At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead financial crime initiatives and enhance controls across various disciplines.
- Company: Join a leading financial services firm focused on innovation and compliance.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for mentorship.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities to mentor and develop talent in the financial crime sector.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the fight against financial crime while shaping future strategies.
- Qualifications: Significant experience in financial crime strategy and strong stakeholder influencing skills.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 90000 £ per year.
Overview Lead major financial crime initiatives from concept to delivery, including transaction monitoring, screening, customer risk assessment and control optimisation.
Act as a senior decision-maker for complex financial crime matters within delegated authority.
Design and enhance financial crime controls across KYC, screening, monitoring, SARs and customer risk assessment.
Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to embed effective controls into new products and customer journeys.
Use data, insight and emerging technologies to improve effectiveness, efficiency and customer experience.
Represent the 1st Line position with credibility and influence, working closely with Risk, Compliance and senior stakeholders.
Mentor and develop colleagues, helping build capability across the wider financial crime function.
Requirements Significant experience leading financial crime strategy, controls or operations within banking, fintech, payments or a regulated financial services environment.
Strong expertise across key financial crime disciplines, including transaction monitoring, KYC/CDD, screening, customer risk assessment and SARs.
Experience operating as a senior decision-maker and influencing stakeholders at all levels.
A product-minded approach, with the ability to balance risk management, customer outcomes and commercial objectives.
Strong understanding of the UK financial crime regulatory landscape.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to simplify complex topics for diverse audiences.
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Hard Skills financial crime strategy transaction monitoring KYC customer risk assessment screening SARs risk management data analysis control optimisation product development Soft Skills leadership influencing mentoring communication stakeholder management collaboration problem-solving strategic thinking decision-making simplifying complex topics #J-18808-Ljbffr
