Financial Crime Risk Manager

TL;DR

Financial Crime Risk Manager (Fintech): Leading 2LoD financial crime risk management and compliance strategy with an accent on AML/CTF, ABC, and sanctions frameworks. Focus on conducting enterprise-wide risk assessments, managing suspicious activity investigations, and ensuring regulatory compliance across global markets.

Location: Must be based in or able to work from the Leeds office, UK

Company

hirify.global is a global bank payment company processing over US$130bn annually, helping businesses collect recurring and one-off payments through open banking and real-time payment solutions.

What you will do

• Conduct end-to-end investigations into suspicious activity and manage SAR submissions to the NCA and other FIUs.
• Oversee the compliance team's JIRA request queue, triaging and prioritizing policy advisory and partner bank queries.
• Execute annual financial crime Enterprise-wide Risk Assessments (EWRA) and maintain methodology.
• Act as a primary point of contact for the FCA, NCA, and other law enforcement agencies regarding regulatory returns and investigations.
• Advise on CDD escalations, review high-risk customer onboarding, and approve policy exceptions.
• Support the Financial Crime Risk roadmap by designing and deploying controls for new products and markets.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in financial crime within the 2LoD of an FCA-regulated firm or consultancy.
• Strong working knowledge of regulatory frameworks across the UK, US, EU, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada.
• Proven experience in designing internal controls from scratch and driving their implementation.
• Experience conducting AML/CTF and sanctions compliance monitoring reviews.
• Exceptional analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK for this 12-month fixed-term contract.

Culture & Benefits

• Adaptive working policy allowing for flexible work arrangements.
• Work away scheme enabling remote work from outside the country of residence for up to 90 days per year.
• Annual learning budget for professional development.
• Generous holiday allowance plus additional volunteer and wellness days.
• Comprehensive wellbeing support and medical cover.