Global Head of Financial Crime

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What are we looking for?

We are looking for an exceptional Global Head of Financial Crime to lead our global financial crime framework and financial crime compliance team across a complex, multi‑jurisdictional platform. This senior role is responsible for designing, implementing, and continually improving the firm’s strategy, policies, and controls relating to Anti‑Money Laundering (AML), Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation Financing, sanctions compliance, Anti‑Bribery & Corruption (ABC), Criminal Finances Act obligations, ECCTA (Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act) requirements, and equivalent laws and regulatory expectations across all relevant jurisdictions.

Areas of focus and responsibilities

• Global Financial Crime Framework: Develop, oversee, and continuously enhance a global financial crime compliance programme aligned to the firm’s regulatory obligations in each jurisdiction.
• AML / CTF Oversight: Serve as the firm’s senior AML specialist, overseeing all systems and controls to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.
• Sanctions Compliance: Lead the firm’s global sanctions strategy covering UK, EU, US (OFAC), UN and other relevant regimes.
• Anti‑Bribery & Corruption (ABAC): Maintain a global ABAC framework covering prevention of bribery, facilitation payments, improper inducements and third‑party risks.
• Criminal Finances Act & Tax Evasion Facilitation Offences: Ensure the firm has appropriate procedures to prevent the facilitation of UK or foreign tax evasion.
• ECCTA Compliance: Lead the implementation and monitoring of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act obligations.
• Cross‑Jurisdictional Compliance: Ensure equivalent standards are met in each jurisdiction.
• Investigations, Advisory & Incident Response: Lead internal investigations relating to financial crime risk.
• Policies, Training, Culture & Awareness: Promote a culture of accountability and ethical conduct.
• Leadership & Management: Lead a global financial crime team, mentoring specialists.

Technical Skills and experience

• Extensive experience (5+ years) in a senior financial crime compliance role within a law firm, professional services, financial services, or regulatory body.
• Deep expertise in AML, sanctions, ABC, tax evasion facilitation offences, and corporate crime compliance.
• A qualified lawyer would be desirable.
• Experience working with or within a trust or fiduciary services business would be beneficial.
• Experience in regulatory engagement, remediation, or enforcement contexts would be desirable.
• Strong understanding of multi‑jurisdictional legal and regulatory frameworks.
• Knowledge of law‑firm specific risk considerations.

The essentials

• 9.30am to 5.30pm but flexibility is a must
• Hybrid working policy with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office
• 12 week probation period
• 12 week notice period

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