Financial Crime Compliance Project Team Lead (temp)

A prestigious private bank with a significant and growing presence in the UK is seeking a Financial Crime Compliance Project Team Lead.   The main responsibility is to oversee a high-priority review project.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise a team of financial crime analysts conducting CDD/EDD reviews.
• Oversee end-to-end delivery of the regulatory review workstream with a clear plan, milestones, risks, and dependencies tracked.
• Implement robust QA/QC controls; drive first-time-right outcomes and manage feedback loops to uplift quality.
• Manage change impacts, including communications, training
• Act as the key point of contact with senior stakeholders across the business
• Prepare and deliver concise project updates, dashboards, and findings
• Manage issue escalation and remediation paths, aligning decisions with priorities and regulatory expectations.
• Establish and run effective PMO governance
• Produce and maintain MI, KPIs and KRIs
• Coordinate dependencies across technology, data, operations, and control functions
• Develop budget estimates and track actuals vs. budget; forecast cost-to-complete and productivity impacts.

About You

• Proven experience leading regulatory or remediation programmes with formal PMO governance, within a private banking or wealth management environment is preferred.
• Hands-on experience with case management platforms and building data-driven MI for oversight and executive reporting.
• Strong knowledge of financial crime frameworks and regulations (e.g. FATF, OFAC, FCA, FINMA or equivalent jurisdictional regimes).
• Relevant professional qualifications (e.g., ICA Diploma in Financial Crime Compliance, CAMS) are desirable.

For further information please contact Natalie Eshelby