Location: London OR Birmingham (3 days per week onsite)
Length: 6 months
PAYE only
Overall purpose of the role
We are looking for a hands-on Financial Crime Advisory Specialist to join our Investment Banking division in Birmingham. This is a pivotal role within the First Line of Defence (1LOD), responsible for connecting programme-level risk oversight with the practical execution of CDD processes, driving consistency, control, and operational effectiveness.
This is a hands-on role that goes beyond advisory support, requiring active involvement in implementing change, challenging existing processes, and ensuring global policies are effectively embedded within local operations.
Key Accountabilities:
1. Lead end-to-end risk oversight across CDD and Financial Crime, ensuring effective identification, assessment, and mitigation of operational, regulatory, and change risks.
2. Deliver robust, independent challenge to CDD teams, strengthening control environments and ensuring consistent adherence to regulatory and internal policy standards.
3. Drive the implementation and embedding of Financial Crime change initiatives, ensuring alignment with policy intent and sustainable integration into business processes.
4. Translate Financial Crime policy into clear, pract...