Team Lead, Transaction Monitoring

Qualification & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Law, or related field.
  
• 6–10 years’ AML/Transaction Monitoring experience with leadership exposure.
  
• ACAMS, ICA, CFE certifications
  
• Experience in Tier 1 or multinational bank; exposure to regulatory engagements and advanced monitoring systems.
  

• Supervise and coordinate Transaction Monitoring Analysts; allocate workload; ensure adherence to SLA, quality, and productivity standards.
  
• Review complex and high-risk alerts; validate investigations; approve escalations for STR filing in line with NFIU requirements.
  
• Oversee end-to-end monitoring processes; ensure effective alert generation, review and disposition.
  
• Ensure compliance with CBN AML/CFT/CPF regulations, BOFIA, and NIFU reporting obligations; oversee timely reporting.
  
• Monitor quality of investigations and documentation; conduct reviews to ensure consistency and accuracy across the team.
  
• Identify emerging financial crime trends, typologies, and systemic risks; recommend mitigation strategies.
  
• Liaise with Compliance, Audit, Business Units, and senior stakeholders; manage escalations and reporting requirements.
  
• Track team performance; prepare management reports on alerts, trends, and risk exposures.
  
• Identify process gaps; drive automation, system optimization, and operational efficiency initiatives.