Senior AML & Sanctions Compliance Advisor - Hybrid

Capital One; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym

On-site restaurant

Learning Loft

£5,000 external qualifications funding

Job summary

Capital One UK invites an experienced AML and Sanctions Compliance professional to join our Nottingham team, reporting to the UK MLRO. The role focuses on designing, coordinating, and implementing a robust AML and Sanctions risk management programme across onboarding, screening and monitoring.

You will own end-to-end controls, write policies and training, and drive improvements in SAR quality and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the UK financial crime framework and MLRs.
• Experience conducting end-to-end financial crime reviews in high-volume environments.
• Accredited industry qualifications (ICA, ACAMS).
• Ability to work in a hybrid Nottingham-based role.

Responsibilities

• Drive the AML Work Programme; design and implement risk-based processes focusing on CDD, sanctions and TM.
• Strengthen the control environment; align with UK regulatory standards and JMLSG guidance.
• Handle complex escalations; provide credible challenge in onboarding cases and complex alerts.
• Lead remediation of risk events, tuning monitoring rules and closing audit findings.

Skills

UK AML framework

Financial crime reviews

Policy writing

Stakeholder liaison

ACAMS/ICA

Education

ICA / ACAMS qualification

Tools

Regulatory monitoring systems

Job description

Capital One UK invites an experienced AML and Sanctions Compliance professional to join our Nottingham team, reporting to the UK MLRO. The role focuses on designing, coordinating, and implementing a robust AML and Sanctions risk management programme across onboarding, screening and monitoring.

You will own end-to-end controls, write policies and training, and drive improvements in SAR quality and regulatory compliance.