Head of Financial Crime Compliance Governance & Reporting.

AIB; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market leading Pension Scheme

Healthcare Scheme

Variable Pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Family leave options

Two volunteer days per year

Job summary

AIB is seeking a senior leader to head Group Financial Crime Compliance, providing governance, risk assessment and reporting across the bank. The role oversees a specialist team, delivers evidence-based insights to senior governance forums and supports the Group MLRO in maintaining a robust compliance framework.

The successful candidate will shape the FC strategy amid regulatory change, lead regulatory engagements and drive sustainable control enhancements across the organisation, with a hybrid

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML/CFT, risk management, governance or regulatory reporting.
• Ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical governance, risk assessment and reporting arrangements.
• Proven leadership of a specialist team and delivery through competing priorities.
• Strong analytical judgement with the ability to assess complex data and communicate implications clearly.
• Experience engaging with senior management, Boards, regulators and a wide range of stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for senior audiences.
• Relevant professional membership or qualification in compliance, Financial Crime, risk, accounting, law or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Financial Crime Governance & Reporting team and set clear priorities, standards and expectations for delivery.
• Own and enhance the Group Financial Crime risk assessment approach, including governance, evidence base and alignment with risk appetite and control assessments.
• Lead production of high-quality Financial Crime management information and reporting for senior management, executive and Board governance.
• Oversee second-line coordination, review and challenge of regulatory reporting and supervisory submissions relevant to Financial Crime.
• Maintain effective Financial Crime governance arrangements, oversight, escalation processes and reporting.
• Use internal and external intelligence, regulatory developments and performance data to identify emerging risks and opportunities to strengthen the control framework.
• Lead and support regulatory engagements, inspections and examinations with accurate, evidenced responses.
• Partner across Compliance, Risk, First Line, Data, Technology and Group entities to simplify governance and improve reporting capability.
• Support and deputise for the Group MLRO at senior internal and external fora.

Skills

Financial Crime Compliance

AML/CFT

Risk management

Regulatory reporting

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Governance

Job description

At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We’re looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You’ll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you’ll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Location/Office Policy: Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. This is an office-centric role operating within AIB’s hybrid working model, subject to the needs of the role, our customers and the business.

• Do you want to shape how Financial Crime risk is assessed, governed and reported across AIB Group?
• Can you turn complex risk, regulatory and data insights into clear conclusions for senior management and the Board?
• Are you an experienced Financial Crime leader who can provide credible independent oversight, challenge and direction?

What is the Role?

This is a senior leadership role within Group Financial Crime Compliance, responsible for the governance, risk assessment, management information and reporting capabilities that support effective second-line oversight of Financial Crime risk across AIB Group. You will lead a specialist team, provide clear insight and challenge to senior governance forums, and support the Group MLRO in maintaining a robust, evidence-based Financial Crime Compliance framework. The role provides a unique opportunity to influence the Bank’s Financial Crime strategy, regulatory readiness and control environment at a time of significant regulatory change.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the Financial Crime Compliance Governance & Reporting team and set clear priorities, standards and expectations for delivery.
• Own and continuously enhance the Group Financial Crime risk assessment approach, including the methodology, governance, evidence base and alignment with risk appetite and control assessments.
• Lead the production of high-quality Financial Crime management information and reporting for senior management, executive and Board governance, ensuring that key risks, trends, issues and outcomes are clearly articulated.
• Oversee second-line coordination, review and challenge of regulatory reporting and supervisory submissions relevant to Financial Crime, including data definitions, lineage, reconciliation and governance.
• Maintain effective Financial Crime governance arrangements, issue and action oversight, escalation processes and reporting across the Group and relevant subsidiaries.
• Use internal and external intelligence, regulatory developments and performance data to identify emerging risks, thematic issues and opportunities to strengthen the control framework.
• Lead and support regulatory engagements, inspections and examinations, ensuring responses are accurate, evidenced and delivered to the required standard.
• Partner across Compliance, Risk, the First Line, Data, Technology and Group entities to simplify governance, improve reporting capability and deliver sustainable control enhancements.
• Support and deputise for the Group MLRO at senior internal and external fora, as required, and contribute to the wider leadership and strategic direction of Group Financial Crime Compliance.

What You Will Bring

• Significant senior-level experience in Financial Crime Compliance, AML/CFT, risk management, governance, regulatory reporting or assurance within financial services.
• A strong understanding of Financial Crime regulatory requirements and supervisory expectations, together with the ability to translate them into practical governance, risk assessment and reporting arrangements.
• Proven experience leading and developing a specialist team and delivering through competing priorities and material change.
• Strong analytical judgement, with the ability to assess complex data and risk information, reach defensible conclusions and communicate the implications clearly.
• Experience engaging with senior management, Boards, regulators and a wide range of business, risk, data and technology stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to produce concise, decision-focused reporting for senior audiences.
• Relevant professional membership or qualification in compliance, Financial Crime, risk, accountancy, law or a related discipline.

Why Work For AIB

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include;

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Key Capabilities

• Ensures Accountability
• Vision & Purpose Led
• Drives Progress
• Emerging Risks & Trends
• Risk Analysis
• Quality Control

This role is part of the Fitness & Probity Regime, which set out the specific requirements applicable.

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Nicole Pasquetti, at [e-mail] for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request, please email the Talent Acquisition team at [e-mail].

Unsolicited CVs sent to AIB by recruitment agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and, where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.

Application deadline: 20th October 2026