Programme Director - Financial Crime Transformation

Programme Director - Financial Crime Transformation responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the end-to-end delivery of financial crime transformation programmes
• Partnering closely with the Chief Risk Officer to shape and oversee the delivery of a multi-year Financial Crime Target Operating Model (TOM), covering governance, policy, systems, data, people and culture..
• Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and industry standards in banking and financial services.
• Leading, overseeing and coordinating multiple change and remediation workstreams across Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions, Fraud and Customer Due Diligence, ensuring dependencies and risks are effectively managed.
• Driving the design and implementation of proportionate, risk-based controls, including enhanced due diligence activity across defined customer cohorts, to support sustainable regulatory compliance.
• Establishing and operating effective programme governance, including steerco structures, decision forums, RAID management, escalation pathways and quality assurance.
• Producing clear and concise, insightful management information and progress reporting for senior leadership, risk committees and the Board, supported by defined milestones, KPIs and outcomes.
• Managing programme budgets, resources and capacity planning, ensuring effective prioritisation, cost control and value for money.
• Procuring and overseeing third-party advisers and delivery partners to ensure high-quality and timely outputs.
• Driving business ownership and adoption of new processes and controls through stakeholder engagement, communications, operating procedures and targeted training.
• Supporting the CRO and Head of Legal in regulatory engagement, supervisory interactions and strategic decision-making related to financial crime risk.
• Develop and implement robust frameworks for identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with organisational objectives.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular updates to key stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks, ensuring timely resolution of issues to keep the programme on track.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation within the financial crime transformation space.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.