Senior Manager – Financial Crime Risk & Controls
London | Hybrid


This is a great opportunity for an experienced financial crime professional to lead and own the enterprise-wide financial crime risk and controls framework, driving regulatory compliance while strengthening governance, oversight and control effectiveness across the organisation.


Responsibilities
*Own and enhance the enterprise-wide financial crime risk assessment framework
*Define and strengthen controls across onboarding, screening, monitoring, sanctions, ABC and transaction oversight
*Lead end-to-end process risk assessments and maintain documented control libraries
*Oversee control testing and assurance activity (thematic reviews, sampling, QA)
*Own risk registers, issue tracking and remediation oversight
*Develop MI, KRIs/KPIs and control effectiveness reporting for senior leadership
*Provide guidance and training to business, operations and technology teams
*Drive continuous improvement and control automation initiatives
Requirements
*Extensive experience designing and overseeing financial crime risk frameworks (AML, sanctions, fraud, ABC, tax evasion, market abuse)
*Strong background in risk assessments, control testing and issue remediation
*Background in private banking, building societies, challenger banks, or real estate
*Deep understanding of UK and international regulatory requirements
*Experience embedding governance structures, policies and assurance reporting
*Ability to partner with technology and data teams to enhance controls and automation