Head of Financial Crime

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Head of Financial Crime

Permanent

Location: Edinburgh (typically 2 days in the office per week, 3 from home)

Salary: A competitive salary from £82,800 - £124,200, depending on the experience you can bring

Closing date: 19th January 2025

We’re Aegon - a company of ambitious, collaborative, problem-solvers who get things done. We strive to make sure everyone that works for us feel seen, heard, and valued – so we’re looking for like-minded people to join us. We have three behaviours that are central to how we operate as a team and a business: we step up, we tune in and we’re a force for good.

We help people live their best lives. We help them with the big stuff, for the moments that matter: Pensions, Savings, Investments. At Aegon, we strive in creating a diverse organisation that plays a meaningful role in driving greater equity, inclusion and belonging.

We are currently looking for a Head of Financial Crime to join our team on a permanent basis in Edinburgh.

The main purpose of the role is develop and drive new strategies and business propositions and provides insight to delivering innovative and compliant solutions. You will provide expert advice, oversight and challenge whilst collaborating with Senior Management and deputising for the Regulatory Risk Director (MLRO) as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, motivate and develop a team of risk professionals to develop and deliver the financial crime risk framework. 

• Lead development and delivery of the Financial Crime Risk framework, policies and standards.

• Provide expert advice on complex technical issues to colleagues within

• Support the delivery of Aegon’s strategic objectives by providing guidance and assisting with the development of effective financial crime prevention tools

• Provides regular written and verbal reports to the relevant Aegon UK Governance Committees including the development of the MLRO report. 

• Review reputational and cost implications of financial crime related non compliance and ensure action in line with the regulatory requirements

• Support the Regulatory Risk Director (MLRO) in delivering an effective second line of defence within AUK Group by working with the relevant directors and senior managers.

• As a member of the Risk Senior Management team, demonstrates leadership in helping to develop strategies to improve the effectiveness and value added by both the Financial Crime Risk team and wider risk function. 

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Strong In-depth knowledge of the global financial crime risk and regulatory frameworks including FCA and JMLSG guidance

• Experience leading a team, with the drive to support colleagues within their roles and professional development.

• A broad and detailed background within financial crime disciplines relating to anti money laundering, counter terrorist financing, fraud, anti bribery and corruption etc.

• Strong experience and knowledge within financial crime oversight and transaction monitoring

• Practical knowledge of best practice in the management of financial crime risk in the UK financial services sector

• Practical knowledge of the effective management of data analytics and solutions as appropriate for financial crime risk management

• Practical business and product knowledge, systems/processes, governance and risk frameworks

• Wide experience of risk management practices and the financial crime regulatory framework globally ideally in a group function or with a regulatory consultancy.

What’s in it for you?

• A non-contributory pension between 8%-12%

• Annual Car Allowance

• A discretionary bonus, depending on personal and company performance

• 38 days leave per year (including bank holidays, pro-rated for part-time)

We also offer private medical cover, life assurance, critical illness cover, enhanced parental leave and a variety of lifestyle benefits to help our employees live their best lives, including retail discount vouchers, cycle2work scheme, subsidised restaurant and online GP appointments.

The legal bits

We’ll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If we offer you a job and you accept, there are some checks we need to complete before you can start with us. This will include a credit and criminal record check, as well as providing satisfactory references.