Compliance Policy & SOP Writer- Financial Crime/Sanctions (KYC/AML) (m/f/d)

Compliance Policy & SOP Writer- Financial Crime/Sanctions (KYC/AML)

UK-Fully Remote

£550-£650pd 

emagine is a high-end professional services consultancy and solutions firm Specialising in providing business and technology services to the financial services sector, we power progress, solve challenges and deliver real results through tailored high-end consulting services and solutions.

We have created a culture of openness and integrity by building genuine and strong relationships and partnerships, enabling us to be uncompromising in our dedication in delivering the optimal service for our clients. Our commitment is not just towards our clients but we aim to foster a positive and equitable working environment with our consultants and colleagues which stems from our core values: Confident, Dedicated, Responsible, Genuine.

We are currently looking for experienced Policy & Procedure Writer with a background in Financial Crime and Sanctions to support the creation, review, and simplification of operational documentation. The role will focus on translating complex regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements into clear, practical, and user-friendly Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that can be applied consistently across the business.

You will collaborate with Sanctions, AML, KYC, and Financial Crime SMEs to ensure policies and procedures are aligned to regulatory obligations, industry best practice, and internal governance standards.

The role:

• Develop, review, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policies, and process documentation across Sanctions, AML, KYC, and wider Financial Crime functions.

• Translate complex regulatory and legal requirements into plain English, ensuring documents are clear, consistent, and easily understood by operational teams.

• Partner with Sanctions and Financial Crime subject matter experts to capture requirements accurately and reflect them in documentation.

• Ensure procedures are fit for purpose, practical to implement, and aligned with internal control frameworks.

• Maintain version control and ensure documentation reflects the latest regulatory updates (FCA, PRA, OFAC, EU Sanctions, FATF, etc.).

• Work with Training, Change, and Operational teams to embed updated SOPs effectively across the business.

• Conduct gap analysis between existing documentation and regulatory/operational requirements.

• Provide recommendations for process improvements and standardisation where procedures are inconsistent.

Key Skills and Experience:

To succeed in this role you will need:

• Strong experience in policy, procedure, or SOP writing within a Financial Crime / Compliance / Risk / Sanctions function.

• Proven ability to translate complex regulatory/technical requirements into simple, clear, and actionable documentation.

• Understanding of sanctions compliance (e.g. OFAC, UK HMT, EU Sanctions) and/or AML/KYC frameworks.

• Background working in Banking, Financial Services, or Consulting.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with ability to draft to a high standard in plain English.

• Experience engaging with SMEs, senior stakeholders, and operational teams to capture requirements and build consensus.

• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks (FCA, PRA, FATF, JMLSG) is desirable.

• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple documents/projects simultaneously.

Our people 

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle, from strategy to implementation. This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to build an outstanding career.

The ideal consultants will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the project lifecycle.

We pride ourselves on;

• Providing our people with a supportive culture, rooted in our values and driven by our purpose.

• Promoting a culture of inclusion, collaboration, well-being, and learning and development.

• Providing increased agility and flexibility within our hybrid working model

• Investing in employees’ growth through ongoing training and development

• Autonomy to take ownership of projects, making decisions and demonstrating individual expertise

• Providing an transparent performance and career management experience.

Our consultants are integral to delivering successful consulting engagements, addressing our clients’ most pressing business challenges, and build lasting value in disciplines such as:

• Solve sophisticated, ambiguous business, change and technology problems, bringing structure and meticulous analysis and planning, acting, and taking decisions with little strategic direction

• Build, develop and sustain trusted senior client relationships in the C-suite by remaining highly attuned to client needs

• Drive, enable and support the business, partnering with our leaders, clients, and consultants across our practices to take the best of emagine to our clients through opportunity identification/qualification, solution development/presentation

Interested?

At emagine, we are committed to building an international and diverse team by embracing our different backgrounds.

If you are up to the challenge and would like to find out more, get in touch with us immediately, our internal recruitment team is always keen to hear from dynamic individuals that are looking to further their career and explore their full potential. 

“emagine is an equal opportunity employer, and employment practices are based strictly on merit. It is the policy of the Company to give equal opportunity in employment regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, religion or ethnic origin”