BA Actimize

American IT Systems • New York City, NY

23h • Hybrid

About The Position

This role serves as a Business Analyst specializing in SAM (Suspicious Activity Monitoring) within the Actimize platform. The primary purpose is to act as the bridge between compliance Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) and technology teams. The Business Analyst will be responsible for designing, validating, and optimizing Actimize SAM scenarios to ensure effective Anti-Money Laundering (AML) monitoring. This involves translating suspicious activity typologies into actionable detection logic within Actimize, tuning alert thresholds to achieve an optimal balance between false positives and regulatory coverage, and validating the accuracy and completeness of transaction data feeds. The role also includes supporting System Integration Testing (SIT) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles, documenting requirements and specifications, and communicating findings to stakeholders in a clear and concise manner.

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of FATF, BSA, EU AML directives, and typologies.
• Hands on experience with Actimize SAM scenario configuration and tuning.
• SQL proficiency, data profiling, and statistical analysis.
• Ability to produce clear BRDs, functional specs, and audit ready artifacts.
• Strong analytical mindset, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Engage compliance and risk stakeholders to capture monitoring needs and typologies.
• Translate suspicious activity typologies into Actimize SAM detection logic.
• Optimize thresholds to balance false positives and regulatory coverage.
• Profile and validate transaction data feeds to ensure completeness and accuracy.
• Assist in SIT/UAT cycles, validate scenario outputs against compliance expectations.
• Maintain BRDs, functional specs, scenario libraries, and audit logs.
• Present findings and tuning results in executive ready formats.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed