Policy & Governance Assistant Manager; Economic Crime Prevention

Assistant Manager, Policy & Governance – Economic Crime Prevention (Grade

D)

SALARY: £44,901 – £49,890 pa
LOCATION: Birmingham, Chester, Edinburgh, Halifax, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Hove, Newport, Halifax, Cardiff or Edinburgh
HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our office sites.

We have two exciting opportunities available within our Policy & Governance team, part of our Economic Crime Prevention function. These roles sit within Consumer Financial Crime and form part of a growing first line of defence team responsible for strengthening governance, risk management and control oversight across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and evolving team that plays a central role in helping the business understand, manage and respond to financial crime risks. Working across Policy & Governance and Risk Management activities, you’ll help ensure that regulatory requirements are translated into practical, effective solutions that support both customer outcomes and business objectives.

• Support the development, maintenance and embedding of Financial Crime policies and governance frameworks
• Assess the impact of policy changes and regulatory developments
• Conduct risk assessments and support the design of effective controls
• Provide oversight of policy exceptions, governance activity and remediation actions
• Support governance forums, audit activity and regulatory engagement
• Build effective working relationships across the business

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. While this role may reference a suggested range of experience in years, this is intended as a guide only. What matters most is that you can demonstrate the essential skills outlined. If you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

Essential:

• 3-4 years of experience in Financial Crime, Risk, Policy, Governance or Control roles
• Strong understanding of AML, Sanctions or wider Economic Crime risks
• Knowledge of operational risk or control frameworks and demonstrable ability to assess risk and design effective controls
• Strong written communication and critical thinking skills
• Evidenced confidence in analysing problems and developing practical solutions

And any experience of these would be great

• An interest in using data, automation or AI to improve outcomes
• ICA, ACAMS or similar qualifications
• Experience supporting audits or governance committees

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Flexible benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle
• 28 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies