Head of Risk Analyses Unit

You will work in a dynamic start-up environment and your role will contribute to the success and growth of AMLA. It will offer a unique opportunity to shape AMLA's risk analyses. You will lead a team of experts and contribute to AMLA’s strategic direction from its inception, in alignment with the Authority’s mandate. This leadership role requires strong managerial skills, deep subject-matter expertise, and a firm commitment to safeguarding the EU’s financial integrity. As a member of AMLA’s middle management, you will, under the authority of the Executive Director and/or an Executive Board member, be responsible for, in particular:  

• Horizontal coordination: Contribute to AMLA’s strategy, policies, governance, and decision-making as a member of the middle management team. Work closely with other managers and team leaders to ensure effective organizational cooperation and the achievement of strategic goals.
• Policy Development:  
  
  • Develop and oversee methodologies for identifying, assessing, and prioritizing ML/TF risks. 
  • Develop statistical indicators assessing the potential risk exposure of obliged entities, supporting both remote and on-site anti-money laundering assessments and inspections. 
  • Perform studies and analyses using statistical and econometric methods on high-risk operational typologies, specific economic sectors, payment instruments, and regional economic contexts related to money laundering and terrorism financing. 
  • Analyse the aggregate-level exposure to money laundering risks in the economic and financial system.  
  • Lead the design and deployment of detection models for identifying operations and activities at risk of money laundering, through the integration and analysis of extensive and diverse datasets. 
  • Leveraging advanced technologies, including AI and machine learning, to detect emerging threats. 
  • Draft research papers and technical reports that effectively convey methodologies and results of complex statistical and econometric analyses to enhance understanding of AML risk.  
  • Collaborate with authorities and law enforcement agencies for all the above.  
• Stakeholder Engagement: Represent AMLA in high-level meetings and forums, leading cooperation with EU institutions, Member States authorities, and other stakeholders. 
• People Management:  
  
  • Provide leadership to the team, ensuring effective planning and delivery of tasks aligned with AMLA’s mandate, and manage the unit’s work plan, including setting objectives, coordinating efforts, and fostering team development. 
  • Building and maintaining strong, complementary teams, and support career development and learning opportunities for unit members. 

The successful candidates might be required to perform other duties as necessary under the responsibility of their line manager according to the evolution and development of AMLA’s structure and activities.

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