Economic Crime Policy Expert

Brimstone Consulting; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK-based financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Economic Crime Policy Expert for a senior leadership role. This position involves shaping the UK's response to economic crime and influencing policies on fraud prevention across various financial services. The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, represent the organisation at high-level forums, and build relationships with key stakeholders in government and the financial sector.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in economic crime policy, particularly in financial fraud.
• Experience chairing committees or working groups.
• Background in financial services, public sector, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level expertise on economic crime policy.
• Lead responses to policy consultations and legislative reform.
• Build relationships with government, regulators, and industry bodies.

Skills

Expertise in economic crime policy

Understanding of financial fraud

Leadership experience

Excellent briefing and writing skills

Public speaking skills

Education

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

Economic Crime Policy Expert

Senior Policy Leadership Role | Financial Services

London (hybrid)

A leading UK-based financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Economic Crime Policy Expert to join its senior leadership team. This is a high-profile role focused on shaping and influencing the UK’s response to economic crime, with a particular emphasis on fraud prevention and policy development across various services so the scope of our work encompasses retail fraud, AML, sanctions, intelligence, and cross-cutting economic crime matters.

Representing a broad cross-section of the financial services sector, the organisation works at the intersection of industry, government, regulators, and law enforcement to drive meaningful change. This is a rare opportunity to play a central role in national policy discussions and industry-wide initiatives addressing one of the most pressing challenges facing financial services today.

The Role

As a senior subject-matter expert, you will provide strategic leadership on economic crime policy, acting as a recognised authority on fraud and related financial crime issues. Working closely with the Head of Fraud Policy and Operations and senior stakeholders across the organisation, you will help shape policy positions, influence legislation, and support the practical implementation of regulatory change.

You will be a visible leader, trusted adviser, and collaborative partner internally and externally representing the organisation and its members at the highest levels.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level expertise on economic crime policy, with a strong focus on financial fraud
• Act as a leading internal authority on fraud policy and prevention
• Lead and coordinate industry responses to policy consultations and legislative reform
• Support the implementation and operationalisation of new legislation and regulatory change
• Help set strategic direction for fraud and economic crime priorities across the organisation
• Work closely with senior colleagues and governance committees to deliver sector-wide outcomes
• Build and maintain strong relationships with government departments, regulators, law enforcement, industry bodies, and other key partners
• Represent industry positions in senior forums, including conferences, panels, roundtables, and parliamentary engagements
• Contribute to public–private partnership initiatives and cross-sector collaboration
• Act as a credible external spokesperson, including media engagement when required
• Champion thought leadership through events, publications, and industry insight

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Deep expertise in economic crime policy, particularly financial fraud
• Strong understanding of fraud from both policy and operational perspectives
• Proven leadership experience with a collaborative, people-focused approach
• Excellent briefing, writing, and presentation skills
• Confidence engaging and influencing senior stakeholders across public and private sectors
• Strong public speaking and facilitation skills
• Decisive, outcomes-driven mind-set with the ability to operate in fast-moving environments
• Solid knowledge of UK fraud and financial crime legislation
• Experience chairing committees, panels, or working groups
• Background in financial services, public sector, regulation, or a related field

Desirable

• Experience working within FS, government, regulators and law enforcement
• Exposure to public–private partnerships
• Experience producing thought leadership or representing organisations at industry events
• Programme or project leadership experience
• Existing security clearance or willingness to obtain one

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent professional experience
• Media trained or willing to undertake media training

About Brimstone Consulting

Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer.

We specialise in finding highly qualified staff in areas including Forensic Accounting & Fraud, Legal and LegalTech, Big Data, InfoSec and Cyber Crime, Audit, Accountancy and Finance, FinTech, Risk, Compliance/Corporate Governance, and IT.

Brimstone Consulting acts as an employment agency (permanent) and as an employment business (temporary). Brimstone Consulting is an equal opportunities employer. Due to time constraints we can only reply to applicants that match our clients’ specifications. We may store applications in our cloud storage facilities that may include dropbox.