AVP Sanctions Modeling & Model Risk Management

State Street; Clifton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

State Street is seeking a Sanctions Analyst, AVP to join the Financial Crimes Compliance group. You will lead sanctions model design, QC reviews, and MRMs lifecycle with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis and advanced analytics.

The role combines compliance, technology, and risk management, requiring collaboration with FCC Technology, IT, and governance teams. The position is hybrid, with in-office presence a core expectation and some remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in financial crime compliance or model risk management.
• Experience designing, reviewing, validating, or operating sanctions screening apps/models.
• Strong Python and SQL skills; experience with NLP or entity resolution is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Act as a key liaison between FCC and IT for sanctions models and monitoring.
• Monitor model performance, thresholds, and tuning; drive remediation with tech teams.
• Lead upgrades, design reviews, and MRMs calendar activities for sanctions models.
• Develop repeatable analytical tools in Python/SQL to support tuning and validation.

Skills

Python

SQL

AI/ML

NLP

Data analysis

Model risk management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in a quantitative field

Tools

Databricks

Pandas

NumPy

scikit-learn

Job description

State Street is seeking a Sanctions Analyst, AVP to join the Financial Crimes Compliance group. You will lead sanctions model design, QC reviews, and MRMs lifecycle with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis and advanced analytics.

The role combines compliance, technology, and risk management, requiring collaboration with FCC Technology, IT, and governance teams. The position is hybrid, with in-office presence a core expectation and some remote flexibility.