Financial Crime Transaction Screening Specialist

About the RoleWe are looking for an experienced Financial Crime Compliance professional to join our offshore team supporting a global banking client. You will work on Transaction Screening changes driven by Wire Transfer Regulations (WTR) and enhancements to International Payments, ensuring sanctions and financial crime controls stay effective, compliant, and well tested.Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyze and document business and regulatory requirements for WTR-driven changes to international payment flows (SWIFT MT/MX, cross-border, correspondent banking).Work on enhancements to the Transaction Screening system, including screening rules, payment message field mapping, and originator/beneficiary data handling.Translate regulatory requirements into functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria.Assess the impact of changes on sanctions, watchlist, and name/payment screening controls.Define and execute test scenarios (SIT/UAT), including positive/negative cases, edge cases, and regression testing.Review screening alerts and analyze false positives and false negatives, and recommend tuning or rule improvements.Collaborate with onshore stakeholders, compliance, operations, payments technology, and QA teams across time zones.Support defect triage, root cause analysis, and resolution tracking.Prepare documentation for audit and regulatory review: traceability matrices, test evidence, and change records.Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, refinement, demos, retrospectives) and provide regular status updates.Required Skills & QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.5+ years in Financial Crime Compliance, Payments, or Banking Technology.Hands-on experience with Transaction/Sanctions Screening (e.g., Fircosoft, Actimize WLF, Oracle Mantas, Accuity, Bottomline, or similar).Solid understanding of International Payments, SWIFT messaging (MT103, MT202, pacs.008/pacs.009, ISO 20022), and cross-border payment processing.Working knowledge of Wire Transfer Regulations / Travel Rule, AML, and sanctions frameworks (OFAC, EU, UN, HMT).Strong skills in requirements analysis, test design, and defect management.Familiarity with tools such as JIRA, Confluence, and HP ALM/Zephyr; basic SQL for data validation.Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to work with global stakeholders.Good to HaveExperience with ISO 20022 migration programs.Exposure to screening model tuning, fuzzy matching logic, and list management.Knowledge of test automation or API testing (Postman, Selenium).Certifications such as CAMS, ICA, or CKYCA.Experience in Agile/SAFe delivery environments.What We OfferOpportunity to work on high-impact regulatory programs for a global financial institution.Collaborative, growth-focused work culture.Competitive compensation and learning opportunities.