Screening Product Functional Analyst

Vistra is a global leader in corporate and fund administration services, helping clients operate, grow, and navigate regulatory complexity across jurisdictions. As part of our ongoing transformation agenda, we are enhancing and rationalizing our global Financial Crime and Screening capabilities through strategic platforms and other compliance technologies

Role Summary

The Senior Product Functional Analyst will take full functional ownership of Financial Crime technology solutions, driving their continuous improvement and strategic evolution with minimal oversight. The primary focus spans sanctions screening, adverse media, PEP screening, customer risk management, and associated compliance workflows. You will be the single point of accountability for how these platforms perform, evolve, and deliver value to the business.

This role demands deep expertise in AML, KYC, Compliance Operations, and Financial Crime processes, paired with the ability to independently translate complex, ambiguous business requirements into precise functional designs and platform configurations. You will produce documentation of the highest standard and act as the authoritative voice on functional decisions, serving as a trusted partner to Compliance, Operations, Product Owners, Delivery Teams, and senior stakeholders across the globe.

We are looking for someone who takes full ownership of their domain, operates with complete autonomy, challenges assumptions without hesitation, and drives outcomes without waiting for direction. You must thrive in ambiguity, resolve competing priorities independently, and hold yourself to a standard that others aspire to. If you need to be told what to do next, this is not the role for you.

Key Responsibilities

Product & Functional Ownership

• Take full functional ownership of global Financial Crime and Screening platforms; you are the go-to authority on how they work, why they work that way, and what comes next

• Independently drive product enhancements and strategic initiatives, making prioritization decisions that balance regulatory obligations, operational realities, and business objectives

• Own and actively govern product backlogs, functional roadmaps, and release plans; ensure nothing falls through the cracks and every decision is documented with clear rationale

• Lead cross-functional alignment with Product Managers, Compliance SMEs, and Operations teams to define future-state capabilities, resolving conflicts and driving consensus without escalation

Business Analysis & Solution Design

• Independently elicit, analyze, document, and validate business requirements across multiple jurisdictions, proactively identifying gaps and inconsistencies without waiting for others to surface them

• Translate complex, often ambiguous compliance and screening requirements into scalable, well-documented system solutions with full traceability from requirement to implementation

• Conduct rigorous gap analysis between current and target-state operating models, presenting findings with clear recommendations and actionable next steps.

Screening & Financial Crime Capability Development

• Architect, govern, and continuously improve capabilities relating to:

o Sanctions Screening o Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) Screening

o Adverse Media Screening o Customer Risk Assessment

o Ongoing Monitoring o Case Management o Alert Management and Investigation Workflows

o Regulatory Reporting and Audit Support

• Proactively engage with Compliance teams to anticipate emerging regulatory requirements, independently assess system impacts, and produce detailed impact analysis documentation with proposed remediation paths

Stakeholder Management

Delivery & Change Management

Data & Analytics

Technical & Functional Competencies

Financial Crime & Compliance

• Expert-level knowledge of AML, KYC, CDD, EDD, sanctions, adverse media, and PEP screening processes with the ability to independently assess regulatory applicability across jurisdictions

• Deep understanding of global regulatory expectations and financial crime risk management frameworks; able to interpret regulatory guidance and translate it into functional requirements without external support

• Proven experience independently supporting investigation, alert management, and compliance operations teams, with documented contributions to process improvements

Product & Business Analysis

Systems & Technology

• Hands-on experience with Financial Crime platforms such as Napier, World-Check, Dow Jones, LexisNexis, Actimize, or similar platforms

• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, data flows, and enterprise applications with the ability to independently assess technical feasibility

Delivery & Communication

Role Minimum Requirements Baseline Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Compliance, Information Technology, Computer Science, or related discipline

• 8+ years of progressive experience in Business Analysis, Functional Analysis, Product Analysis, or Financial Crime technology roles, with demonstrable evidence of increasing ownership and autonomy

• Demonstrated track record of independently delivering Financial Crime, Compliance, AML, or Screening-related initiatives from conception through post-production support

• Exceptional stakeholder management skills with proven ability to influence senior leaders, manage competing priorities, and drive alignment across distributed teams

• Outstanding written and spoken English with the ability to produce clear, comprehensive documentation that requires no further interpretation

• Based in India (hybrid from Mumbai office or fully remote within India); must be available for overlap with UK/EU business hours as needed

Why Vistra

This is a career-defining opportunity for someone who wants to own outcomes at scale. You will be at the center of a global transformation program with direct visibility to senior leadership, full 5 autonomy over your domain, and the mandate to drive real change.

At Vistra, we offer flexible working arrangements and prioritize the growth of people who take initiative. We invest in continuous learning, mentorship, and career progression. You will sharpen your expertise across Financial Crime, Compliance Technology, and Client Onboarding while working alongside high-caliber professionals who hold themselves and each other to the highest standards. If you run toward complexity, take pride in producing work that sets the standard, hold yourself accountable without being asked, and want your contributions to matter, we want to hear from you.