UK Corporate Bank Financial Crime Compliance Director

Role: UK Corporate Bank Financial Crime Compliance Director

Location: London Hybrid likely 23 days in the office per week

Contract Duration: 6month contract is likely inside IR35 through an umbrella company

Starting: ASAP

This is an exciting opportunity to join Deloitte Operations at the beginning of a largescale complex programme for one of our premier Banking clients. This role is to support a Financial Crime Target Operating Model programme.

Overall purpose of the role

The Director of Financial Crime Compliance is responsible for overseeing the businesses management of financial crime risk across the UK Corporate Bank (UKCB). This role sits within the bank s Second Line of Defence under the banks Enterprise Risk Management Framework.

Key Accountabilities

Reporting into the Head of Financial Crime Corporate Investment Bank the role holder will:

• Provide strategic advice and direction on financial crime matters including check and challenge of control implementation and remediation to business leaders across the UK Corporate Bank (relationship managers product specialists and risk managers).
  
• Ensure that all advice activities and duties carried out by the UKCB Financial Crime Business Oversight Compliance (BOC) Team are consistent and compliant with regulatory requirements the banks Enterprise Risk Management Framework and internal Policies and Standards.
  
• Manage the UKCB Financial Crime BOC team creating an environment in which team members feel empowered supported challenged and responsible.
  
• Enable an effective working relationship between Financial Crime BOC and the first line of defence on matters relevant to financial crime prevention including escalating significant matters providing additional information analysing/interpreting legal regulatory and internal policy/procedure issues.
  
• Foster strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders including regulatory and governing bodies to ensure consistency and the highest standards of practice.
  
• Review and challenge financial crime control environment and risk assessments undertaken by the first line of defence (including those undertaken by shared services or outsourced service providers).
  
• Provide strategic guidance to inform and challenge the business direction and strategy being responsive to changes in both the internal and external environment.
  
• Provide independent oversight of the implementation of Group Policy or updates to local financial crime prevention policies and procedures.
  
• Provide independent oversight of the appropriate response (both tactical and strategic) to issues as they arise within the UKCB business relating to financial crime.
  
• Provide advice on threats and vulnerabilities including emerging horizon matters. Contribute to the effective implementation of agreed plans and objectives deliverables and outcomes as set for Financial Crime.
  
• Serve as a role model to the UKCB Financial Crime BOC Team with the goal of developing and advancing great talent.
  
• Represent the UKCB Financial Crime BOC Teams at business governance and oversight forums serving as steward for the Function in combating financial crime in society.
  
  

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Significant senior experience in Financial Crime for a U.K. or global financial institution.
  
• Strong technical knowledge of financial crime and Corporate Banking products from working in a Corporate Banking environment.
  
• Strong experience of delivering high quality financial crime risk management for a sophisticated client base.
  
• Experience of working in complex matrix structure that require strong stakeholder management
  
• Financial Crime Corporate Banking Advisory experience
  

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Have a technical knowledge of the global financial crime regulatory environment;
  
• Be recognised both internally and externally as a thought leader with technical knowledge and experience;
  
• Be an inspirational leader with a track record of delivery and management leadership and mentoring of highperforming teams;
  
• Have experience of providing strategic direction within their own function and embedding a Valuesaligned performance culture;
  
• Influence company policy and develop functional procedures in conjunction with senior leaders/strategic positions across the business;
  
• Focus on the external environment regulators or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of the bank where appropriate;
  
• Demonstrable experience in a role focusing on developing and implementing consistent risk and control global frameworks within an organisation;
  
• Demonstrable experience of working within a highly regulated environment along with a sound understanding of current environment and key issues within financial services;
  
• Skillful coordination in working across a wide range of stakeholders both within and beyond the function seeking feedback from the business about effectiveness of risk and controls;
  
• An immaculate ethical track record with proof of values and behaviors in action consistent with the banks stated Purpose and Values; Stature and necessary interpersonal skills to challenge and influence;
  
• Ability to deal with high levels of ambiguity and simplify outputs and recommendations;
  
• A natural change manager and project leader comfortable in fast growing and complex environments and ability to move effortlessly between strategic topics to day to day regulatory risks;
  
• Experience working with stakeholders at Board/ExCo level;
  
• An ability to create an environment to spot short medium and longterm opportunities and synergies; excellent business judgement and a willingness to exercise it;
  
• Excellent interpersonal skills an effective communicator and possess strength of character