Deborah Jayeola

Performed comprehensive Source of Wealth (SOW) and Source of Funds (SOF) checks on Virgin Money Investment accounts, adhering to company policies, procedures, and relevant AML laws. Resolved alerted Transaction Monitoring scenarios by identifying potential red flags and escalating concerns to senior management as necessary.

Conducted timely investigations in line with regional procedural standards, meeting agreed reporting requirements and service-level expectations. Prepared thorough, high-quality investigative reports, documenting case history in both digital case files and the internal CRM system.

Managed and operated controls providing support for activities within Financial Crime Risk Assessment, enabling HSBC to proactively manage financial crime via an artificial intelligence system. Provided ongoing development, global deployment, and BAU operation of Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA).

Supported the development of the industry-leading machine learning capability, the Dynamic Risk Assessment (DRA), designed to accurately identify and access financial crime risk. Collaborated with stakeholders and colleagues in supporting the deployment of the DRA into new regions and markets.

Served as a subject matter expert for the first line of defense to improve and enhance CEMEA transaction Monitoring (TM) capability and real-time payment (sanctions) screening. Reviewed and investigated alerts on all work streams which flagged for suspicious customer/account behavior.

Acted as a KYC SME Team Lead, providing expertise and guidance within the wider onboarding team for a digital mobile-only challenger bank. Performed risk assessments on onboarding accounts of individuals and business applications, sourcing information and supporting documents required to complete KYC due diligence.

Worked within fintech for a payment merchant services provider, performing transaction and KYC reviews on Square Merchants and conducting manual onboarding on failed cases. Monitored account activity of various entity types within different queues from High Decline & Chargeback rates, High Gross Payment Volume (GPV), and other high risk/unusual activity.

Acted as a QC Analyst, conducting 4-eye reviews on KYC remediation cases undertaken by KYC/AML Analysts. Led a screening unit team in executing Sanctions screening and PEPs identification on Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) and Legal Representatives (LRs).

Obtained and completed all regulatory documentation for all clients in accordance with guidelines and in compliance with UK and global financial regulations. Collaborated with commercial and functional stakeholders to enhance their understanding of financial crime onboarding requirements.

This role entailed working within the telecommunications industry. The specific responsibilities and achievements for this period are not detailed in the provided text.

Completed the Google Cybersecurity program, enhancing knowledge and skills in cybersecurity principles and practices. Gained expertise in identifying and mitigating cyber threats.

Obtained the ISTQB Software Testing Foundation certification. Developed foundational knowledge in software testing methodologies and principles.

Graduated with honors in Computer Science Network Communications. Studied various aspects of computer science, focusing on network communications and related technologies.