Associate Director Financial Crime Technology

BeyondFS helps financial institutions build high-performing Financial Crime programmes that reduce risk, satisfy regulators, and run efficiently. Clients turn to us when their change or remediation programmes aren’t delivering effectively or fast enough when new regulations arise, or when they need clearer insight into their risks and stronger capability to manage them. We apply proven practical methods that restore confidence, regain control, build momentum, and deliver the results clients need.

In recent years we’ve grown rapidly by building a team of senior FinCrime specialists with deep credibility across financial crime change delivery and risk and advisory services. We are in the fortunate position to benefit from the wider industry shift away from large, established consultancies toward agile, focused firms that can deliver true value at pace. By rolling up our sleeves and working alongside client teams we make Financial Crime programmes stronger, more efficient and able to sustain results long after we’ve gone.

Opportunity

Are you ready to join an ambitious consultancy where you will experience autonomy to develop client relationships, own sales opportunities, and deliver high‑quality work? Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset and a curiosity to learn and be part of the growth and success of a scaling consultancy? If so, we want to hear from you! As a leader of our business you will have the opportunity to work on challenging, innovative projects and help shape and grow our company. We are not for the faint‑hearted; you will need to be comfortable working in a fast‑paced, customer‑first environment. Expect to join a supportive, collaborative team that genuinely cares about each other and likes to have fun along the way. You will work alongside some of the best consultants in the industry, where everyone takes pride in celebrating both individual and collective success.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an Associate Director to join our team who will act as an inspiring leader within a fast‑growing financial crime consulting business. You will:

• Shape, develop and grow BeyondFS propositions.
• Directly contribute to BeyondFS sales and business development through achieving your own targets.
• Lead and deliver complex transformation programmes and grow our client accounts.
• Contribute to recruitment objectives and other people‑related activities.
• Lead and manage internal projects.
• Enhancing our company culture will be a core part of your role.

We expect all consultants, regardless of grade, to be role models to others in the business. Being a consultant at BeyondFS is not the easy option; it is a growth journey that takes commitment but offers huge rewards and opportunities for those who join us.

Successful Candidates Should Be Able to Evidence

• 10 years in financial services within banking and consulting with exposure to a large range of products and geographies.
• Proven experience in building, leading, developing, and motivating technology teams in the financial crime space.
• Experience designing and delivering target‑state architectures that align with the business strategy and vision, including the ability to do so across the full enterprise scope of people, processes, data, applications, and controls.
• Acumen with typical technologies and solutions used in the industry.
• Ability to evaluate technology solutions and understand if/how they can be optimised for greater performance and effectiveness.
• An interest and practical understanding of emerging models and technologies and how they can be used to better detect and prevent financial crime.
• Demonstrable expertise in building and leading effective technology programmes using varied methodologies and frameworks from traditional to agile, appropriate to the task at hand.
• Deep understanding of how to effectively assess current technology with a view to helping clients select and implement the most appropriate vendors and tools in the Financial Crime space.
• Senior‑level stakeholder engagement, including C‑suite relationship building and sponsorship management.
• Demonstrable sales origination and client development experience, including securing and expanding key accounts.
• Track record in shaping and growing consulting practices, including go‑to‑market strategies and internal development.
• Team leadership and people development, including coaching, training, and recruiting consulting teams.

Skillset

• Excellent communicator with a passion for unlocking the value of technology and the ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to non‑technical audiences.
• Credible technology leader and strategist.
• Technology programme management.
• Expertise in technical business analysis and requirements generation.
• Proficient with key tools, frameworks, platforms, and vendor solutions (e.g., Actimize, Fenergo, Quantexa, Atlassian, cloud, LLMs).
• Enterprise architecture.
• Financial Crime domain knowledge (KYC, AML, etc.), key regulatory frameworks, and typical money‑laundering typologies.
• AI model and related technology design.
• Model validation and explainability, including tuning, calibration, and reporting.
• Practical understanding of delivering change in complex, multi‑disciplinary environments.

Remuneration and Benefits

You will be recognised and rewarded with:

• Competitive remuneration: base salary from 105k, depending on experience, plus up to 10% sales bonus, up to 10% bonus based on company performance, and up to 10% personal performance bonus (up to 30% in total).
• Leave: 25 days holiday, increasing by a day for each year in service to a total of 29 days (plus we will give you your birthday off).
• Additional leave: you can buy extra days up to a maximum of 30 per year.
• Flexible benefits: £3,000 annual allowance from day one, available as private medical insurance, critical illness cover, extra holiday, cash, electric car, and ride‑to‑work schemes upon successful completion of probation.
• A structured training approach.
• Pension scheme.
• Family: enhanced pay for maternity, adoption, and paternity leave.

Where Are We Located

Our culture and team spirit are a key part of who we are and the business we all want to be part of. We encourage all team members to collaborate and share knowledge, working from our office whenever possible. We work in our serviced office space in London with client‑based working when needed. We ensure a well‑stocked fridge (including non‑alcoholic alternatives!), fruit, snacks, and treats. Fortunately, we are also surrounded by quality coffee shops, lunch spots, and post‑work options. BeyondFS colleagues have access to all six One Avenue Group spaces across London.