Hybrid Senior Manager, Financial Crime Systems

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About the role

  • Define and evolve the FinCrime systems strategy across corporate onboarding, fraud, in-life management, AML transaction monitoring and screening.
  • Develop and maintain a holistic roadmap and continuously assess threat landscapes and regulatory change to ensure controls stay ahead of new typologies.
  • Leverage advanced analytics and machine learning with Tech and Data Scientists to surface anomalies, optimise risk scores and reduce false positives.
  • Own dashboards and KPIs evidencing control effectiveness and drive iterative improvement.
  • Design, test and tune detection rules, thresholds and model features across vendor and in-house tools using back testing and champion/challenger approaches.
  • Implement change management around parameter updates and model retraining.
  • Collaborate across Compliance, Risk, Operations, Product and Technology to align business requirements with system capabilities and regulatory expectations.
  • Conduct data quality reviews, assurance testing, and oversight of exception handling procedures; support audits and regulatory reviews.
  • Engage and manage vendor relationships including incident handling, change requests and roadmap planning.
  • Produce and maintain system design documentation, configuration guidance, supporting models, and Risk & Control artefacts; present updates to senior leadership on threat trends and control performance.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in financial crime systems management within a corporate or B2B environment — focusing on business and corporate clients, not retail banking or consumer segments.
  • Proven FinCrime domain expertise covering Corporate, fraud, AML transaction monitoring and screening within banking or fintech.
  • Strong understanding of financial crime typologies, AML regulatory expectations (e.g. FCA, JMLSG), and systems assurance principles.
  • Demonstrated success in rule/model calibration and driving measurable reduction in AML risk while optimising operational efficiency.
  • Strong background in designing and drafting system guidance documents and preparing model support documentation suitable for Audit and Risk Committee approval.
  • Ability to translate compliance requirements into technical configurations and workflows.
  • Comfortable working with large datasets, rule logic, risk scoring models, and system-driven alerting tools.
  • Experience working with or leading cross-functional projects across compliance, technology, and operations.
  • Strategic thinker with curiosity for emerging threats (e.g. deepfake ID, Perpetual KYC, AI) and innovation in real-time analytics.
  • Resilient under pressure, adaptable to change, and excellent communication skills

Benefits

  • Flexible working options
  • Flexible hours
  • Hybrid work

Job title

Senior Manager, Financial Crime Systems

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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