Group Financial Crime Compliance, Money Laundering Surveillance Investigations Manager

Lead and manage the Financial Crimes Control Team, focusing on complex, escalated, and high-profile investigations to ensure compliance with reporting obligations and applicable regulatory requirements. The role is responsible for mitigating AML/CFT risks, strengthening financial crime controls, and safeguarding the organization against operational losses, regulatory sanctions, and reputational risk.

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Law.

Experience Required

• 5 - 7 years’ experience in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Counter-Terrorist Financing (CFT), and financial crime investigations, including regulatory reporting and the practical application of relevant legislation.
• Proven experience conducting complex financial crime investigations, analysing AML/CFT trends and indicators, and utilising banking systems and data to support investigations.
• 3 - 4 years’ experience in financial crime training, monitoring, regulatory reporting, and providing advisory support on financial crime risk and compliance matters.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and influence stakeholders at various levels, both internally and externally.

Key Job Functions

• Lead and manage complex, escalated, high-risk, and high-profile AML/CFT investigations, including matters involving PEPs, PIPs, tip-offs, and other sensitive financial crime concerns.
• Oversee the identification, analysis, and investigation of suspicious activities through enhanced transaction monitoring, customer due diligence, and intelligence gathering.
• Ensure compliance with all regulatory, legislative, and internal reporting requirements, including the submission of accurate reports, management information, and escalations to relevant stakeholders and authorities.
• Collaborate with regulatory and law enforcement agencies, including the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA), on sensitive investigations, regulatory requests, and financial crime initiatives.
• Provide expert advice, guidance, and training to business stakeholders on financial crime risks, AML/CFT controls, and regulatory obligations.
• Drive the implementation and continuous improvement of financial crime policies, procedures, controls, governance frameworks, and investigative practices.
• Lead process, system, and data reviews to enhance financial crime detection capabilities, improve operational efficiency, and address identified risks and control gaps.
• Monitor emerging money laundering and terrorist financing trends, typologies, and risks, and ensure appropriate responses are embedded within investigative and control frameworks.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Making sound decisions through informed judgement
• Upholding standards through integrity and accountability
• Providing insight through analytical thinking
• Convincing and influencing key stakeholders
• Leading and empowering high-performing teams

Technical Competencies:

• Promoting good governance, risk, and control
• Detecting and managing financial crime risks
• Applying effective risk management practices
• Interpreting and applying financial services regulations
• Ensuring legal and regulatory compliance