Senior Manager – Screening Development & Analytics

Lloyds Banking Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Hybrid working

Job share

Pension up to 15%

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group in Birmingham is seeking a Senior Manager to shape and lead the development and analytics of its financial crime screening capabilities. This role focuses on transformation, automation, and data-driven improvements across sanctions and PEP screening, in partnership with Risk, Policy and Technology teams.

The position requires strong leadership of large-scale programmes, deep screening expertise, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while delivering measurable

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Financial Crime Screening controls within a UK financial services environment.
• Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation, technology delivery and control development initiatives.
• Significant experience delivering automation, optimisation and operational improvement outcomes.
• Strong analytical capability, using data, performance intelligence and insight to improve business and customer outcomes.
• Demonstrated success leading complex delivery across matrix organisations and influence senior stakeholders to achieve strategic outcomes.
• Strong people leadership experience, including building capability, developing talent and creating high-performing teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation and optimisation of screening capabilities across sanctions and PEP screening services.
• Establish analytics, performance intelligence and data-led insights to improve control effectiveness and customer outcomes.
• Lead major transformation, technology and automation initiatives from concept through to implementation.
• Drive improvements in automation, screening effectiveness, decision quality and operational performance.
• Collaborate with Risk, Policy and Oversight to align capabilities with regulatory expectations.
• Build and develop high-performing teams and supplier partnerships focused on delivery excellence.

Skills

Financial Crime Screening

Transformation Leadership

Automation & Optimization

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

People Leadership

Job description

End DateWednesday 04 November 2026Salary Range£85,493 - £100,580We support flexible working – click here for more information on flexible working optionsFlexible Working OptionsHybrid Working, Job ShareJob Description SummaryJOB TITLE: Senior Manager – Screening Development & AnalyticsLOCATION: BirminghamHOURS: Full-timeWORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments, including hybrid working expectations, in line with our Flexibility Works policy.Job DescriptionJOB TITLE: Senior Manager – Screening Development & AnalyticsSALARY: £85,493 - £100,580LOCATION: Birmingham,WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week at our Birmingham office location.About this OpportunityWant to shape the future of Financial Crime Screening across one of the UK's largest financial services organisations?As Senior Manager – Screening Development & Analytics, you'll provide senior ownership for the development, optimisation and transformation of Lloyds Banking Group's screening capabilities that help protect our customers, support the fight against financial crime and strengthen the Bank's control environment. You'll be responsible for translating strategic priorities into delivered solutions, driving innovation, automation, advanced analytics and control enhancement to improve customer outcomes, strengthen controls and increase operational efficiency.This is a high-profile leadership role in Payments Services, partnering across Technology, Operations, Risk and Business Units to deliver complex, enterprise-wide change. You'll influence the future direction of a critical financial crime prevention capability whilst ensuring screening controls remain effective, scalable and aligned to regulatory expectations.Day to day, you'll:Lead the development, implementation and optimisation of screening capabilities across sanctions and Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) screening services.Establish and enhance analytics, performance intelligence and data-led insights to improve control effectiveness, customer outcomes and operational efficiency.Lead major transformation, technology and automation initiatives from concept through to implementation, ensuring benefits are delivered and realised.Drive measurable improvements in automation, screening effectiveness, decision quality, false positive reduction and operational performance.Lead the development, enhancement and optimisation of screening controls, ensuring they remain effective, scalable and aligned to regulatory expectations.Lead continuous improvement activity arising from incidents, audits, assurance reviews, regulatory feedback and emerging risks.Influence and collaborate with senior stakeholders across Payments, Technology, Operations, Risk and Business Units to deliver complex cross-functional change and resolve competing priorities.Partner with Risk, Policy and Oversight teams to ensure capabilities remain aligned to regulatory expectations and Group risk appetiteBuild and develop high-performing teams and supplier partnerships focused on innovation, accountability and delivery excellence.Why Lloyds Banking GroupIf you think all banks are the same, you’d be wrong. We’re an innovative, fast-changing business that’s shaping finance as a force for good. A bank that’s empowering its people to innovate, explore possibilities and grow with purpose.What you’ll needDeep expertise in Financial Crime Screening controls within a UK financial services environment.Proven track record of leading large-scale transformation, technology delivery and control development initiatives.Significant experience delivering automation, optimisation and operational improvement outcomes.Strong analytical capability, using data, performance intelligence and insight to improve business and customer outcomes.Demonstrated success leading complex delivery across matrix organisations and influence senior stakeholders to achieve strategic outcomes.Strong people leadership experience, including building capability, developing talent and creating high-performing teams.About working for usOur focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. 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. And it’s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We’re disability confident. So if you’d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know.We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:A generous pension contribution of up to 15%An annual performance-related bonusShare schemes including free sharesBenefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping30 days’ holiday, with bank holidays on topA range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policiesReady for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.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.