Consulting Functional Manager / Principal Consultant

Role Overview

As a Consulting Manager (Functional) specializing in FCCM , you will lead the functional delivery and serve as a key advisor to clients in implementing FCCM solutions, including AML, KYC, FATCA, ECM, Customer Screening, Transaction Filtering, and Fraud Monitoring.

You will engage closely with business stakeholders, compliance officers, and technical teams to translate regulatory and operational requirements into successful OFSAA configurations and deployments. This role demands deep functional expertise, strong analytical ability, and hands-on experience in full project lifecycle execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end functional delivery of OFSAA FCCM engagements — from requirements gathering and configuration through testing and go-live.
• Conduct workshops and product demonstrations for business and compliance stakeholders to define solution scope and alignment.
• Translate business requirements into functional design, configuration documents, and data mapping specifications.
• Collaborate with technical consultants to ensure accurate implementation of AML, KYC, FATCA, ECM, CS, TF, and related modules.
• Oversee testing cycles (System Integration, SIT, UAT) and support defect triage and resolution.
• Advise clients on best practices for regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, and technology adoption.
• Support production rollout and post-go-live stabilization , ensuring solution scalability and performance.
• Apply expertise in user security, authorization, and authentication frameworks to meet compliance standards.
• Utilize Agile and SDLC methodologies for effective project execution and stakeholder collaboration.

Your Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in implementing OFSAA FCCM or equivalent financial crime compliance solutions (Actimize, Fortent, Norkom).
• Proven experience in functional design, configuration, testing, and rollout of FCCM components (AML, KYC, FATCA, ECM, CS, TF).
• Strong knowledge of SQL/PLSQL and data mapping techniques.
• Experience in real-time functionalities such as Watchlist Management, RAOR, Customer Screening, and EDQ configuration.
• Exposure to Agile or hybrid (Water-Scrum-Fall) project methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with senior client stakeholders.
• ACAMS certification preferred.
• Knowledge of SaaS/Cloud implementation is a plus.
• Good understanding of databases (Oracle, DB2, Exadata).

Ideal Profile

• Functional expert in OFSAA FCCM with successful multi-country or Tier-1 bank deployments.
• Strong domain understanding of Banking Compliance and Financial Crime Prevention .
• Ability to independently lead workshops and deliver functional advisory to senior business users.
• Demonstrated capability to work cross-functionally with technical and data teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken); additional Asian or Middle Eastern languages an advantage.