Sanctions & AML Senior Analyst Operations Expert for Digital Assets Job at Citi (Kuala Lumpur)

Job Description

Sanctions & AML Senior Analyst Operations Expert for Digital Assets, the purpose of this role is to protect Citi from financial crime risks associated with its digital asset custody services, while minimizing adverse client impact from the execution of necessary controls.

Job Responsibility

Analyzing on-chain and off-chain data using specialized blockchain analytics tools to identify suspicious transactions and Travel Rule packages
Analyzing non-digital transactions in securities and cash transfers for their compliance with relevant sanctions regimes
Investigating and dispositioning alerts generated by digital asset, non-digital securities, and cash transactions
Screening customer wallet addresses against applicable sanctions, internal, and other relevant watchlists
Screening non-digital securities holdings of Citi’s clients against applicable sanctions
Conducting and documenting enhanced due diligence on digital asset, non-digital securities, and cash transactions
Preparing comprehensive case files with clear justifications for escalation to the second line of defense or for potential regulatory reporting
Executing control actions, such as blocking transactions, in response to confirmed matches with sanctioned parties or prohibited activities
Identifying and assessing emerging AML, fraud and sanctions evasion typologies and risks specific to the digital and non-digital assets ecosystem
Contributing to the development, testing, and tuning of blockchain, securities on-exchange, and OTC transactions monitoring rules to enhance detection accuracy and reduce false positives
Participating in Sanctions, Fraud and AML Product Risk Assessments for new digital assets, securities, cash, services, and client-facing technologies
Identifying and reporting potential control gaps or weaknesses in related processes and procedures
Supporting the Manager's Control Assessment (MCA) program by evaluating the design and performance of key controls
Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the evolving regulatory landscape and industry best practices for digital & non-digital assets compliance
Serving as a subject matter expert on digital assets, securities, cash transaction analysis for internal stakeholders
Collaborating with Product and Technology to define requirements for and support the implementation of new compliance tools and system enhancements
Escalating complex cases, potential policy breaches, and interpretation inquiries to second-line partners
Providing clear and concise explanations of control-related decisions and their underlying rationale to business and relationship managers
Responding to inquiries and providing necessary documentation to support reviews from Compliance Testing, Internal Audit, and other oversight functions
Engaging with internal governance forums to provide insights on operational performance, risk trends, and the control environment

Requirements

Sanctions
risk management
compliance – banking ops or fin tech industries

Nice to have

AML & KYC background
custody securities settlement knowledge

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