Director of Financial Crime

Adria Solutions; Lancashire; Hybride; GBP 180 000 - 240 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Hybrid working

Birthday leave

Well-being days

Generous holiday allowance

Résumé du poste

Adria Solutions is seeking a Director of Financial Crime to redefine prevention through data, automation, and AI within a high-growth digital banking platform undergoing a multi-million-pound tech transformation.

You will lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function, translate regulation into automated controls, and partner with AI, engineering, and product teams to strengthen trust and compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience leading 1st Line Financial Crime in regulated environments.
• Expertise in AML, CTF, sanctions and fraud.
• Strong collaboration with AI/engineering teams.
• Proven track record delivering transformation in risk/compliance.
• Ability influence at senior levels.

Responsabilités

• Lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function with scalable prevention and detection.
• Translate regulation into automated, customer-focused controls.
• Partner with AI/tech teams to embed ML and data analytics in onboarding, monitoring, investigations.
• Provide strategic insights to exec and board forums.
• Drive control ownership and assurance across all lines of defense.
• Champion continuous improvement across KYC, transaction monitoring, fraud, and investigations.

Connaissances

Leadership in financial crime

AML/CTF sanctions fraud expertise

Technical fluency

Transformation delivery

Senior stakeholder influence

Description du poste

Director of Financial Crime

Redefine how financial crime is prevented - through data, automation, and AI.

A high-growth digital banking platform undergoing a multi-million-pound technology transformation is seeking a Director of Financial Crime & Innovation. This is a unique opportunity to build and lead a next-generation, tech-enabled financial crime framework at the forefront of FinTech innovation.

You’ll work closely with the senior leadership team, and cross-functional teams-including AI, engineering, and product-to embed scalable controls that strengthen trust, meet regulatory standards, and enhance customer experience.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function with a vision for smart, scalable prevention and detection.
• Translate regulation and risk into efficient, automated, and customer-focused controls.
• Partner with AI and technology teams to integrate machine learning, data analytics, and automation into onboarding, monitoring, and investigations.
• Deliver clear, strategic insights to executive and board-level forums.
• Drive consistent control ownership and assurance across all lines of defence.
• Champion continuous improvement across KYC, transaction monitoring, fraud, and investigations.

What You Bring:

• Strong leadership experience in financial crime within regulated environments-digital banking, payments, lending, insurance, or gaming.
• Deep subject matter expertise in AML, CTF, sanctions, and fraud.
• High technical fluency; confident working with engineers, data scientists, and product owners.
• Experience delivering transformation or operating model change in risk or compliance.
• Gravitas to influence at senior levels and collaborate cross-functionally.

What’s On Offer:

• Hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance, birthday leave, and well-being days
• Access to cutting-edge tools and a passionate, mission-driven team