Senior Specialist - Financial Crime Compliance

We are seeking a highly capable and strategically minded Senior Specialist – Financial Crime Compliance to play a pivotal role in safeguarding our European businesses against financial crime risks. This role sits within the Anti-Financial Crime function with significant responsibility for oversight, framework development, and cross-functional influence. It ensures effective identification, assessment, and mitigation of financial crime risks across all business lines.

You will support the development, implementation, and continuous enhancement of the organisation’s Financial Crime framework, including oversight of governance, policy management, regulatory reporting, enterprise-wide risk assessments, testing, and monitoring. Help evolve and strengthen the AFC Framework aligned with global standards and regulatory expectations. Shape and refine AFC policies, standards, procedures, and guidance materials while keeping governance running smoothly.

Be a go-to specialist for AML/CTF, Sanctions, ABAC, and Anti-Tax-Evasion across the European footprint, translating regulatory changes into practical processes. Build strong partnerships with 1LoD and 2LoD teams to foster transparency, risk awareness, and effective issue management. Support ongoing AFC testing and monitoring to identify gaps and emerging risks.

Contribute to AFC change programmes and cross-functional working groups to embed Financial Crime considerations into new products and processes. Maintain accurate documentation, track remediation actions, and prepare materials for AFC forums, audits, and regulatory touchpoints. Champion precision, pace, consistency, quality, and continuous improvement in a dynamic control environment.