Director of Financial Crime

Cyan Partners; City Of London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious international law firm in London is seeking a Director of Financial Crime to lead a team of experts and oversee compliance with AML and financial crime regulations. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in this field and will report directly to the General Counsel. This pivotal role also involves managing the business intake team, with potential for future MLRO responsibilities. Competitive salary and growth opportunities are provided.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in financial crime advisory.
• Extensive knowledge of financial crime rules and regulation.
• Ability to lead a team of financial crime experts.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of financial crime experts.
• Advise on AML, sanctions, and fraud prevention.
• Oversee the business intake team.

Skills

Financial Crime Advisory

AML and Sanctions Expertise

Fraud Prevention

Counter-Terrorism

Anti-Bribery and Corruption

Job description

Job Description

Director of Financial Crime – Law Firm

Our client is an international law firm with an outstanding reputation for excellence, headquartered in the City of London and offices across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. It is currently experiencing growth on a global scale, and the internal risk and compliance team has been growing accordingly.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a senior advisor to join the internal legal, compliance and risk team as the Director of Financial Crime. You will be reporting to the firm’s General Counsel and will join a department made up of 10 lawyers and 5 paralegals and a new business intake team of c.30 individuals.

This role will lead a team of financial crime experts, compromising of 2 lawyers and a paralegal. It will also have ultimate responsibility for the business intake team, which is predominantly based in London but has members in other jurisdictions.

The successful candidate will be required to advise in depth on AML and sanctions, as well fraud prevention, counter‑terrorism and anti‑bribery and corruption. It is envisaged the individual will hold the MLCO post and could take on the MLRO responsibility in the future.

We are seeking an individual with at least 10+ years of experience advising on the full breadth of financial crime rules and regulation. You must be ab...