Vijay Ganesan

Experience

1. Group Manager - Financial Crime

   HCLTech

   Jan 2025 — Present · Chennai, IN

   Managing a team of over 250 AML/KYC analysts across India & Spain for performing Transaction Monitoring, Bank Fraud, PEP, RCA, SIP, Negative media reviews & Sanctions screening and Ongoing Due Diligence.• Set-up a 20 members team in Madrid, Spain and trained them on transaction monitoring process to manage the Spanish market.• Initiated investigations through the Case Management System on alerts requiring the filing of a SAR to relevant FIUs such us GOAML, NCA, TRACFIN and SEPBLAC and responding to law enforcement and regulatory inquiries directed to the AML Unit.• Identify, investigate and document reports of unusual or suspicious card activities.• Reviewing alerts generated by surveillance system and other money laundering detection systems to identify potential money laundering activities.• Analyse false positive trends and provide metrics to help MLRO to fine tune the rules and reduce the false positive alerts. • Consultant for digital retail banking set-up in Germany & Romania and responsible for defining process map, risk and controls, implementing payment standards and stakeholder management.• Engaged with prospective clients to understand business needs across KYC, AML, fraud detection, and financial crime domains. • Supported sales teams with tailored presentations, demos, and proof-of-concept (PoC) solutions aligned with client objectives. • Collaborated on RFP responses and strategi proposals customized to client environments. • Develop innovative approaches to solving problems and streamlining the processes.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Executive Global Management Program, Business Administration and Management, General

  2014 — 2016

• University College Dublin

  Professional Diploma in Compliance, Compliance