Financial Crime Director in London

At Gallagher, we help clients face risk with confidence because we believe that when businesses are protected, they’re free to grow, lead, and innovate. You’ll be backed by our digital ecosystem: a client‑centric suite of consulting tools making it easier for you to meet your clients where they want to be met. Advanced data and analytics providing a comprehensive overview of the risk landscape is at your fingertips. Here, you’re not just improving clients' risk profiles, you’re building trust. You’ll find a culture grounded in teamwork, guided by integrity, and fueled by a shared commitment to do the right thing. We value curiosity, celebrate new ideas, and empower you to take ownership of your career while making a meaningful impact for the businesses we serve.

At Gallagher, we’re committed to protecting our clients, our people, and our reputation. As the Financial Crime Director for the UK, you’ll play a key role in ensuring we meet the highest standards of compliance and financial crime prevention. You’ll lead efforts to mitigate risks, collaborate with global teams, and build strong relationships with regulators and enforcement agencies. This is a senior leadership role where your expertise will shape the future of financial crime prevention at Gallagher.

In this role, you’ll lead the development and implementation of a robust financial crime prevention framework. You’ll act as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for our UK businesses, ensuring compliance with FCA regulations and other legal requirements. You’ll work closely with global colleagues to align strategies, conduct risk assessments, and implement controls to mitigate financial crime risks. You’ll also monitor and investigate suspicious activities, ensuring timely reporting to the relevant authorities.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the main point of contact between the UK and global financial crime teams.
• Conducting regular audits and risk assessments to identify vulnerabilities and improve controls.
• Building strong relationships with regulators, law enforcement, and industry bodies.
• Providing expert advice on financial crime prevention, including fraud, bribery, and money laundering.
• Leading training initiatives to raise awareness of financial crime risks across the business.

You’re a confident leader with a strong understanding of financial crime prevention and regulatory compliance. You’re passionate about protecting businesses and clients from financial crime and have a proven track record of managing risks effectively. You’re also a skilled communicator who can build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• Extensive experience in financial crime prevention, ideally within the insurance industry.
• In‑depth knowledge of UK regulations, including the FCA Handbook, UK Bribery Act, and Proceeds of Crime Act.
• Experience in a Senior Management Function (SMF) or Certified role.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to assess risks and implement effective controls.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• A commitment to ethical behaviour and maintaining the highest standards of integrity.

If you’re ready to lead the charge in financial crime prevention and make a lasting impact, we’d love to hear from you.

On top of a competitive salary, great teams and exciting career opportunities, we also offer a wide range of benefits. Below are the minimum core benefits you’ll get, depending on your job level these benefits may improve:

• Minimum of 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, and the option to ‘buy’ extra days.
• Defined contribution pension scheme, which Gallagher will also contribute to.
• Life insurance, which will pay 4x your basic annual salary, which you can top‑up to 10x.
• Income protection, we’ll cover up to 50% of your annual income, with options to top up.
• Health cash plan or Private medical insurance.

Other benefits include:

• Three fully paid volunteering days per year.
• Employee Stock Purchase plan, offering company shares at a discount.
• Share incentive plan, HMRC approved, tax effective, stock purchase plan.
• Critical illness cover.
• Discounted gym membership, with over 3,000 gyms nationally.
• Season ticket loan.
• Access to a discounted voucher portal to save money on your weekly shop or next big purchase.
• Emergency back‑up family care.
• And many more.

Inclusion and diversity (I&D) is a core part of our business, and it’s embedded into the fabric of our organisation. For more than 95 years, Gallagher has led with a commitment to sustainability and to support the communities where we live and work. Gallagher embraces our employees’ diverse identities, experiences and talents, allowing us to better serve our clients and communities. We see inclusion as a conscious commitment and diversity as a vital strength. By embracing diversity in all its forms, we live out The Gallagher Way to its fullest.

Gallagher is Disability Confident Committed. We have pledged to make sure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible, in addition to supporting our existing employees with any long‑term health conditions or disabilities. We understand that applicants may have disabilities; if you do, you may find some parts of the recruitment process more challenging than others. Don’t worry, we’re here to help, however, we can only do this if you let us know. Should you require reasonable adjustments to your application, please get in touch with us.

Our employing entity, Arthur J. Gallagher Services (UK) Limited, is proud to be accredited as a Living Wage employer with the Living Wage Foundation. We are committed to diversity and opportunity for all and are opposed to any form of less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender or gender identity, marital status, parental status, race, ethnicity, colour, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion/ belief, age and those with caring responsibilities.

Gallagher believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any form of discrimination by its managers, employees, vendors or customers based on race, colour, religion, creed, gender (including pregnancy status), sexual orientation, gender identity (which includes transgender and other gender non‑conforming individuals), gender expression, hair expression, marital status, parental status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Equal employment opportunity will be extended in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, layoff, and termination. In addition, Gallagher will make reasonable accommodations to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified person with a disability, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

Gallagher is an equal employment opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive. We prohibit discrimination based on protected characteristics. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.