Head of Financial Crime Consulting (Bovill Newgate) | London, UK

Ocorian is a global leader in corporate and fiduciary services, fund administration and capital markets. We manage over 15,000 structures for 6000+ clients with a global footprint operating from 20+ locations, delivering administration and compliance services for funds, corporate, capital markets and private clients.

Bovill Newgate is a specialist financial services regulatory consultancy with a global offering across the UK, the Channel Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Mauritius and the Americas. We help our clients meet complex and evolving regulatory obligations, providing certainty and peace of mind.

Purpose of the job: To develop and implement the Financial Crime Consulting strategy across the core Bovill Newgate territories, developing the financial crime consulting offering through a hybrid team of direct and matrix managed team of consultants. To support the growth of the team, revenue and product/service catalogue aligning with the business line and Ocorian Group growth strategy.

Your role will be wide and varied and you will be expected to be willing to undertake the many tasks that arise when part of a flexible consulting team. A key part of your responsibilities will be to support the Financial Crime partner by defining and leading the implementation of the Financial Crime Consulting strategy across the Bovill Newgate business.

Main Responsibilities:

• Leading a matrixed team of consultants across sectors with a focus on asset management, wealth and consumer finance, capital markets and payments;
• Acting as a figurehead and lead for financial crime consulting propositions in Bovill Newgate and positioning them successfully in the chosen markets;
• Focusing on developing and delivering a range of financial crime propositions: advisory, assurance/reviews; advisory, data analysis, and the application of financial crime technology to make financial crime frameworks more effective and efficient; and ongoing support/managed services delivering technology solutions backed by using group resources onshore and offshore;
• Implementing business development strategies and leading client pitches;
• Managing key client relationships (as required);
• Leading and quality assuring compliance reviews, assessments and documentation drafting;
• Understanding and summarising regulatory change and writing articles for newsletters and/or client communications;
• Taking part in and leading client visits, meetings and training sessions;
• Keeping up to date with current regulatory developments and informing clients as necessary.

Qualifications Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• The successful candidate is likely to have a degree and have significant consulting experience. Experience as an in-house practitioner and/or at a regulator is also desirable.
• People - able to build effective teams both directly and as part of a matrix managed multi-jurisdiction centre of excellence. Lead and inspire team members.
• Business Development - experience in sales in the UK and at least one other of the core geographies (HK, Singapore, Channel Islands, US, UAE). Focus on core sectors particularly in asset management, wealth management, payments, capital markets and banking sub-sectors.
• Technical - Demonstrates deep knowledge of the regulatory and risk frameworks for financial crime and practical application to consulting engagements/products and services in major financial services centres. Knowledge and experience of financial crime technology solutions and practical experience implementing them.

We are seeking a candidate with the following characteristics:

• Friendly, enthusiastic and willing to learn.
• Collaborative.
• Ability to lead projects alone or with the team.
• Clear and articulate communicator with the ability to adapt to different environments and personalities.
• Capable of working on-site at client offices using their own initiative;
• Able to communicate with all levels of seniority within the client's business.

Core Values:

• We are CLIENT CENTRIC - Clients are at the centre of our world, and we are committed to providing expertise and specialist solutions to meet their most complex challenges.
• We are AMBITIOUS - We aim high. We think and act globally, seizing every opportunity to delight our clients and support our colleagues - wherever in the world they may be.
• We are AGILE - We act on our initiative to get things done for our clients. Our independence gives us the flexibility and freedom to keep things simple, efficient and effective.
• We are COLLABORATIVE - With a curious mindset, we ask the right questions to get to the right solution, for our clients faster. We collaborate to win together and share our successes.
• We are ETHICAL - We behave with integrity at all times and assume positive intent, building trust through responsible actions and honest relationships.

Equal Opportunities for Everyone: Please let us know if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you. We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.