Strategic Intelligence Analyst: AML Data Analytics

Western Union; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401K Plan

Tuition Assistance

Employee Discount

Parental Leave

Job summary

Western Union in Atlanta is seeking a Strategic Intelligence Analyst to join the FIU's Typology Investigations & Strategic Analysis team. You will leverage big-data analytics to assess global criminal and terrorist threat evolution and deliver insights to Compliance leadership.

You will query large datasets with SQL/Python and create narrative reports, dashboards, and visualizations. Collaboration with law enforcement and regulatory partners is key, and you will brief senior leaders on

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field; or commensurate experience.
• 1+ years of intelligence analysis, law enforcement, think-tank research, financial crime, or related field.
• Ability to work with extremely large datasets and present findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Track and model global criminal threat evolution using big-data tools.
• Execute high-risk intelligence analysis projects with significant autonomy.
• Query, integrate, and analyze large datasets using ETL and analytics tools.
• Develop narrative investigative reports, presentations, and visual analytics (e.g., link charts).
• Collaborate with law enforcement, regulatory bodies, and government partners.
• Brief Compliance senior leadership on high-threat issues.
• Provide bespoke AML/TF-focused research to support leadership.
• Support ad-hoc analytic requests for executive decision-making.
• Contribute to FIU innovation to improve analytics and risk mitigation.

Skills

SQL

Python

ETL tools

Data visualization

Big data

Communication

Power BI

Narrative reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Alteryx

Tableau

Job description

Western Union in Atlanta is seeking a Strategic Intelligence Analyst to join the FIU's Typology Investigations & Strategic Analysis team. You will leverage big-data analytics to assess global criminal and terrorist threat evolution and deliver insights to Compliance leadership.

You will query large datasets with SQL/Python and create narrative reports, dashboards, and visualizations. Collaboration with law enforcement and regulatory partners is key, and you will brief senior leaders on