Senior Business Consultant

Job Title: Senior Business Consultant

Location: London

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Business Consultant specializing in Sanctions, PEP (Politically Exposed Person), and adverse media screening. As a key member of our advisory team, you will support financial institutions in leveraging SymphonyAI solutions to optimize customer and transaction screening processes against regulatory and internal watchlists. You will play a critical role in designing and implementing cutting‑edge screening systems, driving AI‑powered enhancements, and ensuring that detection processes meet both regulatory compliance and business efficiency goals.

Responsibilities

• Client Advisory: Work directly with clients to understand their sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening requirements and translate them into effective, technology‑driven solutions.
• Screening Expertise: Advise on best practices for customer screening and transaction screening against global watchlists (e.g., WorldCheck/Refinitiv, Dow Jones), including onboarding, periodic reviews, and ongoing monitoring.
• AI Integration: Champion the use of predictive AI and generative AI technologies to improve screening accuracy, reduce false positives, and enhance operational productivity.
• Solution Design: Configure and optimize SymphonyAI sanctions screening solutions to align with client regulatory obligations and operational objectives.
• Detection Tuning: Assist and lead tuning detection parameters and thresholds to balance regulatory compliance, business efficiency, and effectiveness, including validation and calibration based on client needs.
• Product Enablement: Support clients in maximising product features and guide on leveraging AI‑driven screening. Feedback into product teams for enhancements based on client feedback.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise cross‑functionally with client teams (compliance, IT, operations) and internally with product, engineering, and data science teams.
• Regulatory Alignment: Keep abreast of evolving sanctions regulations and screening best practices to advise clients proactively.
• Training & Enablement: Deliver training, documentation, and ongoing support for client teams using screening products and associated tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proven experience as a business analyst or consultant within financial crime, compliance, risk, or related regulatory domains.
• Strong capability in gathering, analysing, and translating business requirements into functional and technical specifications for compliance solutions.
• Experience leading workshops, facilitating cross‑functional discussions, and managing stakeholder expectations across compliance, IT, operations, and product teams.
• Solid understanding of end‑to‑end financial crime processes (onboarding, KYC, screening, monitoring, case management).
• Hands‑on experience contributing to design, delivery, or optimisation of technology solutions in the FinCrime or compliance space.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with ability to assess current state and define future state workflows.
• Excellent communication skills to present recommendations, document requirements, and support implementations.
• Self‑motivated, organised, and comfortable in consulting/client‑facing environments.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Keen interest in sanctions compliance and the broader screening domain, with willingness to develop deeper expertise.
• Working knowledge of sanctions, PEP, and adverse media screening concepts to support solution discussions.
• Working knowledge of screening tools, watchlists (WorldCheck, Dow Jones), or tuning methodologies.
• Exposure to AI‑enabled compliance solutions or data‑driven optimisation initiatives.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

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