Director of Financial Crime & Innovation

Adria Solutions; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-growth digital banking platform is seeking a Director of Financial Crime & Innovation to lead their financial crime framework. This role involves translating regulations into scalable controls, integrating cutting-edge technology, and delivering strategic insights to the leadership team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience in regulated environments and a background in digital banking or similar industries.

Qualifications

• Strong leadership experience in financial crime within regulated environments.
• Experience in digital banking, payments, lending, or insurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function.
• Translate regulation and risk into customer-focused controls.
• Integrate machine learning and automation into operations.
• Deliver strategic insights to executives.
• Drive control ownership across all lines of defence.
• Champion continuous improvement in financial crime activities.

Skills

Leadership experience

Knowledge of financial crime regulations

Understanding of AI and automation

Job description

Director of Financial Crime & Innovation

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...