SME / Delivery Lead - AML Sanctions Monitoring Transformation (She/He/They)
Capco
Poland
Posted on Mar 16, 2026
CAPCO POLAND
For our client, we are seeking a senior SME / Delivery Lead to lead a sanctions monitoring transformation combining process redesign, system modernization, and a pragmatic AI/analytics layer. The objective is to reduce false positives, improve matching quality, and strengthen auditability and regulatory defensibility in a highly regulated environment.
Lead the end-to-end rebuild of sanctions monitoring, covering operational processes, technology, and tuning/remediation, with AI-assisted capabilities that improve efficiency while remaining explainable, auditable, and regulator-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- We are looking for Poland based candidates*
For our client, we are seeking a senior SME / Delivery Lead to lead a sanctions monitoring transformation combining process redesign, system modernization, and a pragmatic AI/analytics layer. The objective is to reduce false positives, improve matching quality, and strengthen auditability and regulatory defensibility in a highly regulated environment.
Lead the end-to-end rebuild of sanctions monitoring, covering operational processes, technology, and tuning/remediation, with AI-assisted capabilities that improve efficiency while remaining explainable, auditable, and regulator-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery of the sanctions screening transformation, including governance, delivery plan, dependencies, vendor coordination, and benefits tracking.
- Define and standardize operational sanctions screening processes; oversee implementation and ensure remediation actions are delivered effectively and on time.
- Establish operating controls, including alert triage models, evidence capture, audit logging, SLA management, and confidentiality standards.
- Provide SME oversight for investigations of potential sanctions matches (name screening), including research, data gathering, and documentation quality.
- Ensure alignment with Polish AML obligations and GIIF-facing expectations, including escalation and reporting discipline.
- Partner with Compliance (1LoD / 2LoD) and business stakeholders to issue opinions on higher-risk relationships or transactions and define risk-based control enhancements.
- Drive the introduction of AI/ML-assisted capabilities to reduce false positives and improve matching accuracy, with strong model governance (validation, monitoring, explainability).
- Coordinate data science, engineering, and compliance teams to ensure AI solutions are auditable, explainable, and defensible to regulators.
- Leverage AI to accelerate investigation and documentation workflows where appropriate, in line with emerging market practices for AI-supported AML/KYC operations.
- 8+ years of experience in AML / Financial Crime operations or change, with strong exposure to sanctions screening and related controls.
- Proven delivery leadership in regulated environments, including governance and senior stakeholder management.
- Deep understanding of AML/KYC processes and how sanctions screening integrates with onboarding and ongoing monitoring.
- Strong analytical mindset with the ability to translate regulatory and business objectives into executable process and system requirements.
- Prior experience with sanctions screening platform tuning, thresholds, and name-matching logic (vendor-agnostic).
- Professional certifications such as CAMS, ICA, CFE, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience delivering AI / ML capabilities in compliance contexts (e.g. acting as Product Owner over data science or ML teams).