Financial Crime Compliance Manager

Job Description

REQUIREMENTS

Experience

• 6-8+ years’ experience in AML/CFT, financial crime compliance or regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience as an MLRO, AMLCO or Head of AML/CFT within a regulated financial institution.
• Experience building and scaling compliance functions across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting Visa or Mastercard programmes is highly desirable.
• Experience with digital assets, stablecoins or fintech products is advantageous.
  

Technical & Regulatory Expertise

• Deep knowledge of AML/CFT regulations, FATF standards and risk-based compliance frameworks.
• Strong expertise in transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, investigations and financial crime risk management.
• Experience designing and governing monitoring programmes, typologies and detection frameworks.
• Strong understanding of SAR/STR requirements, EDD and ongoing due diligence.
  

Leadership & Commercial Skills

• Strong leadership and people management experience.
• Experience engaging regulators, auditors, boards and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to balance commercial growth objectives with effective risk management.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across Product, Commercial, Operations and Engineering.
  

Technology & Data

• Experience with leading KYC, KYB, transaction monitoring and blockchain analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of compliance reporting, management information and data-driven decision-making.
• Experience working with BI and workflow automation tools.
  

AI & Automation Capabilities

• Experience overseeing AI or machine learning applications within compliance, risk or financial crime functions.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted investigations, monitoring, screening or regulatory reporting solutions.
• Understanding of AI governance, model oversight, explainability and human-in-the-loop controls.
• Ability to work effectively with Product, Engineering and Data teams to support automation initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITES

FCC Governance & Risk Management

• Own and maintain the Group Financial Crime Compliance framework, policies and standards.
• Lead enterprise-wide AML/CFT risk assessments across all jurisdictions.
• Define financial crime risk appetite, governance standards and oversight mechanisms.
• Drive FCC maturity, audit readiness and remediation programmes.
  

Financial Crime Oversight

• Oversee higher-risk client and transaction reviews.
• Provide guidance on sanctions, PEP, adverse media and financial crime escalations.
• Govern transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and ongoing due diligence frameworks.
• Review complex investigations and oversee SAR/STR decision-making.
  

Monitoring, Investigations & Controls

• Own transaction monitoring governance, typology development and detection optimisation.
• Oversee monitoring effectiveness, sanctions controls and investigation standards.
• Identify emerging financial crime risks and recommend enhancements to controls and detection capabilities.
• Lead financial crime reporting, management information and risk analytics.
  

Sponsor & Scheme Oversight

• Provide oversight of financial crime requirements across sponsor programmes.
• Support PIF, TPA and programme approval processes where financial crime requirements apply.
• Ensure financial crime controls meet internal, regulatory and scheme expectations.
  

Regulatory Engagement

• Act as a key point of contact for regulators, auditors and external stakeholders on financial crime matters.
• Lead AML/CFT audit preparation and regulatory examinations.
• Support licensing and regulatory change initiatives impacting financial crime controls.
  

Training & Leadership

• Lead the global FCC team and operating model.
• Build organisational capability through training, awareness and continuous development.
• Assess resource requirements and support hiring and organisational planning.
  

AI & Automation

FCC Manager will be responsible for driving our client’s AI and automation strategy within financial crime compliance.

• Establish governance and oversight for AI-enabled compliance solutions.
• Support the implementation of AI-assisted transaction monitoring, investigations and sanctions screening capabilities.
• Ensure financial crime data, processes and controls are structured to support automation and future AI initiatives.
• Partner with Product, Engineering and Data teams to improve compliance data quality, reporting and workflow automation.
• Maintain appropriate governance, explainability and human oversight for AI-assisted decision-making.

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