Financial Crime SME – Vice President
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About this role
Role: Financial Crime SME – VP
End date: 31st December 2026
Contract: Inside IR35
Location: London preferred (open to Glasgow). Hybrid – 2-3 days onsite
Role Overview
This is an opportunity to join a large Tier 1 financial services organisation. We are seeking a highly experienced Financial Crime Subject Matter Expert to support complex Financial Crime initiatives within a Tier 1 banking environment. This role requires deep expertise across AML and broader Financial Crime disciplines, with a strong focus on intelligence-led analysis, second-line engagement, and regulatory compliance.
The successful candidate will operate as a trusted SME within the business, providing expert insight, challenge, and direction across investigations, intelligence assessment, and regulatory decision-making. This is not a delivery PM or BA role — it is a true SME position focused on deep Financial Crime expertise and change implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a senior Financial Crime SME across AML and related Financial Crime risk areas
- Lead high-level intelligence-led analysis and second-order investigation assessments
- Assess red flags, intelligence outputs, and escalation thresholds into second-line functions
- Provide expert challenge and guidance on complex Financial Crime risks and investigation outcomes
- Support implementation of change initiatives as an SME within the function (not PM/BA)
- Advise on global regulatory expectations and ensure alignment to policy and frameworks
- Partner closely with Compliance, Risk, and Investigation teams to ensure regulatory readiness
Required Skills & Experience
- An experienced (equivalent to Vice President level) SME in Financial Crime within Financial Services
- Deep AML expertise (fraud or sanctions acceptable as secondary expertise)
- Experience within Compliance functions such as Frameworks, Policy, Audit, Assurance, Oversight, or Advisory
- Strong understanding of complex investigation and intelligence lifecycle processes
- Experience conducting deep-dive analysis beyond low-level transaction monitoring
- Proven experience implementing change as a Financial Crime SME
- Strong understanding of global regulatory environments and expectations
- Ability to operate at VP level with senior stakeholders
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What you'll do
- The successful candidate will act as a senior Financial Crime SME, leading high-level analysis and providing expert guidance on complex Financial Crime risks. They will partner with Compliance, Risk, and Investigation teams to ensure regulatory readiness.
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