Actimize Consultant

Hire: Full Time Permanent Role

Location: NY/NJ – Hybrid

Experience Requirement: 4-6 years

Compensation: $110K - $130K Per Annum

Supervisory Responsibilities: Yes (oversees Associates and Sr. Associates)

Benefits: (As per company policy)

Position Overview

NCS Wizards is seeking an actimize developer for a Client. Required a hands-on Actimize Consultant to lead financial crime and regulatory compliance engagements. In this role, you will leverage advanced data analytics and business intelligence to support Anti-Money Laundering (AML), sanctions, and related mandates. You will work extensively on Actimize implementations, model validations, tuning and optimizations, data lineage exercises, lookback reviews, and custom rule development. Additionally, you will streamline processes, mentor junior colleagues, and transform data into actionable insights that strengthen compliance programs.

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Compliance (AML, Sanctions, KYC & Risk Assessment)

• Assess financial-crime-compliance programs and implement recommended controls and solutions.
• Provide subject-matter expertise in AML, sanctions, and related regulations.
• Develop and own financial-crime propositions and delivery methodologies related to sanctions.

Actimize Engagements

• Lead end-to-end implementation of Actimize solutions (AIS, SAM, CDD, RCM, WLF, STAR, CTR).
• Design and deploy custom rules, plugins, and workflows within Actimize.
• Perform model validation, scenario tuning, and threshold optimization to reduce false positives and improve detection efficiency within Actimize solutions.
• Execute data lineage exercises, validate data mapping, and resolve data quality issues involving Actimize solutions.
• Conduct historical transaction lookback reviews for regulatory compliance using Actimize solutions.

Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

• Architect advanced BI and statistical solutions using SQL, Python, and ETL frameworks to strengthen transaction-monitoring and customer-screening platforms.
• Assimilate complex data into concise dashboards, summaries, and presentations.
• Oversee scenario tuning, threshold optimization, and model-validation testing, documenting results for regulators.

Team Leadership & Knowledge Sharing

• Lead small sized teams, plan and manage budgets, timelines, and project risks.
• Serve as key client contact, producing high-quality deliverables and actionable reports.
• Coach 2-4 junior staff on analytics techniques, compliance rules, and consulting best practices.
• Contribute to internal methodology playbooks and thought-leadership whitepapers.
• Create intellectual property, white papers, and conference content on emerging financial-crime topics.

Business Development

• Draft technical sections of RFP responses and participate in proposal orals; spot cross-sell opportunities in adjacent domains.

Quality & Delivery Excellence

• Maintain flexibility to meet changing deadlines and priorities without compromising the quality of deliverables.
• Ensure all work is delivered professionally, accurately, and on schedule.

Special Projects & Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to special projects and internal initiatives aimed at enhancing our regulatory compliance methodologies.
• Stay up to date with emerging trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in data analytics and compliance.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Science, Data Science, or related field (Master’s or MBA a plus).
• 4 - 6 years in regulatory-compliance or financial-crime consulting, including direct client delivery.
• 4 years of experience in Information Technology with expertise in Actimize AIS/RCM and exposure to solutions such as SAM, CDD, WLF, STAR, CTR.
• Hands-on experience with Actimize tools such as RCM Designer, Modeler, and AIS Monitor.
• Deep proficiency in SQL, Python, ETL processes, Excel for advanced data manipulation and analysis, and at least 2 years in one AML/Sanctions platform (e.g., Actimize, Fircosoft, Oracle FCCM, SAS).
• Solid understanding of BSA / AML, OFAC, FATF, and FFIEC expectations; CAMS, CFCS, or equivalent certification preferred.
• Demonstrated success designing BI dashboards (Tableau, Power BI) and interpreting large datasets to produce actionable insights.
• Experience leading small to mid-sized teams and managing project budgets and risks and ability to work in a fast-paced, dead-driven environment.
• Excellent written and oral communication with stakeholders at every level.
• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to high-quality deliverables within tight deadlines.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development.
• Preferred: 5-8 years of Actimize expertise, relevant certifications, and consulting experience.

If this sounds like you, send us your resume at sales@ncswizards.com