Job Description

Who We Are:

ACAMS is the leading international membership organization dedicated to providing opportunities for anti-financial crime education, best practices, and peer-to-peer networking to AFC professionals globally. With over 120,000 members across 200+ countries and territories, ACAMS is committed to the mission of combatting financial crime through the provision of anti-money laundering/counterterrorism-financing, anti-fraud and sanctions knowledge-sharing, thought leadership, risk-mitigation services, and platforms for public-private dialogue. The association’s CAMS certification is the gold-standard qualification for AFC professionals. It also offers CGSS certification for sanctions professionals, CAFS certification for anti-fraud professionals, and CCAS certification for AFC practitioners in the crypto space. ACAMS’ 65+ Chapters globally further amplify the association’s mission through training and networking initiatives. Visit acams.org for more information.

Company
Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Washington DC, USA, ACAMS®, the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists, is the largest international membership organisation dedicated to enhancing the knowledge, skills and expertise of anti-money laundering, sanctions and financial crime detection and prevention professionals. ACAMS’ 120,000+ members in 195 countries include representatives from a wide range of financial institutions, professional service and solutions providers, regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies and industry sectors.
ACAMS has operations across the Americas, EMEA and APAC regions and provides a wide range of anti-financial crime services including membership resources and networking, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS®), Certified Global Sanctions Specialist (CGSS®) certification, other certifications, training and publications. ACAMS is also a leader in its field in international conference attendance and publishing, and two of the sectors’ top-read titles are the multiple award winning ACAMS Today and ACAMS moneylaundering.com.

and Areas of Responsibility
We are looking for a Senior Manager to join our growing organization. This position will be responsible for enabling the development of ACAMS’ education and solutions ecosystem, including certification and certificate courses, Technology Enabled Content, ensuring they meet market demands, align with strategic objectives, and deliver high-quality learning experiences. The role holder will play a key role in defining the product roadmap, understanding learner and customer needs, and working with various teams to ensure the product is with high quality, accessible, effective, and engaging.
The role holder will have experience working within large, complex international enterprises such as financial institutions, consultancies, software vendors or other similar organizations. Strong financial crime expertise and sound knowledge of how organizations are structured to fight financial crime is expected. Knowledge of the use of AI, tools and technologies in designing AFC controls will be a distinct advantage.
The ideal candidate will have strong commercial acumen and support the Chief Product Officer in developing ACAMS’ value proposition for a range of holistic AFC solutions and packages oriented to distinct customer segments.

Job Duties
Strategy: Assist the Chief Product Officer in the development of content and strategy for ACAMS anti-financial crime propositions. Articulate the value proposition for distinct segments and work collaboratively with other product managers to implement the product and client segment strategy.
Market Research and Business Case Development: Conduct in-depth market and competitive analysis to identify trends and opportunities. Establish gaps, opportunities, objectives, and target audience specifications, analyze and map products to markets and segments. Lead the development of go-to-market strategies and oversee execution for priority segments.
Collaborate with SMEs: Partner with internal and external SMEs in the development of content and strategy for ACAMS AFC products. Ensure that product and exam content are accurate, relevant, and effectively meet the needs of the target audience.
Cross-Functional Go-to-Market Leadership: Collaborate with Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to develop and execute go-to-market strategies for new product releases through training, sales and service enablement, client support, and initiatives for improved client experience.
Performance Monitoring and Improvement: Track product performance, gather user feedback, and implement updates to improve learner outcomes, engagement, and overall product impact.
Industry Engagement: Stay current on AFC best practices, regulatory changes, and trend in certifications to inform the strategy for ACAMS products and solutions, ensuring they remain impactful and relevant.

Skills, Qualifications and Experience
• At least 5+ years of relevant AFC experience, with subject matter expertise in anti-money laundering, gained working in regulated financial services
• Degree/ Master’s Degree in business, law, finance, economics, politics and/or international relations, or other related fields
• Exposure to US and EU AFC regulatory regimes
• Strong commercial acumen and product management expertise
• Experience of service/solution design in large complex international organizations for example financial services, consulting, software
• Strong program management skills and ability to coordinate with multi-functional global teams
• Strong relationship building skills both with internal and external stakeholders
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with all areas of the organization and the business
• Excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, and ability to prioritize
• Proactive thinker with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team.
• Strong communication and writing skills.
• Business requirements writing, research and analysis skills beneficial
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools especially Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Must be a fluent English speaker, additional modern languages preferred
• Ability to work flexible (off)hours when working on deadlines and occasionally in line with other ACAMS regions’ time zones
• Ability to travel if required

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EEO
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. At ACAMS, we welcome everyone and have a strong commitment towards diversity and inclusion. We encourage our Colleagues to be their true authentic selves and support laws that prohibit discrimination everywhere we do business. We also maintain a drug-free workplace.