Director of Financial Crime – Law Firm
Our client is an international law firm with an outstanding reputation for excellence, headquartered in the City of London and offices across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It is currently experiencing growth on a global scale, and the internal risk and compliance team has been growing accordingly.
We have a fantastic opportunity for a senior advisor to join the internal legal, compliance and risk team as the Director of Financial Crime. You will be reporting to the firm’s General Counsel and will join a department made up of 10 lawyers and 5 paralegals and a new business intake team of c.30 individuals.
This role will lead a team of financial crime experts, compromising of 2 lawyers and a paralegal. It will also have ultimate responsibility for the business intake team, which is predominantly based in London but has members in other jurisdictions.
The successful candidate will be required to advise in depth on AML and sanctions, as well fraud prevention, counter-terrorism and anti-bribery and corruption. It is envisaged the individual will hold the MLCO post and could take on the MLRO responsibility in the future.
We are seeking an individual with at least 10+ years of experience advising on the full breadth of financial crime rules and regulation. You must be able to demonstrate a track record of giving robust technical advice on complex AML and sanctions issues. Experience of advising on AML and other issues in multiple jurisdictions is also highly advantageous. Ideally, most of this experience will have been gained in a law firm or within a business in the legal sector. We cannot consider candidates who have not worked in the legal sector previously.
You must also demonstrate a track record of managing teams and working at a senior level within a firm or corporate. You will be managing a large team and will be advising partners and senior management so your ability to gain the trust and confidence of your colleagues is critical. The ability to exercise sound judgment and demonstrate strong decision-making will also be required.
The firm operates a hybrid policy of 60% in the office (3 days a week) and this role will be based in the London office.
If you are keen to know more about this incredible opportunity, please get in touch with Michelle Corneby at Cyan Partners. Michelle@cyan.partners