Vice President/Assistant Vice President - Business Analyst - Customer Due Diligence/AML/Financial Crime

Job Description:

- Total experience : ( total 10-13 years) - VP (total 8 - 10 years) - AVP

- Minimum 5-7 years as a Business Analyst for AVP and 7-9 years for VP performing end to end changes preferably strategic in nature.

- Experience in strategic change initiatives performing

- Requirements elicitation and articulation Business Requirements Document, User Stories

- Involved in functional design. Design Thinking mindset

- Understanding of testing and is able to perform UAT

- Engagement and collaboration with Business and technology teams (Development, Testing)

- Experience of applying business analysis tools and techniques minimum Confluence, JIRA

- Functional and Working Knowledge in AML domain preferably good years in Customer Due Diligence (CDD)/ KYC, Financial Crime

- Working knowledge in Agile

- Good Stakeholder Management , Communication skills and a Proactive mindset

LOCATION : Bangalore

For this JD, the ideal candidate is a mid-senior Business Analyst in AML/KYC who has driven end to-end, strategic change in banking, with strong stakeholder and documentation skills, and solid CDD/KYC experience.

Experience and background:

- Business Analyst owning end-to-end change.

- Has worked in large banks or financial services firms on AML/KYC or financial crime programs, not just generic BA roles AML / KYC / CDD expertise

- Strong functional understanding of AML, Customer Due Diligence, KYC processes, and financial crime risks (onboarding, periodic review, high-risk customers, EDD).

- Hands-on exposure to client lifecycle / CDD / KYC change initiatives rather than only operations processing; ideally familiar with bank CDD/KYC tools or CLM platforms.

- Up-to-date on regulatory expectations and typical documentation/data needed for due diligence and risk assessment.

Business analysis skills:

- Proven track record of driving end-to-end change: requirement elicitation, analysis, functional design, coordination with tech, and supporting go-live.

- Strong requirements documentation: BRDs, user stories, process flows, functional specifications, traceability and acceptance criteria.

- Comfortable using BA tools such as Confluence and JIRA for documentation, backlog management, and collaboration.

Agile, design and testing:

- Practical experience working in Agile environments: participating in grooming, sprint planning, reviews, and retros, and managing a product backlog.

- A design thinking mindset: able to translate business problems into well-structured customer journeys, use cases, and solution options.

- Good understanding of testing: able to define UAT scope, write or review test scenarios, support defect triage, and validate that the solution meets requirements.

Stakeholder and soft skills:

- Strong stakeholder management across business, operations, compliance, and technology; comfortable engaging senior SMEs and global stakeholders.

- Excellent communication skills: can simplify complex AML/KYC and technical topics, run workshops, and obtain sign-offs.

- Proactive, ownership-driven personality who can challenge requirements, suggest improvements, and not just take orders.

Nice-to-haves for a top profile:

- Experience in a large global banks CDD/KYC transformation program or CLM platform implementation.

- Certifications like CAMS/ICA or other AML/KYC credentials, or visible specialization in financial crime roles.

- Prior experience in Bangalore-based GCCs or captives of global banks, familiar with multi location stakeholder setups.