Senior Manager - Financial Crime Risk Assessments

Overview

Senior Manager leads the development and delivery of the Group's Financial Crime Risk Assessment capability within the 2LoD. You will oversee enterprise-wide risk assessments across AML, sanctions and fraud, and partner with senior stakeholders to strengthen risk management and regulatory compliance. The role combines leadership with analytical insight and data-driven decision making to shape risk-based approaches. It offers hybrid working and the opportunity to contribute to a purpose-led, ethically driven financial services organisation.

Pay / Benefits

• 28 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme
• Personal pension with matched contributions
• Life assurance (6x salary)
• Company car allowance
• Private Medical Insurance

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessments
• Lead customer risk assessment methodologies
• Lead third-party risk assessment methodologies
• Provide oversight, challenge and insight to strengthen financial crime risk management
• Support regulatory compliance activities
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the business
• Translate data into informative insights to influence risk strategies
• Drive financial crime transformation initiatives
• Engage with regulatory bodies and uphold industry best practices

Key requirements

• Significant Financial Crime experience in banking or a regulated environment
• Strong expertise in financial crime risk assessments
• Knowledge of AML, sanctions and fraud risk management
• Leadership experience in a 2nd line risk or oversight function
• Senior stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Experience using data, analytics and MI to support risk-based decisions
• Knowledge of enterprise-wide risk assessment methodologies
• Familiarity with customer and third-party risk frameworks
• Experience with financial crime transformation activities
• Regulatory engagement and industry best practice

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing and communication
• Leadership and people management
• Data analytics and MI for risk-based decisions
• Financial crime risk assessment frameworks
• AML, sanctions and fraud risk knowledge

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