Transaction Banking, 1st Line Financial Crime Risk, Associate

TL;DR

Transaction Banking, 1st Line Financial Crime Risk, Associate: Provide first-line financial crime risk advisory support for transaction banking clients with an accent on assessing complex client financial crime risk profiles, targeted due diligence, and governance recommendations. Focus on drafting high-quality risk assessment memos, evaluating adverse media searches, and translating control observations into clear risk-based outcomes for business and governance stakeholders.

Location: London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global builds modern transaction banking solutions and provides global investment banking, securities, and investment management services.

What you will do

• Provide financial crime risk advisory input on prospective and existing clients.
• Assess complex client financial crime risk profiles, including the design and effectiveness of financial crime compliance controls.
• Conduct targeted due diligence for elevated/complex risk clients (e.g., correspondent banking relationships) and produce risk-based recommendations.
• Perform and evaluate adverse media searches on transaction banking clients.
• Draft due diligence and risk assessment memos for internal review and approval.
• Execute transactional activity reviews and engage with business, Legal, and Compliance stakeholders on escalations and open questions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree plus 2+ years of professional experience applying financial crime risk judgement in an advisory, governance, client risk, or compliance role.
• Ability to assess complex fact patterns and communicate clear recommendations.
• Ability to create professional presentations and written/visual communications using PowerPoint (reports, policies/procedures, process flows, governance documents, committee minutes).
• Professional fluency in English.
• Comfort working in a dynamic, multi-faceted environment and balancing objective and subjective viewpoints when assessing complex risks.

Nice to have

• 3+ years of risk management experience, including financial crime advisory/client risk/regulatory advisory or first/second-line risk advisory.
• Experience drafting financial crime risk assessments and governance papers for senior stakeholder review.
• Prior transaction banking/commercial banking experience, including payments and payment rails.
• Experience conducting due diligence of correspondent banking relationships.

Culture & Benefits

• First-line defense risk role within a global transaction banking risk team.
• Collaborative environment with exposure to business, Legal, and Compliance stakeholders.
• Focus on producing high-quality, timely deliverables with ownership and initiative.
• Training and development opportunities, firmwide networks, and benefits/wellness and personal finance offerings.

Hiring process

• Application review followed by interviews to assess risk judgement, communication, and stakeholder advisory capabilities.
• Evaluation of experience in financial crime risk assessments, due diligence, and governance documentation.