Transaction Monitoring Tuning & Optimisation Specialist (AML & Sanctions)

We have a new opportunity to join our Economic Crime department as a Transaction Monitoring Tuning & Optimisation Specialist (AML & Sanctions). This role will join the Group’s Economic Crime 1LoD Risk Strategy, Systems & Analytics team, a central function responsible for shaping and delivering economic crime prevention strategies across the organisation. Working closely with operational, digital, change and product teams, the role holder will use data, technology and insight to strengthen the Group’s response to an evolving financial crime landscape. This is a 12 month opportunity.

As a TM Tuning & Optimisation Specialist (AML & Sanctions), the role holder will be responsible for the design, calibration and continuous enhancement of transaction monitoring and screening controls. They will ensure detection scenarios remain risk‑aligned, effective and operationally efficient, balancing strong financial crime protection with sustainable alert volumes and customer outcomes.

In this hands on position the role holder will lead, implement and optimise tuning strategies across AML and sanctions systems, defining thresholds, segmentation approaches and detection logic to reflect customer risk profiles and emerging threats. Working closely with risk, analytics, technology and governance teams, the person in post will ensure all optimisation decisions are evidence‑based, well governed and effectively implemented. This is a highly strategic role with significant exposure across risk, analytics and technology, offering the opportunity to make a tangible impact on the Group’s economic crime prevention capabilities.

•  Strong, recent experience in AML and transaction monitoring tuning optimisation, within an Economic Crime team in financial services.
• Scenario tuning, threshold optimisation, and alert reduction strategies experience.
• Strong understanding of segmentation methodologies and behavioural risk indicators
• Strong analytical capability, including use of data to inform tuning and performance decisions
• Experience working across change programmes and regulatory-driven remediation initiatives
• Strong understanding of financial crime typologies and regulatory expectations
• Experience in SQL and / or SAS programming languages.
• Evidence of stakeholder engagement at all levels

• Sanctions
• Experience in Big data analytics tools (Python, Pyspark etc.)
• Exposure to model governance and validation processes

In 2025, Coventry Building Society purchased The Co-operative Bank. Bringing together our purpose-led building society with the UK’s original ethical bank was the start of an exciting journey.

Trusted by over four million people, we’re a mutually owned business free from shareholders, and with our combined experience of almost 300 years, our ethics and dedication will continue to guide us. Together, we have shared values and an ethical approach towards our members, customers and colleagues.

We’re officially recognised as a ‘Great Place to Work’ and our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and comprehensive support for wellbeing. 

We’re serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability, and sexual orientation and we celebrate diversity. By working together, we know you’ll build more than just a career with us.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we’ll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.                 

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We’re proud to offer an interview or assessment to every disabled applicant who meet the minimum criteria for our vacancies. As part of the application process, disabled applicants can opt in for the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. If there are ever occasions where it is not practicable to interview all candidates that meet the essential criteria, such as when we receive a high number of applications, we commit to interviewing disabled candidates who best meet the minimum essential and desirable criteria.