Global Financial Crimes - Forecast & Capacity Planning Manager

Charlotte, North Carolina;Chicago, Illinois; Atlanta, Georgia; Newark, Delaware

**Job Description:**

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This job is responsible for executing substantive money laundering, economic sanctions and fraud compliance and operational risk practices. Key responsibilities include working directly or through compliance officers for the Front Line Units (FLUs) and Control Functions (CFs) to complete compliance, policy, operational/fraud risk management requirements.

The Global Financial Crimes (GFC) Forecasting and Capacity team is looking for a motivated individual who can analyze operational volumes to develop, maintain, and execute quantitative forecasts for staffing decision-making through the application of statistical models and business intelligence. Utilizes mathematics, statistical methods, engineering methods, and other advanced analytics methods. Works on complex technical problems and provides innovative solutions. Interacts with senior partners on significant technical matters often requiring coordination between organizations.

Additionally, this role will assist with documentation and other efforts to adhere to Model Risk Management (MRM) guidelines, as well as support ongoing monitoring and improving forecasting performance and efficiency.

The selected candidate will have the ability to work in a team-oriented environment with strong aptitude for problem solving and collaboration, as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills - specifically the ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear and concise manner to key stakeholders. This person will also have natural curiosity and drive to answer important business questions and high aptitude for self-motivation and self-determined project work.

The selected candidate will have:

• 2+ years of experience as a professional predictive modeling analyst (time-series forecasting, regression analysis, etc.)

• Fundamental understanding and experience with Time Series, Linear Regression, or other Statistical Modeling techniques, both through education and professional experience

• Experience with SAS, Python, R, or similar statistical software

• Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or similar.

Data mining experience using SQL/SAS querying along with prior Bank of America/Banking industry analytics and modeling experience, specifically with developing predictive models that adhere to standards set by a risk management governing body is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Advises and directs the development and maintenance of financial crimes owned policies and standards, and reviews relevant Front Line Units/Control Functions-owned policies and standards to ensure that regulatory requirements and operational risks are appropriately addressed

• Produces and/or oversees independent financial crimes risk management reporting to Global Compliance & Operational Risk (GC&OR) Senior Leaders and FLU/CF Senior Leaders

• Monitors the changes in regulations applicable to Global Financial Crimes, including advising business leaders, directing the appropriate areas to implement or amend policies, standards, procedures and/or processes to address regulatory requirements, and challenging the implementation plan as needed

• Participates in industry forums and monitors regulatory expectations, emerging legislation and regulation, political scrutiny, litigation and key influencers to identify and mitigate emerging risks

• Escalates financial crimes related compliance and operational risks and issues to appropriate governance routines, management/board level committees

• Identifies, aggregates, reports, escalates, inspects, and challenges the remediation and thematic analysis of FLU/CF-owned issues and control enhancements related to financial crimes

• Reviews and challenges internal and external operational loss events, including the development of remediation plans to strengthen controls and providing oversight to ensure they are addressed appropriately

• Develop and modernize time-series models using advanced algorithm-based forecasting techniques

• Execute quarterly volume forecast model production and presenting results to executive leadership in support of financial budgeting routines

• Help to drive forecast consistency and innovation across team.

Skills:

• Critical Thinking

• Monitoring, Surveillance, and Testing

• Regulatory Compliance

• Risk Management

• Coaching

• Issue Management

• Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines Management

• Strategy Planning and Development

• Written Communications

• External Resource Management

• Reporting

• Talent Development

**Required Qualifications:**

• Minimum years business and functional experience: 7 Years

• Degree required: Master's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Applied Economics, Operations Research, Advanced Analytics or other STEM field –OR—Equivalent experience

**Desired Qualifications:**

+ Financial Services and/or related government entity background

**Shift:**

1st shift (United States of America)

**Hours Per Week:**

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