Head of Compliance – Financial Crime and Advisory Services

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 22 March 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Compliance
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SKILLS

AML Financial Crime Compliance Regulatory Requirements Governance Risk Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Head of Compliance – Financial Crime and Advisory Services – 28728

As Head of Compliance - Financial Crime and Advisory Services, you will be responsible for managing a team who support the business with understanding and adhering to potentially complex regulatory requirements.

Ref: 28728

  • Location: London
  • Category: Compliance
  • Type: Permanent

Overview

Key Duties (Including but not limited to):

  • Ensure the Financial Crime team improve compliance standards by the provision of clear guidance and fair challenge
  • Put regulatory requirements and the customer at the heart of everything they do
  • Oversee the development and maintenance of appropriate second line Financial Crime governance, policy and controls
  • Oversee the team delivering impactful and accurate Financial Crime reporting and MI

Qualifications required:

Ideally you will also either hold a qualification in a relevant field (e.g. Diploma in Financial Planning or Insurance) or be willing to work towards this.

Experience required:

You should have at least 5 years’ experience in a similar Compliance related role within the Financial Services Industry.

You will have excellent technical knowledge and experience of financial crime including an understanding of AML, economic sanctions and fraud.

You will have a broad knowledge of the Insurance and Investment Industry, the UK regulatory and governance framework and Financial Crime regime is essential.

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