Senior Manager Financial Crime Strategy & Change

Job description

Senior Manager – Financial Crime Strategy & Change
London | Hybrid

A leading global organisation is seeking a Senior Manager to lead its financial crime strategy during a significant period of regulatory evolution.

This role will take full responsibility for shaping and delivering a forward-looking financial crime strategy, drawing input from regulators, government, law enforcement, internal stakeholders and the financial crime team.

Responsibilities

• Act as SME across financial crime transformation initiatives
• Lead and oversee delivery of key strategic projects impacting AML, sanctions, fraud and ABC
• Translate regulatory requirements into scalable, practical business solutions
• Manage supplier relationships, budgets and governance records
• Oversee data analysis, MI and reporting to support executive decision-making
• Partner closely with senior stakeholders across Legal, Risk, Technology and Operations
• Drive automation and process optimisation to reduce manual workload
• Prepare the framework for increasingly stringent regulation and likely FCA-style oversight
• Modernise and mature systems, controls and operating model

Requirements

• Strong experience across  AML, sanctions, fraud, ABC and wider financial crime frameworks
• Proven track record delivering financial crime transformation programmes (systems, operating model, regulatory change)
• Background in private banking, building societies, challenger banks, or real estate 
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business change
• Strong stakeholder management at senior level

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

City of London

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

18-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English