Senior AML & Financial Crime Lead — Ireland

Morgan McKinley; Roscommon; Hybrid; EUR 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Senior AML Manager to own and oversee the Bank's AML/CFT framework in Ireland. You will work with the AML Compliance Officer and Deputy MLRO, shaping governance, policy, risk, regulatory engagement and training across the second line of defence.

You will lead the Business-Wide ML/TF Risk Assessment and supervise the AML Unit's day-to-day operations, ensuring robust controls, oversight, and remediation where needed.

Qualifications

• Solid AML/financial crime experience in a regulated Irish/EU bank.
• Knowledge of Criminal Justice (ML/TF) Act 2010, CBI AML/CFT Guidelines, EBA expectations.
• Experience in risk assessments, policy development, and regulatory engagement.

Responsibilities

• Owning and maintaining the Business-Wide ML/TF Risk Assessment, ensuring it reflects the Irish business specifically rather than group-level.
• Overseeing day-to-day operations of the AML Unit, providing second-line challenge to first-line onboarding, transaction monitoring and ongoing due diligence.
• Developing and embedding AML/CTF policies covering CDD/EDD, PEPs, sanctions, transaction monitoring, STRs and record-keeping.
• Preparing AML MI and reporting for senior management and AML committees.
• Acting as a key point of contact with the Central Bank of Ireland on supervisory engagements and remediation activity.
• Monitoring Irish and EU regulatory developments and assessing their impact.

Skills

AML/Financial crime experience

Regulatory engagement

Risk assessment

Policy development

Governance & reporting

Stakeholder management

Education

ACAMS or equivalent qualification

Job description

Morgan McKinley is seeking a Senior AML Manager to own and oversee the Bank's AML/CFT framework in Ireland. You will work with the AML Compliance Officer and Deputy MLRO, shaping governance, policy, risk, regulatory engagement and training across the second line of defence.

You will lead the Business-Wide ML/TF Risk Assessment and supervise the AML Unit's day-to-day operations, ensuring robust controls, oversight, and remediation where needed.