VP Lead Actimize Implementation Engineer

Serves as the primary owner and administrator of The Bancorp’s NICE Actimize platform. This role will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing Actimize solutions to support critical compliance functions, including an anti-money laundering (AML) framework consisting of know your customer (KYC), transaction monitoring, and suspicious activity reporting (SAR). This position will lead the Actimize support team, working closely with compliance, risk, and technology stakeholders to ensure the Actimize platform meets regulatory standards while scaling effectively for a high-growth digital banking environment.

Essential Functions

1. Deploys, configures, and customizes Actimize modules (ActOne, SAM, CDD, STAR) to align with business use cases.
2. Designs detection scenarios and rules to support AML, fraud, and customer due diligence programs.
3. Integrates Actimize with core banking systems, payment platforms, and customer onboarding workflows.
4. Develops robust data pipelines to ensure accurate ingestion and ETL mapping of customer, transaction, and payment data.
5. Works with engineering teams to integrate APIs and streaming data into Actimize environments.
6. Enhances case management workflows in Actimize for operational efficiency.
7. Partners with internal financial crimes leadership to translate regulatory requirements (e.g., BSA/AML, KYC, OFAC, FATF guidelines) into actionable Actimize configurations.
8. Monitors system performance, conducts tuning, and provides production support for high-volume transaction environments.
9. Develops and executes test plans, regression testing, and validation of system upgrades and scenario changes.
10. Ensures compliance with banking regulations while enabling scalability and innovation.
11. Works in cross-functional squads with product, risk, and data teams to deliver agile Actimize implementations.
12. Creates documentation, technical specifications, and user training guides tailored for fintech environments.
13. Prepares evidence and presents during internal/external audits, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments.
14. Acts as the primary liaison with NICE Actimize and other third-party vendors for issue resolution, upgrades, and roadmap discussions.
15. Drives continuous improvement in detection logic and operational processes.

Education/Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience implementing and managing NICE Actimize solutions.
• Strong knowledge of financial crime risk management, AML, fraud detection, and compliance workflows in banking.
• Proficiency with SQL, PL/SQL, data mapping, and ETL processes.
• Experience with APIs, system integration, and enterprise data architecture.
• Experience with cloud-based data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with fintech / sponsor banking (digital wallets, embedded finance, real-time payments).
• Knowledge of machine learning, analytics, or AI-based fraud/AML detection.
• Project management abilities ((PMP, PRINCE2, or Agile certifications a plus).
• Actimize Certified Implementation Engineer (ACIE).
• No travel required.

This job will be open and accepting applications for a minimum of five days from the date it was posted.

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The Bancorp Bank, N.A. is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or other protected category with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment.

Employment with The Bancorp Bank, N.A. includes successfully passing a background check including credit, criminal, education, employment, OFAC, and social media background history.