Business Analyst – Financial Crimes / Process EngineeringWe are looking for a Senior Business Analyst with strong experience in Financial Crimes and Process Engineering to support transformation initiatives within a global financial services environment.This role requires a professional who can work closely with Compliance, Operations and Technology teams to map current processes, design future-state operating models, document requirements and support the implementation of improved, controlled and audit-ready processes.The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with AML, KYC, Sanctions, process discovery, process mapping, AS-IS/TO-BE design, functional requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, controls documentation and UAT support.Key responsibilities- Lead workshops with Compliance, Operations and Technology stakeholders.- Map AS-IS processes and design TO-BE processes with focus on efficiency, control and regulatory alignment.- Gather, analyze and document business and functional requirements.- Create user stories, acceptance criteria, process rules and data rules.- Support backlog prioritization and dependency management.- Define KPIs, success measures and process improvement opportunities.- Support the design of controls and evidence required for audit and regulatory purposes.- Partner with data and technology teams to ensure data quality and accurate system integrations.- Support UAT, functional validation and go-live readiness.- Create and maintain process documentation, including process flows, SOPs, RACI and data lineage.- Facilitate alignment and decision-making between business and technology teams.Required experience- 5+ years of experience as a Business Analyst.- At least 2+ years of experience in Financial Crimes, such as:- AML- KYC- Sanctions- Transaction monitoring- Compliance operations- Experience with process engineering, process discovery and process optimization.- Hands-on experience mapping AS-IS and TO-BE processes.- Experience with BPMN or similar process modeling notation.- Ability to write clear functional requirements, user stories and acceptance criteria.- Familiarity with controls, risk management, regulatory expectations and audit-ready documentation.- Strong stakeholder management skills across Compliance, Operations and Technology.- Experience supporting UAT, testing and go-live readiness.- Experience with Agile delivery and tools such as Azure DevOps, TFS, Jira or Confluence.- Advanced English for interaction with global teams.Nice to have- Experience in financial services, banking, wealth management or consulting.- Six Sigma, Lean or process improvement certification.- Knowledge of data lineage, data quality and control frameworks.- Experience creating SOPs, RACI matrices and operational procedures.- Six Sigma Black Belt knowledge or certification.Ideal profileThe ideal candidate is a Business Analyst with strong process improvement experience and real exposure to Financial Crimes. This is not a purely technical BA role and not a generic process analyst position. We are looking for someone who understands AML/KYC/Sanctions processes, can lead workshops, document requirements, map AS-IS/TO-BE processes, support UAT and help create controlled, audit-ready documentation.