TerraPay
Website:
terrapay.com
Job details:
Compliance Screening – Team Lead
Location: Bengaluru
Work Mode: 5‑day working | Shift flexibility
Role Overview
The Sanctions Screening Team Lead is responsible for overseeing end‑to‑end sanctions operations to ensure organizational compliance with global regulatory standards. This role drives investigative excellence, maintains adherence to AML/CFT norms, and ensures efficient workflow management across multiple sanction lists. The Team Lead manages people, processes, escalations, and performance while ensuring compliance with internal and external regulatory obligations.
Key Responsibilities
Sanctions & Compliance Operations
- Oversee daily operations of the Sanctions Screening Program, ensuring timely completion of tasks and adherence to SLA requirements.
- Conduct sanctions screening, PEP screening, and adverse media checks using tools including LexisNexis, internal CSM tools, and other compliance systems.
- Review and assess alerts related to global watchlists, trade sanctions, and illegal activity.
- Ensure alignment with KYC, KYB, CFT, AML, and PMLA 2002 guidelines.
- Conduct manual screening, escalate suspicious or confirmed matches, and ensure a strong risk‑based approach to investigations..
- Support MLRO‑aligned activities, including understanding jurisdictional regulatory frameworks.
Investigations & Reporting
- Lead complex sanctions investigations and make informed compliance decisions using risk‑based methodologies.
- Identify red flags and escalate cases appropriately.
- Handle Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) filing and maintain documentation accuracy.
- Manage incident reports within SLA timelines.
- Conduct data management, batch uploads, and maintain reporting dashboards for compliance forums.
People Leadership & Team Development
- Lead a team of 15+ analysts, ensuring productivity, quality, and adherence to compliance standards.
- Conduct 1:1s, provide structured performance feedback, and manage team grievances (approx. 30 cases).
- Perform task allocation, queue management, and bandwidth planning.
- Drive hiring activities including interviewing candidates, onboarding, and training new hires.
- Design & deliver training modules, including refresher training and process updates.
Essential Qualifications & Skills
- 9+ years of professional experience in Compliance, Audit, AML Investigations, or Financial Crime, preferably in fintech or payments.
- Strong expertise in Sanctions Screening, AML, KYC, CFT, Financial Crime Compliance, and SAR reporting.
- Experience as a Sanctions Lead Investigator or similar investigative lead role.
- Proficiency with compliance tools including LexisNexis, global sanctions lists, and screening platforms.
- Strong written & verbal communication skills with the ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders.
- Experience managing teams (1–2 years minimum), including coaching, feedback, task allocation, and performance management.
- Analytical mindset with exposure to automation, data insights, productivity tracking, and reporting.
- Outspoken, proactive, and able to handle operational challenges with ownership.
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