Advisory Lead, Correspondent Banking

• This specialist role in Financial Crime (FC) will see you partnering with the business, products and the Risk function to identify, assess and manage the bank’s risks in relation to Correspondent Banking, an important and growing business line
• Within this specialist capacity, you’ll play a lead role in driving a culture of intelligent risk management, partnering with the business to deliver safe and sustainable solutions for our customers
• Hone your leadership skills and advance your career in this fast-paced and varied role, with a firm emphasis on your development
• You’ll work from home some of the time, but you’ll also spend a minimum two days per week working from the office

What you'll do

You’ll lead and inspire a team of business and customer control partners to ensure the development and delivery of effective financial crime controls for our Correspondent Banking business.

Your role will also involve:

• Building and leading the Correspondent Banking Advisory function, providing guidance and training on the interpretation of FC policy, standards and risk appetite decisions across all FC typologies
• Partnering with other specialist advisory colleagues and business teams to ensure consistent implementation of a robust FC control framework
• Developing relationships across the industry and engaging on regulatory matters, utilising data to set out the current state of play to senior stakeholders, whilst articulating and driving forward the targeted enhancements required to achieve the strategic end state for the control framework

The skills you'll need

To be successful in this role, you’ll need a strong understanding of anti-money laundering (AML) and other financial crime regulatory requirements and how these apply to Correspondent Banking. You’ll bring strong stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to influence at senior management levels and collaborate across an organisation.

On top of this, you’ll bring:

• The ability to analyse and evaluate multiple sources of information, considering alternatives and the associated consequences
• Drive to design and build an industry-leading control framework for Correspondent Banking
• Proven people leadership skills
• The ability to coach and build capability into the wider team