Title: Head of Financial Crime
Location: London, 2 days per week
We are exclusively partnering with a Global Insurance organisation to appoint a Head of Financial Crime to lead the function.
Responsible for management and enhancement of the Financial Crime Risk Framework for the Group worldwide, lead the Financial Crime team and report quarterly to the Financial Crime Committee and Risk & Compliance Committee.
Main Responsibilities:
- Develop, implement, and maintain robust systems and controls to ensure effective oversight of financial crime compliance across international operations, in line with applicable laws and regulations.
- Draft, maintain, and enforce financial crime policies, procedures, and standards.
- Monitor regulatory developments and emerging guidance, assess their impact on the organisation, and provide recommendations to senior compliance leadership and relevant governance committees.
- Support senior compliance leadership with internal and external reporting obligations.
- Oversee the identification, investigation, escalation, and reporting of sanctions‑related matters.
- Lead the investigation of financial crime incidents, ensuring appropriate escalation, remediation, and documentation.
- Develop and maintain the financial crime risk assessment, ensuring risks are identified, controls are implemented, and both are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
- Design financial crime monitoring plans and oversee their execution by monitoring teams.
Experience Required:
- Recent experience in a financial crime assurance and oversight leadership role
- Sanctions and Marine experience essential
- Insurance broking required
- Management of teams