Head of Anti in Swindon

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What this job involves

The Head of AFC is a senior leadership position reporting to the Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer. This role establishes strategic direction for JLL's Anti-Financial Crime program and oversees worldwide operations, including the Gurugram and San Jose Centers of Excellence and regional AFC partners. This position provides executive-level assurance that protects the JLL brand by enabling business growth through comprehensive compliance protocols.

The ideal candidate possesses extensive AFC program knowledge and leadership experience, global team management skills, and expertise in developing regulatory and operational risk frameworks within multinational organizations. This role offers the opportunity to refine and execute JLL's global compliance strategy and drive operational excellence initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global AFC strategy and framework, providing executive oversight for sanctions, AML, and KYC screening operations while ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements.
• Lead program execution and operational excellence, including client and vendor screening protocols, process optimization, methodology standardization, and digital transformation initiatives to ensure consistent quality and service delivery.
• Identify and implement opportunities to automate AFC processes using AI and other technologies, ensuring alignment with enterprise digital transformation goals.
• Present AFC insights to senior leadership, overseeing preparation of committee materials, board presentations, and regulatory reporting to demonstrate program effectiveness and strategic value.
• Establish and maintain reasonable assurance standards for screening and AML operations, ensuring adherence to compliance regulations as prescribed by the Chief E&C Officer.
• Oversee investigations of apparent breaches of sanctions regulations/compliance standards, make recommendations for remediation as appropriate, and follow-up on implementation of corrective measures.
• Oversee all AFC regulatory interactions and coordinate the resolution of issues raised by regulators relative to AFC.
• Recommend new interdiction and watchlists and oversee any tuning of Sanctions filtering and screening systems.
• Oversee any modifications to filtering and screening tools and provide user requirements and testing resources to IT when necessary. Sign-off system changes as needed.
• Develop and deliver periodic and topical training sessions to target audiences as required.
• Provide executive leadership for global compliance teams, including the Gurugram and San Jose CoE, through comprehensive talent development, succession planning, and training program implementation across AFC domains.
• Serve as escalation point for complex sanctions and AML-related matters and critical business decisions, ensuring appropriate risk communication to senior leadership.
• Evaluate and enhance internal controls, providing strategic recommendations to strengthen JLL's compliance posture and advance control environment maturity.
• Lead strategic transformation initiatives to enhance JLL's compliance framework through collaboration with business leaders and implementation of comprehensive improvements.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with stakeholders, regulators, industry partners, and senior legal/compliance/business leadership to address complex AFC challenges and promote financial crime prevention culture.
• Maintain thought leadership on evolving regulations, industry practices, and emerging financial crime risks to ensure proactive mitigation strategies.

Abilities / Skills

• In-depth knowledge of anti-financial crime, AML and sanctions regulations across multiple jurisdictions.
• Executive Leadership - Must demonstrate strategic vision and ability to lead global, multi-cultural teams while providing executive guidance that shapes organizational strategy.
• Attention to Detail - Demonstrate exceptional precision in strategic analysis, risk assessment, and ability to identify systemic compliance risks across global operations.
• Thought Leadership - Recognized expertise and natural drive to advance industry knowledge and independently develop innovative approaches to AFC challenges.
• Strategic thinking and ability to align risk management with business objectives.
• Business Partnership - Proven ability to build trust and credibility with business stakeholders.
• Team-oriented with experience building collaborative and productive cross-functional relationships.
• Executive Courage - Unwavering commitment to E&C principles with demonstrated ability to make difficult decisions and provide candid counsel to senior leadership.
• Executive Communication - Exceptional ability to communicate AFC strategy and value proposition to C-suite executives, board members, regulators, and global stakeholders while translating complex compliance requirements into actionable business strategies.

Education & Experience

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in anti-financial crime with demonstrated global leadership responsibilities.
• Bachelor's degree in law, accounting, finance, risk management or relevant field; advanced degree preferred.
• Relevant Industry Certification, e.g. ACAMS, ACFCS, ICA, AGRC.
• Comprehensive knowledge of global sanctions and AML regulations, including OFAC, OFSI, EU and UN.
• Proven track record in strategic program development, change management, and executive-level stakeholder management.
• Expert proficiency in enterprise case management and screening platforms (Moody's, World Check One, LexisNexis).
• Experience in commercial real estate and professional services preferred.

Location: On-site - London, GBR

If this job description resonates with you, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet all of the requirements. We’re interested in getting to know you and what you bring to the table!