Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Lead - Senior Manager

Enhanced Due Diligence Lead (Senior Manager)

As an Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) Lead within our Financial Crime & Compliance practice, you will oversee the firm’s EDD production capability from start to finish.

You will be the operational owner of the AI‑assisted EDD drafting and research tools and will ensure every risk assessment meets the standards required for second‑line review.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the entire EDD process – from intake and allocation through to compilation standards and release of decision‑ready risk assessments.
• Maintain quality oversight of all EDD output, including review, sampling, and calibration of finalised assessments produced by Managers.
• Take operational ownership of the firm’s AI‑assisted EDD drafting capability, overseeing accuracy monitoring, human‑review and override logging, versioning control, and building evidence for progressive reliance on the system.
• Manage specialist research and screening intelligence relationships, contributing to use‑case design for high and restricted risk clients, third parties, and insolvency payments.
• Design and maintain the competence framework for EDD risk assessment compilation, including training standards, assessment criteria and the sampling regime for all input work.
• Operate the risk‑based review framework, applying the MLRO‑approved tiering ruleset to determine the level of human review required for each assessment and managing the competence gate governing analyst conclude authority.
• Lead and develop two direct‑report Managers, allocating and rotating responsibilities, including ownership of the AI drafting accuracy log and override reporting.
• Lead the transition of EDD production from the current operating model into the target model, managing change with minimal disruption to quality or throughput.
• Provide guidance and act as an escalation point on complex compilation questions such as source corroboration, adverse media relevance, identity resolution and narrative fairness.
• Produce management information for the Head of CDD and the MLRO covering volumes, quality outcomes, system accuracy and capacity.

Qualifications

• Deep EDD practitioner background with hands‑on experience producing and reviewing enhanced due diligence on complex structures, including PEPs, adverse media and sanctions exposure.
• Significant hands‑on EDD production and review experience, ideally in professional services, banking, corporate intelligence or a specialist EDD provider, with a strong track record on complex, high‑risk cases.
• Demonstrable experience building or running a quality framework, including sampling, calibration, feedback loops and competence assessment.
• Fluency with research and screening systems; direct experience of AI‑assisted compliance tools is a strong advantage, and an evidenced appetite for working with them is essential.
• Strong writing and analytical standards, with the ability to distinguish between a data pack and a coherent, well‑reasoned risk assessment – and to coach others to do the same.
• Experience managing teams across jurisdictions and time zones, including offshore delivery models.
• Solid working knowledge of MLR 2017 and JMLSG guidance; familiarity with the accountancy‑sector AMLGAS is an advantage.
• Experience contributing to the build‑out or rollout of a new EDD platform, case management system or operating model would be a distinct advantage.

Benefits & Flexibility

Grant Thornton offers a flexible working framework and is open to reduced hours, job shares, and a range of family‑friendly and wider leave policies.

Employees can access a reward and benefits package, career development opportunities and are encouraged to engage in pro‑social activities such as secondments, charitable fundraising and entrepreneurship support.

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This role is currently open for applications.

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