Financial Crime Risk & Controls – Vice President

About the company

Venn Group is partnering with a major international bank to recruit a Financial Crime Risk & Controls professional within its EMEA Operations function.

Your tasks

Joining the first-line Risk & Control team, you will provide oversight and challenge across the Financial Crime Middle Office, strengthening controls around transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, financial crime prevention and KYC/customer onboarding.

This is an opportunity to help develop the bank’s control framework, improve governance and drive remediation, working closely with senior stakeholders across Operations, Risk, Compliance and Internal Audit.

• Identify and assess operational and financial crime risks, reviewing the design and effectiveness of controls.
• Lead or support control testing and targeted reviews of processes, procedures and data quality.
• Investigate operational risk events and control failures, identify root causes and coordinate corrective actions.
• Oversee audit, compliance and regulatory findings, challenging action owners and tracking remediation through to completion.
• Produce and analyse risk MI, including control performance, backlogs, incidents and emerging trends, presenting findings at governance meetings.
• Assess the impact of regulatory, process and system changes on financial crime operations.
• Build strong relationships across business functions, promoting clear accountability and timely escalation.

Requirements

Skills and experience required

• A strong financial crime background within banking, ideally supporting corporate, wholesale or investment banking operations.
• Experience in business controls, financial crime oversight, assurance, compliance monitoring, audit or remediation.
• Good understanding of AML/CTF, sanctions, transaction monitoring and screening, alongside knowledge of KYC and customer due diligence processes.
• Practical experience conducting risk assessments, reviewing controls and managing issues or remediation actions.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to turn operational data into clear MI and actionable recommendations.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to challenge constructively and lead governance discussions.
• Relevant ICA, CAMS or risk qualifications would be advantageous.

Other

Financial Crime Risk & Controls – Vice President · Location: London *Contract: 12 months Working arrangement:** Hybrid – 2–3 days per week in the office.