Senior Group Financial Crime Risk & Controls Lead (Hybrid)

M&G; Stirling; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 18%

Share Save and Share Incentive Plan

38 days annual leave

Paid parental leave

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Job summary

M&G in Edinburgh or Stirling (Hybrid 2-3 days per week) is seeking an experienced Group Financial Crime Risk and Controls Consultant to own and shape the EWRA and the global financial crime framework. You will challenge risk assessments, aggregate BU EWRA results and provide clear Group-wide insights to Executive and Board levels.

The role covers AML, sanctions, bribery, fraud, KYC/CDD and third-party risk, with opportunities to influence governance tools, risk registers and screening controls

Qualifications

• Strong financial crime risk management expertise across AML, sanctions, bribery and corruption, fraud, KYC/CDD and governance of risk assessment methodologies.
• Experience building and overseeing EWRAs, including aggregation, scoring, taxonomies and reporting.
• Proven ability to engage senior stakeholders and challenge decisions at Executive/Board level.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the Group Enterprise-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) framework and methodology.
• Aggregate BU EWRA results into a Group view with data metrics, calibration and weighting.
• Design and maintain methodologies covering products, clients, distribution partners and third parties.
• Maintain risk lists, jurisdiction heatmaps, regulators/exchanges, restricted lists and watchlist governance.
• Oversee Group-wide watchlist, screening and exits frameworks.

Skills

Financial crime risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Risk assessment leadership

Analytical expertise

Governance & controls

Job description

M&G in Edinburgh or Stirling (Hybrid 2-3 days per week) is seeking an experienced Group Financial Crime Risk and Controls Consultant to own and shape the EWRA and the global financial crime framework. You will challenge risk assessments, aggregate BU EWRA results and provide clear Group-wide insights to Executive and Board levels.

The role covers AML, sanctions, bribery, fraud, KYC/CDD and third-party risk, with opportunities to influence governance tools, risk registers and screening controls