay range: $130,000.00/yr – $234,000.00/yr

Location: North America

As a Principal, you will lead and manage the delivery of engagements, responsible for quality, budget and staffing while working closely with senior client managers. You will contribute to the firm’s development by guiding and mentoring teams, sharing knowledge, and being recognized as an expert in your domain to advance Infosys Consulting’s industry thought leadership.

Role Expectations

• Play a lead role in delivery of large change programs, including IT and Business Change
• Lead and manage a team of consultants to develop concise and practical strategies, roadmaps and re‑engineering program recommendations with a clear implementation path
• Seek out client input in a structured manner to better understand needs and develop ideas for how to meet those needs
• Collaborate with clients to define long‑term vision, goals and strategies related to Anti‑Financial Crime
• Advise clients on strategy and detailed Anti‑Financial Crime use cases by leveraging insights from industry best practices
• Direct teams of global consulting, IT professionals and subject‑matter experts in establishing comprehensive business and functional requirements, then translate those requirements into actionable project initiatives with associated metrics
• Serve as a key liaison and coordinator between business, IT, senior management, vendor teams and other members of the change programs
• Conduct interviews, workshops and walkthroughs with subject‑matter experts and process owners to elicit and document requirements for Anti‑Financial Crime needs of clients (e.g., Transaction Surveillance, Know Your Customer (KYC)/Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Case Management & Workflow, Sanctions & Watchlist Screening, 314A/B, etc.)
• Understand key AML regulatory directives issued by U.S. oversight bodies such as Fed, FINRA, SEC, OCC, FRB, FinCen, etc., and identify and interpret key areas/processes impacted by a specific regulation within the financial services organization
• Collaborate with client functions (Business, first line of defense, Compliance Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs) to assess impact of a specific regulation on existing policies, risks and controls
• Gather and analyze key Anti‑Financial Crime requirements, processes, design and develop data maps to meet the reporting needs of the specific regulation
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams across the client organization and Infosys on regulatory change programs and initiatives
• Manage end‑to‑end project execution, stakeholder communication and minimize engagement risk by proactively identifying issues and recommending courses of remediation

Practice Development

• Provide insights on new and emerging technologies, best practices and contribute to the development of service offerings
• Work with other practice members to support Infosys Consulting thought‑leadership activities and develop innovative assets, including differentiated points of view and methodologies
• Build social networks that enable knowledge and information flow and stay abreast of developments in Anti‑Financial Crime expertise areas
• Prepare thought papers and participate in industry conferences and forums
• Contribute to practice growth and vitality through roles such as recruitment, training and retention

People Management

• Coach and develop junior team members to deliver quality results and promote professional development
• Participate in and contribute to practice training activities

Business Development

• Lead small and medium‑sized sales pursuits and business development activities ranging from creation of client proposals to formulating commercial constructs and contracts
• Develop and build relationships at senior management and CXO levels
• Formulate and present Infosys Consulting propositions and service offerings

Basic Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Financial Services with at least 5 years in Financial Crimes/AML/KYC/CDD/Transaction Screening/Surveillance/Monitoring
• Expertise in Anti‑Money Laundering, Transaction Monitoring, Screening, Surveillance, Know Your Customer (KYC), FIU Investigations and Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR)
• Experience implementing one or more conventional Anti‑Financial Crime tools (e.g., Actimize, Fenergo, C3 AI, Oracle FCCM, Fircosoft, Lexis Nexis, etc.)
• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent; or three years of relevant work experience in lieu of every year of education
• Demonstrated ability to define, mobilize and deliver complex change programs in large organizations
• Strong background leading teams comprising both IT and business specialists
• Demonstrable ability to turn business requirements into technology solutions with the commercial acumen to create supporting business cases
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills with the ability to build relationships at senior management and CXO levels
• Successful business development history including exposure to all aspects of a typical sales cycle
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 100% as required by clients
• U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the U.S.; sponsorship is not available
• Live within two hours’ drive time or be willing to relocate to one of the Infosys hub offices: Atlanta, GA; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Dallas, TX; Houston, TX; Bridgewater, NJ; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Experience deploying Machine Learning and advanced analytics to reduce false positives or automate disposition of alerts
• Experience leading programs where stakeholder engagement is key to successful delivery
• Proven ability to deliver under tight deadlines and challenging constraints
• Ability to collaborate within the firm and leverage existing resources
• Demonstrated thought leadership and ability to conceptualize and drive new solution/service offerings to market
• Ability and willingness to work as part of a cross‑cultural team and support multiple time zones when necessary

About Us

Infosys Consulting is the global management and technology consulting practice of Infosys, a global leader in technology services and consulting. We combine time‑tested methodologies, people‑driven innovation and disruptive technology to enable leaders of the world’s top brands to pursue a path of smart transformation. Together with our clients, internal and external partners, we co‑create and execute pragmatic strategies and solutions that transform organizations and define the future of business. Our growing consultancy offers our consultants:

• Ability to design and implement end‑to‑end solutions at scale
• A flat organization structure with direct access to senior leaders
• An entrepreneurial environment full of bright, highly motivated consultants
• Opportunities to impact local communities
• The ability to design your career and drive professional learning and development
• A truly global culture

Equal Opportunity Employment

Infosys is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, spouse of protected veteran, or disability.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Consulting

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

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