Senior Manager MLRO, Compliance
Core
Overseeing UK financial crime compliance, acting as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17), and managing AML, sanctions, and suspicious activity governance for a buy-now-pay-later firm.
Role type
Senior Manager, Financial Crime Compliance (MLRO)
Builds
UK AML and financial crimes framework, compliance monitoring programs, and risk assessment controls
Domain
Financial Services / Anti-Money Laundering (AML) / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
FCA regulations expertise, AML and sanctions governance, risk assessment, regulatory reporting, policy development, audit coordination
Preferred skills
Second-line oversight experience, stakeholder management, global framework collaboration
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Serve as the designated Money Laundering Reporting Officer (SMF17) for the UK entity; Provide second-line oversight of the UK financial crimes compliance program; Oversee suspicious activity escalation and reporting governance; Lead the development of the Financial Crime Compliance Monitoring Programme; Lead and execute the Business wide compliance risk assessment (BWRA); Partner with UK Compliance and global leaders to maintain control environments; Oversee financial crimes issue management and remediation; Lead preparation of the annual MLRO report for senior management and the Board; Support internal, external, and regulatory audits; Maintain and enhance financial crimes policies and governance documentation.
Seniority
Senior Manager, hands-on IC with regulatory leadership