Senior AML Systems & Data Management Lead

Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited is seeking an AML systems owner and lead user representative to manage transaction monitoring, name and sanctions screening, and other financial-crime platforms. You will review configurations, tune rules, assess false positives, and maintain governance documentation to ensure robust detection and compliance.

You will coordinate enhancements and regulatory-change projects from requirements through go-live, working with IT, vendors and consultants to optimise

Qualifications

• University degree in Finance, Business, IT or related disciplines.
• CAMS or other AML qualifications preferred.
• 6–8 years in AML compliance or AML system management, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Proven experience in AML system projects within a financial institution.
• Strong project management skills across multiple projects.
• Strong analytical skills for complex compliance issues.
• Proficiency in AML software e.g SAS is a plus.
• Excellent command of English and Chinese (Cantonese & Putonghua).
• Mature, proactive, detail-oriented with strong commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Act as business owner / lead user representative for AML systems covering transaction monitoring, name and sanctions screening, case management and other financial-crime platforms.
• Ongoing review and optimisation of configurations, scenarios / rules, thresholds and workflows.
• Conduct regular system reviews, rule tuning, false-positive analysis and effectiveness assessments to improve detection accuracy and manage alert volumes.
• Maintain system governance documentation, including configuration records, rule-logic summaries, change logs, source-to-target data mapping and reconciliation controls.
• Monitor system stability, data completeness, batch and real-time processing performance; drive root-cause analysis and remediation with IT and vendors for incidents, data breaks and exceptions.
• Coordinate AML system enhancement (including implementation of AI) , replacement, upgrade and regulatory-change projects from requirements gathering through functional specification, vendor selection, implementation, SIT / UAT, go-live and handover to BAU.
• Work with external consultants and vendors on initiatives such as alert prioritisation, name-screening optimisation and other AI / RegTech solutions, including acceptance testing and benefits tracking
• Recommend process simplification and automation to reduce manual work and operational risk.

Skills

Project management

Analytical skills

Leadership

Regulatory awareness

English & Chinese (Cantonese & Putongh

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Business/IT

Tools

SAS

AML software

Job description

Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited is seeking an AML systems owner and lead user representative to manage transaction monitoring, name and sanctions screening, and other financial-crime platforms. You will review configurations, tune rules, assess false positives, and maintain governance documentation to ensure robust detection and compliance.

You will coordinate enhancements and regulatory-change projects from requirements through go-live, working with IT, vendors and consultants to optimise