Director, FinCrime & Payments — AI-Driven Transformation

Adria Solutions; Stretford; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Strategic leadership role

Job summary

Adria Solutions is seeking a Director of Financial Crime & Payments to lead strategy, development, and transformation across financial crime and payments functions in a hybrid Manchester setting. The role combines deep financial crime expertise with payment operations, regulatory compliance and innovative technology leadership.

You will shape operating models, drive AI and automation, and report to executive committees while ensuring robust controls and excellent customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Significant senior leadership experience within Financial Crime, AML, Fraud, Payments or Risk in a regulated financial services environment.
• Deep knowledge of FP&A, KYC, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and fraud management.
• Proven track record of leading transformation programmes and operating model design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy and transformation of Financial Crime and Payments across the business.
• Develop and evolve the financial crime operating model to support growth and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee financial crime controls across KYC, monitoring, sanctions screening, fraud prevention and investigations.
• Drive AI, machine learning and automation to improve efficiency and risk management.
• Provide executive oversight of payment operations across card payments, Faster Payments, BACS and international payments.
• Manage relationships with payment schemes, service providers and external partners.
• Ensure FCA regulations and AML legislation requirements are met.
• Partner with Product and Technology to develop innovative payment solutions.
• Present reporting and strategic updates to Executive Committees and Boards.
• Lead and inspire high-performing Financial Crime and Payments teams.

Skills

Senior leadership

Financial crime

AML

Fraud

Payments

Regulatory compliance

AI adoption

Machine learning

Stakeholder management

Job description

Adria Solutions is seeking a Director of Financial Crime & Payments to lead strategy, development, and transformation across financial crime and payments functions in a hybrid Manchester setting. The role combines deep financial crime expertise with payment operations, regulatory compliance and innovative technology leadership.

You will shape operating models, drive AI and automation, and report to executive committees while ensuring robust controls and excellent customer outcomes.