Financial Crime- Programme Advisory; FTC​/Secondment

We are looking for a hands‑on Financial Crime
- Programme Advisory to join our Investment Banking division in Birmingham. You will play pivotal role within the First Line of Defence (1

LOD), responsible for connecting programme-level risk oversight with the practical execution of Customer Due Diligence (CDD) processes, driving consistency, control, and operational effectiveness.

This is a hands‑on role that goes beyond advisory support, requiring active involvement in implementing change, challenging existing processes, and ensuring global policies are effectively embedded within local operations.

• Lead end‑to‑end risk oversight across CDD and Financial Crime, ensuring effective identification, assessment, and mitigation of operational, regulatory, and change risks.
• Deliver robust, independent challenge to CDD teams, strengthening control environments and ensuring consistent adherence to regulatory and internal policy standards.
• Drive the implementation and embedding of Financial Crime change initiatives, ensuring alignment with policy intent and sustainable integration into business processes.
• Translate Financial Crime policy into clear, practical application, combining strategic oversight with hands‑on support to enable effective and controlled operational delivery

• Proven experience in a dedicated Financial Crime Advisory within 1
  
  LOD and 2
  
  LOD role is essential.
• Extensive knowledge of KYC/CDD requirements, with proven experience across multi‑jurisdictional regulatory environments within Corporate & Investment banking, Markets and Banking is essential.
• A track record of implementing policy changes on a global scale, including managing complex jurisdictional differences.

• Ability to influence and "challenge" stakeholders effectively.
• A proactive approach to problem‑solving in a fast‑paced Investment Banking environment.
• Adaptability to handle both advisory tasks and "doing" the work.
• Experience in developing or managing customer risk assessments, and the drafting and experience in implementing methodology.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for this role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job‑specific technical skills.

This role is located in Birmingham and is an initial 6 months fixed term contract/ secondment.

To ensure that the institution’s activities are conducted in compliance with applicable financial crime laws and regulations, and to help the bank manage legal and reputational risks associated with its activities.

• Development and implementation of best practice legal strategies for risk management and compliance.
• Legal advice and support to the business on financial crime laws, regulations, and rules, including anti‑money laundering (AML), sanctions, and anti‑bribery and corruption (ABC) laws and regulations.
• Support other legal teams in representation, of the bank in legal proceedings that raise financial crime issues, such as litigation, arbitration, and regulatory investigations.
• Advising on financial crime compliance policies and procedures including to assess compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
• Legal research and analysis to stay up to date on changes in laws and regulations that may impact the bank's financial crime compliance practices.
• To support Compliance, contributing to and delivering training to educate employees on legal and regulatory requirements related to financial crime.
• Pro‑active identification, communication, and provision of legal advice on applicable laws, rules and regulations (LRRs). Keeping up to date with…