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Head of Financial Crime & Innovation
Job summary
A leading digital banking platform in the UK seeks a Head of Financial Crime & Innovation to redefine financial crime prevention using data and AI. This role involves building a tech-enabled framework while collaborating with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. Responsibilities include leading the financial crime function and integrating advanced technology solutions. The position offers a hybrid work model and various employee benefits.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Strong leadership experience in financial crime within regulated environments.
- Deep subject matter expertise in AML, CTF, sanctions, and fraud.
- High technical fluency; confident working with engineers, data scientists, and product owners.
Responsibilities
- Lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function with a vision for smart prevention.
- Translate regulation and risk into automated controls.
- Partner with technology teams to integrate machine learning and data analytics.
Skills
Redefine how financial crime is prevented - through data, automation, and AI.
A high-growth digital banking platform undergoing a multi-million-pound technology transformation is seeking a Head of Financial Crime & Innovation. This is a unique opportunity to build and lead a next-generation, tech-enabled financial crime framework at the forefront of FinTech innovation.
You’ll work closely with the senior leadership team, and cross-functional teams-including AI, engineering, and product-to embed scalable controls that strengthen trust, meet regulatory standards, and enhance customer experience.
- Lead the 1st Line Financial Crime function with a vision for smart, scalable prevention and detection.
- Translate regulation and risk into efficient, automated, and customer-focused controls.
- Partner with AI and technology teams to integrate machine learning, data analytics, and automation into onboarding, monitoring, and investigations.
- Deliver clear, strategic insights to executive and board-level forums.
- Drive consistent control ownership and assurance across all lines of defence.
- Champion continuous improvement across KYC, transaction monitoring, fraud, and investigations.
- Strong leadership experience in financial crime within regulated environments—digital banking, payments, lending, insurance, or gaming.
- Deep subject matter expertise in AML, CTF, sanctions, and fraud.
- High technical fluency; confident working with engineers, data scientists, and product owners.
- Experience delivering transformation or operating model change in risk or compliance.
- Gravitas to influence at senior levels and collaborate cross-functionally.
- Hybrid working
- Generous holiday allowance, birthday leave, and well-being days
- Access to cutting-edge tools and a passionate, mission-driven team
If you're ready to shape the future of financial crime prevention—driving innovation while protecting customers at scale—apply now to take the next step in your leadership journey.
* The salary benchmark is based on the target salaries of market leaders in their relevant sectors. It is intended to serve as a guide to help Premium Members assess open positions and to help in salary negotiations. The salary benchmark is not provided directly by the company, which could be significantly higher or lower.
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