It Business Analyst – Financial Crime & Quantexa Platform

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Business Analyst with strong domain knowledge in Financial Crime and AML compliance, and hands-on experience in the Quantexa platform. The successful candidate will work closely with compliance teams, business stakeholders, and technology teams to deliver end-to-end functional solutions across Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Trade Surveillance, and Correspondent Banking programs.

This role involves business requirements gathering, BRD/FSD preparation, functional solution design, data mapping, and supporting the implementation of entity resolution and network analytics in the Quantexa platform.

Key Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyze business and compliance requirements for AML and Trade Surveillance initiatives.

• Prepare clear and comprehensive Business Requirement Documents (BRDs) and Functional Specification Documents (FSDs).

• Design and validate functional solutions for Quantexa platform integrations, including entity resolution, scoring logic, and network analytics.

• Conduct gap analysis between current state and target architecture or regulatory expectations.

• Translate business needs into actionable technical specifications for development teams.

• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by creating test scenarios, validating functionality, and managing defect triage.

• Collaborate with technical teams to ensure accurate implementation of functional requirements.

• Work with cloud engineering teams to ensure successful deployment of Quantexa solutions on AWS.

• Manage change requests and assess impact on existing systems or processes.

• Engage stakeholders through workshops, presentations, and regular status updates.
  

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in the Banking or Financial Services domain, with at least 5 years focused on Financial Crime or AML projects.

• Hands-on experience in Quantexa platform (entity resolution, scoring, UI enhancements).

• Strong understanding of financial crime compliance processes and regulatory expectations.

• Excellent documentation skills (BRD, FSD) and stakeholder management.

• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.

• Familiarity with data mapping, data quality, and transformation logic.

• Basic understanding of Scala or Spark is a plus (for collaboration with data engineering teams).

• Certifications in Quantexa or IBM Data Science are advantageous.
  

Preferred Certifications (Optional):

Quantexa Certified: Data Engineer, Scoring Engineer, Task Loading Specialist

IBM Data Science Professional Certificate

CAMS or equivalent AML certification (preferred but not required)

Soft Skills :

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams

• Strong organizational and time management skills