Senior Manager - Economic Crime Prevention, Strategy and Controls

Lloyds Banking Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK bank is seeking a Senior Manager for their Economic Crime Prevention Strategy and Controls team. You will lead a team of risk specialists to design and implement effective controls against financial crime while fostering a culture of risk management. This role requires strong leadership skills and deep technical knowledge in AML and Fraud, offering substantial growth opportunities in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Generous pension contribution of up to 15%

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Flexible lifestyle benefits

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies

Qualifications

• Experience leading teams through change.
• Deep technical knowledge in ECP areas.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of risk controls.
• Drive strategic enhancements to ECP control framework.
• Supervise governance and reporting of control effectiveness.

Skills

Leadership and partner management

Technical knowledge in AML and Fraud

Strategic thinking

Ability to influence

Job description

As a Senior Manager in the Economic Crime Prevention (ECP) Strategy and Controls team, you'll play a pivotal role in crafting and improving the Group's control environment to prevent financial crime across Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti-Bribery (AB), and Fraud. You'll lead a team of risk specialists to design, assess, and embed effective controls across client onboarding, transaction monitoring, and ongoing due diligence, while guiding strategic enhancements to the ECP framework and supporting senior manager accountability. Working closely with partners across our Business & Commercial / Corporate & Institutional Banking divisions and Group functions, you'll ensure controls are aligned with regulatory expectations and tailored to business needs. Your remit includes horizon scanning, threat assessments, and developing risk reduction pathways that inform strategic investment decisions. Using data and insight, you'll drive continuous improvement and foster a culture of proactive risk management and collaboration - helping protect the Group and its customers while supporting our purpose to Help Britain Prosper.,

• Leading the design and implementation of risk-sensitive controls across AML, Sanctions, AB, and Fraud domains.
• Driving strategic enhancements to the ECP control framework, aligned to the Group's North Star ECP Strategy
• Supervising the governance and reporting of control effectiveness, including MI dashboards and committee escalations.
• Supporting the appointment and development of Accountable and Nominated Senior Managers (ASM/NSM), ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities.
• Championing a culture of proactive risk management and continuous improvement, with a focus on colleague development and cross-functional collaboration
  
  Strong leadership and partner management skills, with experience guiding large teams through change.
• Deep technical knowledge across ECP subject areas, particularly AML, Sanctions, and Fraud.
• A strategic approach with the ability to translate complex risk landscapes into actionable control improvements.
• Proven ability to influence across business areas and regulatory interfaces, ensuring alignment and accountability.
We're highly collaborative and help all colleagues to become rounded risk professionals by developing a broad range of skills. You'll be helping colleagues in their development. As a subject matter expert, you'll keep abreast of industry developments and regulation, sharing information across appropriate teams.

Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative., Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies