Asking on behalf of my wife. She took a break of about a year and wants to work in the AML/KYC domain as an analyst or fraud investigator. She had worked on the UAT side of KYC implementation at a big 4 bank (East Coast). She also got her ACAMS certification this year during her break. But now that she is applying to finance and fintech firms in the West Coast, she either does not get a response or gets a rejection (not even an interview). Is the job market that bad in this domain? TC:320k (mine/although belongs to her :D)
What is it that your wife does?
She was in the UAT (software testing) team at a Big 4 bank’s KYC group. Now she is mainly looking for jobs in AML/KYC as Compliance Analyst/ KYC Analyst/Compliance Specialist but she is open to project management roles as well in this domain.
Wait she actively looks for a job in this domain? As an analyst? Is she out of her mind?
Well…She finds the domain interesting. I have no clue about this field (I am into HW). Care to elaborate on your pessimism?
It's the most boring and soul-crushing work you can imagine, where your performance is constantly monitored based on useless metrics. And you learn zero transferable skills. It's an activity banks undertake with the sole purpose of avoiding fines and their license to operate.
AI will take over this space soon
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This is one of the few growth areas in banks currently The CAMS should at least open doors for an interview.
So she hoped. But that’s the surprising part - no interview calls.
DM me. I work in this area. Can probably make some intros. East coast would be a lot easier.