Director - Financial Crime Risk Oversight
Posted 3 days ago by Hays
Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
London, United Kingdom
Summary: The Director - Financial Crime Controls Lead will oversee the development and enhancement of financial crime controls within the first line of defense, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. This role involves collaboration with various business teams to strengthen risk management frameworks and provide expert guidance on financial crime control matters. The position is a contract opportunity based in London, requiring significant experience in financial crime compliance and operational risk management.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead and oversee the drafting and quality assurance of FC controls within 1LOD.
- Work collaboratively with business teams to design, implement, and enhance a scalable control environment that meets strategic and regulatory objectives.
- Provide expert advice and guidance while serving as a point of escalation for all FC control-related matters.
- Drive innovation and transformation, helping reshape control frameworks to meet the evolving financial crime landscape.
- Ensure robust governance, compliance, and risk management, with a strong understanding of control frameworks and implementation strategies.
- Foster relationships across the three lines of defense (3LOD), working seamlessly with stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Sales, Account Management, Product, Compliance, and Group Risk teams.
- Apply deep expertise in AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Fraud, and Risk Management & Controls, supporting business-wide compliance efforts.
- Lead business transformation work packages, helping shape effective Risk & Control outcomes for large global organisations.
Key Skills:
- Significant experience in Financial Crime Compliance (2LOD), with a proven track record of working with businesses to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Extensive knowledge of operational risk management, compliance, and audit at a senior level.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate regulatory and risk requirements to multiple stakeholders.
- Sound judgment with the ability to balance competing priorities and drive optimal outcomes.
- Strong analytical skills, coupled with a collaborative and innovative mindset.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Director - Financial Crime Controls Lead - Contract OpportunityLocation: [London]Contract duration: [12 months]
Are you an experienced financial crime professional looking to make a tangible impact in a globally recognized organization?
The Role
As Financial Crime Controls Lead, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the drafting and enhancement of FC controls within the first line of defense (1LOD), ensuring alignment with control standards and regulatory guidance. You will collaborate closely with 1LOD representatives, supporting their efforts in refining existing controls and implementing new frameworks to strengthen risk management.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and oversee the drafting and quality assurance of FC controls within 1LOD.
- Work collaboratively with business teams to design, implement, and enhance a scalable control environment that meets strategic and regulatory objectives.
- Provide expert advice and guidance while serving as a point of escalation for all FC control-related matters.
- Drive innovation and transformation, helping reshape control frameworks to meet the evolving financial crime landscape.
- Ensure robust governance, compliance, and risk management, with a strong understanding of control frameworks and implementation strategies.
- Foster relationships across the three lines of defense (3LOD), working seamlessly with stakeholders across Technology, Operations, Sales, Account Management, Product, Compliance, and Group Risk teams.
- Apply deep expertise in AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery, Fraud, and Risk Management & Controls, supporting business-wide compliance efforts.
- Lead business transformation work packages, helping shape effective Risk & Control outcomes for large global organisations.
What We're Looking For
- Significant experience in Financial Crime Compliance (2LOD), with a proven track record of working with businesses to ensure regulatory adherence.
- Extensive knowledge of operational risk management, compliance, and audit at a senior level.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate regulatory and risk requirements to multiple stakeholders.
- Sound judgment with the ability to balance competing priorities and drive optimal outcomes.
- Strong analytical skills, coupled with a collaborative and innovative mindset.
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