About the role

  • Assess and enhance firms’ AML systems and controls through supervisory work, ensuring robust compliance and protection of the financial system
  • Collaborate with internal supervision teams and external partners to evaluate firm compliance, driving consistent standards across financial services
  • Oversee and support casework of team members, ensuring their activities align with departmental goals and contribute to effective regulatory outcomes
  • Take ownership of assigned work, delivering high-quality outputs that support the FCA’s mission and strengthen AML oversight
  • Engage with a wide range of stakeholders on AML matters, keeping them informed and involved to foster transparency and shared accountability
  • Manage your own caseload, applying sound judgement to determine appropriate regulatory actions that uphold market integrity. As well as managing own, but also coordinate and monitor team caseloads, offering guidance, coaching, and feedback to develop talent and enhance team performance

Requirements

  • Proven financial crime experience, including a strong experience of relevant financial crime rules (from a relevant supervision, compliance or financial crime role within a regulatory body, law enforcement, government, financial services or consultancy firm)
  • Proven experience in building effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders with evidence of presenting complex information in a way that is accessible to a range of recipients
  • Proven experience of managing and delivering projects, prioritising, planning and forecasting workloads, coordinating the involvement of others, monitoring and reporting progress
  • In depth knowledge of the FCA’s regulatory and wider legal framework, and a good understanding of the wider business, economic, and market environment for financial services firms and how this affects firms’ vulnerability to financial crime
  • A team player, with a positive approach and outlook to their work with experience of motivating others, mentoring and coaching less experienced team members, sharing knowledge and giving high-quality feedback
  • Demonstrable expertise in building effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, providing effective challenge and seek mutually beneficial solutions to problems
  • Proven ability to lead challenging meetings with senior-level individuals with confidence and credibility
  • Significant experience of quickly analysing and interpreting a variety of data and information to execute effective action to mitigate risk
  • Proven expertise in managing complex assessments of financial crime systems and controls at financial services firms (for example, through a relevant role within a regulatory body, law enforcement, financial services or consultancy firm)
  • Significant experience of managing and progressing a portfolio of complex cases, applying technical and professional experience to prioritise work, make judgements and timely decisions

Benefits

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
  • Hybrid model with up to 60% remote work
  • Non-contributory pension (8–12% depending on age) and life assurance at eight times your salary
  • Private healthcare with Bupa
  • Income protection
  • 24/7 Employee Assistance
  • 35 hours of paid volunteering annually
  • A flexible benefits scheme designed around your lifestyle

Job title

Lead Anti Money Laundering Supervisor

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

£59,100 - £82,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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