Senior Leader, Financial Crime Governance & Reporting (Hybrid)

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

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