Job Description
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly qualified Director of Anti‑Financial Crime (AFC) Engineering to lead and evolve our financial crime technology capability during a period of significant transformation and organisational maturity. In addition to overseeing major platform implementations (including a new third‑party KYC/CDD SaaS solution, fraud, ABC, tax evasion monitoring and case management), the role will transition the AFC technology estate from a programme‑driven delivery model to a product‑led operating model, underpinned by Agile and DevOps practices.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership & strategy to AFC engineering teams, setting technical and operational direction aligned with business and regulatory priorities.
- Own the maturation of the AFC engineering function, embedding a product‑centric mindset, clear accountability, and sustainable delivery practices.
- Develop long‑term technology strategy for Financial Crime platforms, balancing regulatory change, innovation, and operational resilience.
- Oversee delivery of the Financial Crime transformation programme, including implementation of a 3rd‑party KYC/CDD SaaS platform, fraud, ABC, and tax evasion monitoring capabilities, modernised case management and investigative workflows.
- Support and guide the transition from time‑bound change programmes to a perpetual product model, with persistent teams, clear product ownership, and outcome‑based roadmaps.
- Embed Agile delivery and DevOps practices appropriate for a regulated environment, strengthening continuous delivery and improvement, production ownership and support models, automation, quality, and release discipline.
- Ensure platforms are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with enterprise architecture and technology risk standards; drive adoption of DevOps principles across AFC engineering including CI/CD, environments, monitoring, incident management, and integration across data platforms, core systems, and third‑party vendors.
- Partner with enterprise engineering teams and other stakeholders (Operations, Investigations, Compliance, Financial Crime Risk, Internal Audit, Technology governance, Governance & Risk) to align delivery, funding, operating model changes and ensure effective governance.
- Own engineering governance for AFC platforms, including delivery assurance, technology risk management, and vendor oversight; act as senior technology representative in audits, regulatory inspections, and internal risk reviews.
Qualifications
- Senior leadership experience (Director or equivalent) leading financial crime or compliance technology engineering in large financial services organisations.
- Proven experience delivering AFC transformation initiatives and evolving operating models toward product‑led delivery.
- Practical, senior‑level understanding of Agile and DevOps or equivalent experience in regulated environments.
- Strong understanding of global financial crime regulatory requirements (AML, KYC/CDD, fraud, ABC, tax evasion).
- Demonstrated success leading growing and maturing engineering teams through change.
- Ability to balance transformation, regulatory compliance, and live‑service operational stability.
- Proven expertise in delivering architecture and build for modern, cloud‑native AFC platforms and event‑driven architecture.
Benefits and Opportunities
Be part of a global Financial Crime transformation programme, work with best‑in‑class vendor platforms and modern engineering stacks, collaborate across a flexible, globally connected culture, and advance your career at a leading global financial markets infrastructure provider.
Equal Opportunities
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We readily accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and mental or physical disability needs in accordance with the law.
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