AVP, BSA/AML/OFAC Process Data Oversight (L10)

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Job Description

Role Title: AVP, BSA/AML/OFAC Process Data Oversight (L10)

Company Overview: Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.

• We have recently been ranked #2 among India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work. We were among the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces in Building a Culture of Innovation by All by GPTW and Top 25 among Best Workplaces in BFSI by GPTW. We have also been recognized by AmbitionBox Employee Choice Awards among the Top 20 Mid-Sized Companies, ranked #3 among Top Rated Companies for Women, and Top-Rated Financial Services Companies.
• We offer Flexibility and Choice for all employees and provide best-in-class employee benefits and programs that cater to work-life integration and overall well-being.
• We provide career advancement and upskilling opportunities, focusing on Advancing Diverse Talent to take up leadership roles.
  
  

Organizational Overview: Synchrony's Risk Team provides independent oversight of Synchrony’s risk-taking activities to ensure safety and soundness, meet regulatory and legal requirements, and manage risks to the risk-appetite of the Board. Risk is responsible for independently assessing, quantifying, and overseeing risks & providing effective challenge. Risk serves as Synchrony’s Second Line of Defense.

Overall, Risk Team oversees and manages the Risk Program to support the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues and challenges. Results are consistent with the respective strategic uses and complying with related overall risk, risk testing policies, standards, procedures as well as regulations. Our Risk organization consists of 4 pillars: Compliance, Credit & Financial Risk, Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk. Each of the pillars play a vital role in managing Risk and supports the business in anticipating and addressing risks, issues, and challenges.

Role Summary/Purpose

The AVP, BSA/AML/OFAC Process Data Oversight plays a vital role in ensuring the accuracy, completeness, and reliability of Synchrony’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Sanctions/Watchlist data systems and processes. Reporting to the VP of BSA/AML/OFAC Process Data Oversight, this individual will plan and execute data integrity reviews, support risk mitigation strategies, and uphold the highest standards of data assurance within the BSA/AML/OFAC Program. The AVP is a hands-on leader and subject matter expert, working cross-functionally to proactively identify data risks, support corrective actions, and escalate significant issues to senior management as appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

Data Integrity and Oversight

• Support the operationalization, maintenance, and periodic enhancement of data governance and quality frameworks for the BSA/AML/OFAC Program.
• Execute regular audits, data reconciliation, and validation procedures to identify discrepancies, gaps, or anomalies in BSA/AML/OFAC data systems (including transaction monitoring, CDD, and Sanctions/Watchlist screening).
• Contribute to the documentation of data flows, lineage, and data management procedures to maintain transparency and compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with the Data Office and applicable functional data stewards to address and prioritize data quality issue remediation.
• Work closely with Technology functional owners to remediate identified data issues and to implement control enhancements.
• Establish and maintain data integrity monitoring routines and ensure follow-up on issues until resolution.
  
  

Risk Identification & Issue Escalation

• Conduct assessments to identify data-related risks, evaluate their potential impact on BSA/AML/OFAC compliance, and recommend mitigation actions.
• Routinely review data controls for effectiveness and efficiency, suggesting improvements where necessary.
• Promptly escalate significant data risks, recurring deficiencies, or control breakdowns to the VP, BSA/AML/OFAC Process Data Oversight and, indirectly, to the SVP, BSA/AML/OFAC Officer.
  
  

Reporting and Communication

• Prepare clear and comprehensive reports summarizing review findings, key risk indicators, data quality metrics, and remediation progress for internal stakeholders.
• Support regular status updates and presentations for the SVP, BSA/AML/OFAC Officer, including as-needed contributions to regulatory or executive reports.
• Maintain open communication with IT, and other cross-functional teams, to facilitate timely issue resolution and knowledge sharing.
  
  

Continuous Improvement & Training

• Identify opportunities for process and control enhancement, staying abreast of industry best practices in data governance, BSA/AML/OFAC, and regulatory expectations.
• Provide guidance and training to the BSA/AML/OFAC Compliance team and business operations staff on data quality standards and reporting procedures.
• Support efforts to enhance data literacy and foster a culture of data quality and compliance across the BSAAML/OFAC function.
  
  

Required Skills/Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree required (in Data Management, Information Systems, Business, or related field); advanced degree a plus.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in data assurance, data quality, or data governance roles, preferably within financial services and regulated environments or 7+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Familiarity with AML/BSA frameworks, systems, and regulatory requirements.
• Experience with data audit, reconciliation, and validation methodologies, including use of analytics, data governance or data quality tools (e.g., SQL, Excel, data visualization platforms, Collibra ).
• Strong organizational, investigative, and problem-solving skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication abilities, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional, collaborative team environment.
• Rigorous data analysis through SQL in Oracle and various Hadoop technologies.
• Strong familiarity with data governance, data lineage, data processes, DML, and data architecture control execution.
• Experience working iteratively in a fast-paced agile environment.
  
  

Desired Skills/Knowledge

• Preferred: Professional certifications such as CAMS, CDMP, CISA.
  
  

Eligibility Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree required (in Data Management, Information Systems, Business, or related field); advanced degree a plus.
• 5+ years of relevant experience in data assurance, data quality, or data governance roles, preferably within financial services and regulated environments or 7+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum 3+ years of experience working with Oracle Data Warehouses/Data Lake/Cloud
• 3+ years of programming experience in ETL tools - Ab Initio or Informatica highly preferred. Be able to read and reverse engineer the logic in Ab Initio graphs.
  
  

Work Timings

This role will require the incumbent to be available between 06:30 AM Eastern Time – 3:30 PM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.

For Internal Applicants

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• Ensure that your professional profile is updated (fields such as education, prior experience, other skills) and it is mandatory to upload your updated resume (Word or PDF format)
• Must not be any corrective action plan (Formal/Final Formal)
• L8+ Employees who have completed 18 months in the organization and 12 months in their current role and level are only eligible.
• Employees at L8+ can only apply for this opportunity.
  
  

Grade/Level: 10

Job Family Group

Risk Management