Process Architect - Financial Crime

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial institution is seeking an experienced Process Architect to optimize and re-engineer critical business processes within their Financial Crime domain. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture and a deep understanding of Financial Crime processes and compliance. This role offers a competitive day rate and hybrid working conditions, requiring 2-3 days per week on-site in London.

Qualifications

• Extensive background in Enterprise Architecture with specialization in Business/Process Architecture within banking environments.
• Deep, demonstrable understanding of Financial Crime processes, regulations, and compliance requirements.
• Previous experience as a Process Architect specifically on Financial Crime projects.
• Track record of successfully re-engineering and optimizing business processes for large financial institutions.
• Hands-on experience with Business Process Management tools like Blueworks Live or Signavio.
• Proven ability to analyze complex business processes and implement efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

• Document, analyze, and re-engineer the bank's Financial Crime business processes.
• Develop and implement structured Business Process Management approaches.
• Work closely with business units and compliance functions.
• Leverage understanding of IT, business, and data architectures for process solutions.
• Establish frameworks for ongoing process monitoring and improvement.

Job description

Overview

About Our Client: Our client is a leading global financial institution undergoing a significant Financial Crime transformation programme. They are seeking an experienced Process Architect to join their team and drive critical process re-engineering initiatives within their Financial Crime domain.

The Opportunity

This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned Process Architect with deep Financial Crime expertise to make a meaningful impact within one of the UK's premier banking institutions. You'll be instrumental in optimizing and re-engineering critical business processes to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and strengthen compliance frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Process Re-engineering: Document, analyze, and re-engineer the bank's Financial Crime business processes to optimize for speed, cost, and operational efficiency


• BPM Implementation: Develop and implement structured Business Process Management (BPM) approaches ensuring processes are scalable, measurable, and adaptable to regulatory changes


• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with business units, technical teams, and compliance functions to ensure processes align with customer needs, regulatory requirements, and organizational objectives


• Architecture Integration: Leverage deep understanding of IT, business, and data architectures to create cohesive process solutions


• Process Governance: Establish frameworks for ongoing process monitoring, measurement, and continuous improvement

Essential Requirements

• Proven Process Architecture Experience: Extensive background in Enterprise Architecture with specialization in Business/Process Architecture within banking environments


• Financial Crime Expertise: Deep, demonstrable understanding of Financial Crime processes, regulations, and compliance requirements - this is critical


• FinCrime Project Experience: Ideally previous experience as a Process Architect specifically on Financial Crime projects


• Banking Sector Experience: Track record of successfully re-engineering and optimizing business processes for large financial institutions


• BPM Tools Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Blueworks Live, Signavio, or similar Business Process Management tools


• Process Engineering: Proven ability to analyze complex business processes and implement efficiency improvements

Desirable Skills

• Experience with regulatory change programmes (AML, KYC, Sanctions)


• Knowledge of emerging FinCrime technologies and automation


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills


• Experience working in hybrid/agile delivery environments

Contract Details

• Location: London - Hybrid working (2-3 days per week on-site with client)


• Duration: Initial contract to year end with strong potential for extension


• Start: ASAP


• Rate: Competitive day rate commensurate with experience


• Contract Type: Inside IR35


• Employment Structure: You will be employed by a leading Big 4 consultancy and work on-site with their major banking client