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The successful candidate will take ownership of substantial review areas or workstreams, coordinate day-to-day testing delivery, quality-assure Analysts’ work, develop evidence-based conclusions, and manage working-level stakeholder engagement. This role requires strong technical and analytical capability, sound judgement, developing leadership skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a complex, global regulatory environment.\nThis role is focused on Financial Crime Compliance and requires strong subject matter expertise in Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Economic Sanctions, Know Your Customer/Customer Due Diligence (KYC/CDD), Anti-Bribery and Corruption (ABC), Financial Crimes Investigations, Transaction Monitoring, and Suspicious Activity Reporting.\nThe successful candidate will leverage this expertise to independently assess the design and effectiveness of financial crime controls, challenge management assumptions, identify emerging risks, and evaluate compliance with global regulatory requirements and internal standards across multiple jurisdictions.\n Review Leadership & Delivery\nManage substantial elements of assigned ICT reviews from planning through fieldwork and reporting, in accordance with ICT methodology, 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beneficial ownership.\nUse review experience and data-led insights to improve testing efficiency, consistency, and quality.\nRisk Identification, Assessment & Reporting\nProvide independent and objective assessment of financial crime compliance risks and control effectiveness through testing and analysis.\nIdentify, assess, and clearly articulate potential issues or findings, applying professional skepticism and sound judgement.\nChallenge the quality and sufficiency of evidence, root-cause analysis, impact articulation, and proposed corrective actions.\nDraft concise, evidence-based review reports and governance materials, escalating significant concerns promptly.\nSupport consistent issue classification and reporting across reviews.\nStakeholder Engagement & Influence\nBuild a strong understanding of relevant business models, products, services, processes, and regulatory obligations.\nPartner with Legal Entity Compliance Officers, business teams, second line risk functions, General Counsel, and Internal Audit to align scope, obtain evidence, and minimize unnecessary duplication.\nLead working-level and management stakeholder engagement for assigned reviews, driving discussions related to scope, progress, emerging risks, findings, and remediation activities, and providing timely escalation of significant concerns.\nProvide credible challenge and influence stakeholders to address identified risks and control weaknesses.\nCommunicate complex testing matters clearly to management and governance audiences.\nTeam Leadership & Development\nLead, coach, and quality-assure the work of Analysts and other review team members, including colleagues across locations.\nSet clear expectations for assigned testing activity, provide timely feedback, and support professional development.\nPromote consistent application of ICT methodology and share technical knowledge and lessons learned.\nContribute to an inclusive, collaborative, accountable, and continuous-learning culture.\nSupport resource planning, workload management, and capability development across the team.\nFramework & Regulatory Alignment\nApply and champion the global ICT framework, standards, procedures, and templates.\nContribute practical review insights to enhancements of testing methodology, tools, templates, and reporting.\nMonitor regulatory and industry developments relevant to assigned jurisdictions or risk areas and assess implications for testing.\nSupport alignment of review plans and execution with local regulatory requirements, risk profiles, business priorities, and evolving regulatory expectations.\n Minimum Qualifications:\nMinimum 5+ years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance, Compliance Testing, Internal Audit, Risk Management, Regulatory Compliance, or related assurance functions within financial services.\nStrong subject matter expertise in AML, Sanctions, KYC/CDD, ABC, Transaction Monitoring, Financial Crime Investigations, and Suspicious Activity 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