Sr. Analyst, AML Compliance

Western Union • Denver, CO

78d • $75,000 - $105,000 • Remote

About The Position

Western Union is seeking a detail-oriented, data-driven, and execution-focused Senior Analyst to join our Compliance Systems & Analytics (CS&A) team. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping, delivering and gathering requirements for our compliance templates functions. This is a highly cross-functional role requiring collaboration across Operations, Policy, Data, and Technology. You will be instrumental in meeting regulatory and policy obligations, driving product modernization, and delivering nuanced requirements that will support the ever-changing global compliance landscape. In this role you will have the opportunity to work in a high demand, fast-paced portfolio that supports enterprise and compliance products from conception to implementation and beyond. This involves working cross-functionally to understand our various global compliance needs, business product needs, and regulatory obligations to formulate requirements, and deliver impactful solutions to our users.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years in AML or comparable field.
• Familiarity with Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc.) and tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Figma preferred.
• Experience working with complex systems across multiple stakeholder groups and domains.
• Experience conducting research, gathering feedback, and translating insights into product requirements that deliver measurable value.
• Ability to effectively communicate business requirements to business and technical audiences.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and tasks independently.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills, especially in a cross-functional, matrixed environment.
• Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong knowledge of MS Word, and Excel.
• Must possess well developed interpersonal skills and be able to function well within a team-oriented environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prefer experience in compliance including knowledge and understanding of anti-money laundering acts, laws and regulations as well as anti-money laundering issues and trends.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of the front-end template requirements for each applicable country.
• Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to understand regulatory use cases, pain points, and future-state needs to meet regulatory obligations.
• Collaborate with various groups around the globe, to become a SME for key workstreams.
• Collaborate with QA and UAT for various front-end groups to ensure compliance requirements are met.
• Communicate and manage requirements expectations to stakeholders and external product organizations.
• Maintain documentation and artifacts for the program.
• Able to take a lead role and provide leadership to others in the department.
• May be required to provide training, quality review and workflow management.

Benefits

• Flexible Time off
• Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
• Parental Leave
• Global Adoption Assistance
• 4% Western Union Contribution to 401K

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree