Role: Financial Crime Data Lead Strategy
Location: Spain /Portugal / Poland
Languages: English C1
Skills: Java, SpringBoot, Microservices, Maven & Testing practices.
Working Model: Remote
We are seeking a Financial Crime Data Strategy Lead to define and drive the end-to-end Financial Crime data strategy for a major banking migration programme .
This role is responsible for ensuring that Financial Crime data supports continuous control coverage, meets regulatory and audit expectations, and aligns with the target Financial Crime architecture across the migration lifecycle, including Part VII transition, migration, and Business-as-Usual (BAU) adoption .
The position operates as a senior individual contributor, providing strategic direction, governance, and decision-making authority rather than line management.
Key Responsibilities
Data Strategy Ownership
* Define and own the Financial Crime data strategy for the migration programme .
* Ensure alignment with enterprise data principles, governance frameworks, and target architecture .
* Cover key Financial Crime domains including:
* Transaction Screening (TS)
* Transaction Monitoring (TM)
* Name Screening (NS)
* KYC / Periodic KYC (PKYC) / Customer Risk Assessment (CRA)
* Alerts, investigations, cases, SARs, account blocks, and regulatory reporting data
* Establish data principles, guardrails, and decision frameworks aligned with programme governance.
Migration & Control Continuity
* Define and govern the Financial Crime data migration strategy, including:
* Source-to-target data mapping
* Data transformation, enrichment, and integration
* Distribution into Financial Crime data platforms
* Data validation, reconciliation, and migration certification
* Ensure no degradation of Financial Crime controls during migration, coexistence, or cutover phases.
* Define the approach for historical data migration to support investigations, transaction monitoring model training, and regulatory requirements.
Architecture & Stakeholder Alignment
* Collaborate closely with Enterprise and Solution Architecture teams to ensure alignment with:
* Target Financial Crime platforms
* Enterprise integration patterns
* Data architecture standards
* Act as the primary data interface between Financial Crime SMEs, Engineering, Payments, Operations, and Business stakeholders .
* Translate regulatory and control requirements into actionable data requirements for delivery teams.
Governance, Risk & Assurance
* Own and manage Financial Crime data risks, issues, and dependencies within programme governance structures.
* Ensure data lineage, traceability, and auditability across Financial Crime data flows.
* Support regulatory engagement, internal audit activities, and control effectiveness testing .
Key Deliverables
* Financial Crime Data Strategy & Principles for the migration programme
* AS-IS / TO-BE Financial Crime data architecture views
* Financial Crime data migration and certification framework
* Data quality, reconciliation, and assurance approach
* Data decision log supporting Design Authority and Steering Committee governance
Mandatory Skills & Experience
* Proven experience as a Data Strategy Lead, Data Migration Lead, or similar senior data role .
* Strong domain expertise in Financial Crime (AML, transaction monitoring, screening, KYC).
* Experience delivering large-scale data migration or transformation programmes within regulated financial services.
* Ability to operate credibly with Architecture, Engineering, and senior business stakeholders .
* Strong understanding of regulatory, audit, and control expectations related to Financial Crime data .
Nice to Have
* Experience with bank migrations, separations, or Part VII programmes .
* Familiarity with Financial Crime platforms such as SafeWatch, Actimize, NetReveal, Appian, or ThetaRay.
* Experience in payments systems or large-scale customer migrations .
Experience Required
* 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Crime data strategy, architecture, or migration programmes within financial services.