Senior AML Compliance Manager: Data-Driven Risk Leader

Mastercard; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mastercard in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks a Manager, Legal AML Compliance to support the Regional Compliance Director across AML and sanctions programs. The role involves data analytics, risk-based methodologies, and cross-functional collaboration to identify and mitigate financial crime risks.

The successful candidate will conduct customer reviews, monitor transactions, and provide subject matter expertise to ensure Mastercard Network compliance with AML standards, while delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Data Analytics, Mathematics, or related field.
• 5–10 years of AML compliance, risk management, and/or financial services experience.
• Fluent in SQL with advanced Excel skills.
• Experience sourcing, extracting, and consolidating large data sets from multiple systems for AML investigations, transaction monitoring, and regulatory reporting.
• Ability to present statistical results through clear dashboards and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business, regional compliance, legal, and product teams to assess and mitigate AML risks.
• Lead data-driven AML initiatives including transaction monitoring analysis, system tuning, trend analysis, and metrics tracking.
• Coordinate and respond to AML, sanctions, and financial crime data requests from regulators, law enforcement, and other stakeholders with timely, well-documented responses.
• Prepare management reporting, dashboards, and briefing materials that clearly communicate AML and sanctions risks and trends.
• Escalate higher-risk customers, activities, and matters to governance forums with clear risk assessments and recommended mitigations.

Skills

SQL proficiency

Advanced Excel

Data analytics

AML compliance

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Statistics/Data Analytics/Mathematics

Advanced degree or JD preferred

Tools

SQL programming

Excel

Job description

Mastercard in Johannesburg, South Africa, seeks a Manager, Legal AML Compliance to support the Regional Compliance Director across AML and sanctions programs. The role involves data analytics, risk-based methodologies, and cross-functional collaboration to identify and mitigate financial crime risks.

The successful candidate will conduct customer reviews, monitor transactions, and provide subject matter expertise to ensure Mastercard Network compliance with AML standards, while delivering