Job Title
Economic Crime Prevention Oversight Senior Manager
Salary
£85,493 - £100,580
Location
Edinburgh, Bristol, Birmingham and Leeds
Hours
Full‑time
Working Pattern
Hybrid: spend at least two days per week, or 40% of time, at one of our office sites.
About This Opportunity
Within Insurance, Pensions & Investments (IP&I), the Economic Crime Prevention (ECP) Oversight team sits within IP&I Risk. The team provides specialist oversight across fraud, anti‑money laundering (AML), sanctions, and anti‑bribery and corruption (ABC), helping to protect customers, meet regulatory requirements, and support safe innovation. Two roles are available – one designing scalable controls through technology, and another developing data‑driven assurance insights to enable effective oversight and challenge.
What you’ll be doing
* Help the business understand and meet legal, regulatory and policy requirements, building strong, scalable economic crime controls supported by data and insight.
* Work closely with business and technology teams to optimise controls that prevent and detect fraud and financial crime, while supporting digital customer journeys and new products.
* Promote a strong risk culture, using data insights to carry out risk assessments, review risk profiles and identify trends and emerging risks.
* Build trusted senior relationships and provide clear, evidence‑based challenge to support decision making and change.
* Translate complex data and assurance findings into clear, actionable insights for the business.
What we’re looking for
* ≥5 years expertise in economic crime regulation – fraud, AML, sanctions, ABC – and ability to interpret emerging regulatory expectations.
* Track record of enterprise risk management frameworks, oversight and assurance, including data‑driven insights that influence outcomes in regulated environments.
* Strong relationships with senior leaders and ability to influence executive‑level decisions.
* Recent experience in data science or advanced analytics.
* Experience prioritising and overseeing control enhancement activity across platforms or programmes, evidenced by risk reduction.
* High level of professional judgement and confidence to make and stand by risk‑based decisions in ambiguous or pressured situations.
* Strategic awareness of IP&I business models, customer journeys and shared service environments.
* Ability to deputise for the IP&I Head of ECP & MLRO and represent the function with authority and credibility.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts simply.
Nice to have
* Strong understanding of global economic crime regulatory developments and industry standards.
* Experience leading or shaping major transformation programmes.
* Professional qualifications such as ACAMS, ICA or equivalent senior‑level expertise.
Equal Opportunity and Disability Statement
We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long‑term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.
Benefits
* A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
* An annual performance‑related bonus
* Share schemes including free shares
* Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
* 30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on top
* A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
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