Financial Crime Compliance Associate, India

About this role

Financial Crime Compliance Associate, India

Job Purpose:

The firm is seeking an individual to join the global Financial Crime Compliance team, based in Mumbai. The role requires an ability to help the firm mitigate a broad range of financial crime risks, including money laundering and terrorist financing, sanctions, bribery and corruption, and fraud. Subject-matter expertise in financial crime compliance risk processes, such as risk identification and assessment, control design and implementation, risk monitoring and reporting, and issue management and resolution. The ability to interact with cross border teams would be an advantage along with strong technical and analytical skills are necessary for success in this position. Strong technical and analytical skills are necessary for success in this position. The successful candidate will be based in Mumbai but will maintain close, ongoing coordination with the global Financial Crime Compliance team. The role will offer an excellent opportunity to the successful candidate to learn about all aspects of financial crime and financial crime risks (money laundering, sanctions, bribery and corruption and fraud) at a Global Asset Manager and gain exposure to diverse regions, regulatory standards and cross border issues with the aim to develop a future career in Financial Crime Compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide operational support to the global Financial Crime Compliance team
• Support development of multiple aspects of the firm's financial crime compliance program
• Provide project management support and help execute project deliverables in a team environment
• Identify and implement improvements to processes to drive efficiency and effectiveness
• Foster collaborative work environments and actively seek out diverse perspectives
• Exercise independent judgment
• Drive the implementation and maintenance of the Global Risk Assessment Program
• Assist in performing risk assessments on current and emerging business lines, geographies, and products
• Identify and implement control measures to mitigate identified risks
• Assist in maintaining the Control Library and dcoument the key controls
• Support the Global Monitoring and Testing (M&T) Program and manage the reporting and execution of the annual M&T plan
• Monitor and report on risk management activities and findings
• Provide operational support to the global Financial Crime Compliance team
• Support financial crime control assessments and quality assurance reviews

Knowledge & Experience

• 3-6 years in financial crime compliance or related field (e.g. risk management, law, law enforcement, investigations)
• Experience in risk assessment and controls testing would be an advantage especially related to the asset management industry.
• Excellent communication, judgment, and business partnership skills
• Ability to communicate complex and/or technical concepts clearly and concisely to a non-technical or lay audience is an advantage.
• Basic facility with Excel and quantitative/statistical analysis
• Experience with data visualization software (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Spotfire, Qlik) is an advantage
• Experience with financial crime compliance processes (e.g. customer screening, databases, workflow management)
• Team-focused with ability to work independently
• Proactive, self-motivated, well organized, and strong attention to detail
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken. Other languages an advantage
• Experience with Generative Artificial Intelligence tools, SQL, Python, R, and advanced Excel a plus

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.

Client-provided location(s): Mumbai, India

Job ID: blackrock-R255754

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-02T19:13:08