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BITTU SABU

BITTU SABU

Warsaw

Summary

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist with almost nine years of experience with a proven ability to manage complex tasks and achieve impactful results in high-pressure environments. Known for exceptional problem-solving skills and seamless collaboration with cross-functional teams. Reliable and adaptable, consistently meeting evolving business needs while maintaining a strong focus on desired outcomes. Demonstrates the ability to leverage analytical skills and foster team collaboration to effectively achieve organizational goals.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

KYC Quality Control Senior Associate

JP Morgan
Warsaw
08.2022 - 04.2025
  • Effectively managed multiple competing priorities while maintaining focus on delivering exceptional results for clients and the organization
  • Consistently maintains strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and timely updates on progress which lead the teams to drive successful completion of complex records within deadlines
  • Trained and supported new team members, maintaining culture of collaboration and mentoring junior associates, fostering professional growth and helping them reach their full potential
  • Conducted multiple Trainings/Webinars globally for more than 250 FTEs till date on topic 'Source of Wealth'
  • Expert in reading and analyzing the 'AML program' of Financial Institutions & CBDDQ Questionnaire for Banks
  • Manages the Team of Seven occasionally being manager's back up

KYC/CDD Quality Assurance Expert

ING Business Shared Services
Warsaw
04.2021 - 07.2022
  • Being the second line of business, ensured due diligence is conducted and completed by the first line of business in line with the regulatory requirements and identified & remediated key issues and areas of improvement in both Private and Retail Banking
  • Took part in feed Back sessions with relevant stake holders
  • Point of contact for Creating and Distributing the QA sample case population for the whole team on a monthly basis using Pivot Tables & VLookups
  • Lead the Training Team of four and provided End-to-End QA process training for the new joiners

Senior Analyst – Client Due Diligence

Goldman Sachs
Warsaw
05.2019 - 03.2021
  • Ensured Due Diligence is performed to comply with KYC Regulations
  • Involved in providing refresher trainings to the relevant stakeholders both locally and globally
  • Worked in line with Global & Local KYC policies to reflect changing regulatory requirements, devise and implement process improvement efficiencies

Global Due Diligence Analyst II

MoneyGram Payment Systems
Warsaw
06.2018 - 04.2019
  • Performed Due Diligence checks on individuals and businesses by evaluating, submitting information to third party vendors such as World-Check by Thomson Reuters for screening
  • Evaluate new and existing agent applications based on risk to the organization, complete and document a summary of research
  • Develop and administer presentations and trainings for the team as needed

Compliance Operations Analyst I

MoneyGram Payment Systems
Warsaw
07.2017 - 05.2018
  • Reviews transactions for high-risk activity; prevent suspicious and fraudulent activities from being completed through MoneyGram system/partners
  • Accurately documenting the outcome of the transactional review/customer review related to transactional activity
  • Supporting Compliance Operations projects and initiatives aligned with the regulatory requirements

Compliance Operations Specialist III

MoneyGram Payment Systems
Warsaw
06.2016 - 06.2017
  • Monitoring transactions for unusual patterns and preventing MoneyGram system from fraudulent transactions
  • Performing other duties as assigned to establish, build, maintain and support the overall service levels and obligations of Compliance Operations

Education

Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering

Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland
03.2016 - 09.2017

Skills

  • KYC compliance expertise
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Skilled at juggling various responsibilities
  • Risk analysis expertise
  • Training and mentoring
  • Team supervision
  • Effective communication
  • Conflict resolution expertise

Accomplishments

  • Conducted Global Training: Trained over 250 global employees on Source Of Wealth, enhancing compliance efficiency by ~70%.
  • Enhanced Communication Skills: Improved stakeholder communication, reducing record completion time by ~50% on complex records.
  • Management Excellence: Managed a team of seven, backfilling manager role, leading to 100% record completion rate.
  • Quality Assurance Leadership: Led QA training team for four, increasing accuracy of due diligence processes by providing E2E QA process training for new joiners.

Certification

Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS): 11/01/18 -12/31/24

Languages

English
Fluent
Malayalam
Native
Hindi
Fluent
Polish
Beginner

Consent

In accordance with art. 6 (1) a and b. Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) hereinafter ‘GDPR’. I agree to have: my personal data, education and employment history proceeded for the purposes of current and future recruitment processes.

Timeline

KYC Quality Control Senior Associate

JP Morgan
08.2022 - 04.2025

KYC/CDD Quality Assurance Expert

ING Business Shared Services
04.2021 - 07.2022

Senior Analyst – Client Due Diligence

Goldman Sachs
05.2019 - 03.2021

Global Due Diligence Analyst II

MoneyGram Payment Systems
06.2018 - 04.2019

Compliance Operations Analyst I

MoneyGram Payment Systems
07.2017 - 05.2018

Compliance Operations Specialist III

MoneyGram Payment Systems
06.2016 - 06.2017

Master of Science - Aerospace Engineering

Warsaw University of Technology
03.2016 - 09.2017
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