Banking Operations Contractor: 6-9 years (Advanced)

Artech LLC

Whippany, NJ

JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$45–$70 Per Hour
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Banking Operations, Leadership, Loan Collateral, Payment Processing, Problem Solving Skills, Risk, Risk Management, Root Cause Analysis, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Leadership, Technical Operations, Transaction Processing/Management
LOCATION
Whippany, NJ
POSTED
25 days ago
Only on W2
No C2C

USC / GC Only
Location: Whippany NJ office 4 days per week
Overall Purpose of Role
Lead and own the Payment Control Gateway (PCG) operating model, ensuring robust execution of payment
controls at scale, effective risk-based decisioning, and delivery of a controlled, auditable and production-ready
framework to prevent erroneous payments across Global Markets.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end delivery and execution of the payment control operating model across regions
- Provide leadership and oversight of AVP and BA4 teams executing daily payment control activities
- Ensure consistent and effective decisioning across stop / review / release processes
- Own escalation framework for high-risk, complex or ambiguous payment scenarios
- Maintain accountability for control effectiveness, auditability and adherence to risk frameworks
- Drive root cause analysis across exceptions and erroneous payment events, ensuring systemic issues are
identified and resolved
- Partner with Technology and SMEs to define and refine rule logic, thresholds and control design
- Own MI and reporting for volumes, outcomes, control performance and risk indicators for senior stakeholders
- Engage with Front Office, Operations, Risk and Technology leadership to ensure end-to-end control coverage and
drive engagement escalation to resolve complex scenarios, where cannot independently verify, where there’s any
doubt/queries and direct answers from the services as to the rationale/process for the payment are required
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- Lead transition from manual control execution to scalable and automated Payment Control Gateway capabilities
Basic Qualifications:
- 7+ years experience in Global Markets Operations, payments or post-trade environments
- Strong understanding of payment flows, settlement lifecycle and operational risk
- Proven experience leading operational teams in high-risk, high-volume environments
- Demonstrated ability to make senior risk-based decisions under pressure
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, with focus on root cause resolution
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in payment control, transaction monitoring or risk/control frameworks
- Knowledge of FX, Derivatives, Collateral or Financing products
- Experience working with rule-based and AI/ML control environments
- Strong stakeholder management across Operations, Technology and Front Office
- Track record of driving operational transformation and automation initiatives

About the Company

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Artech LLC