Starling Bank

Director of Financial Crime Risk

Starling Bank

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • United Kingdom

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Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Design, implement, and maintain a robust Second Line Economic Crime Risk compliance program, encompassing AML, CTF, Sanctions, ABC, and Fraud prevention.
  • Lead the annual Business-Wide Risk Assessment (EWRA) for Economic Crime, identifying emerging threats and directing the business on mitigation strategies.
  • Define bank-wide Economic Crime policies, ensuring they meet evolving legal requirements and industry best practices.
  • Act as a key support to the CCO in managing contact and information requests from regulators (FCA/PRA) regarding economic crime matters.
  • Support the CCO as Chair of the Economic Crime Risk Committee by providing accurate data, management information, and technical challenge.
  • Oversee bank-wide training programs to ensure all staff understand their regulatory and reporting obligations.
  • Provide high-level reporting and advice to the CCO and relevant Risk Committees on the risk and control environment.

Requirements

  • Deep Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of UK Financial Crime regulatory guidelines, including AML, CTF, PEPs, and sanctions.
  • Senior Leadership Experience: A proven track record of leading senior specialists and influencing C-suite stakeholders at a Director level.
  • Analytical Rigor: The ability to interpret complex data and regulatory changes into actionable operational requirements for the First Line.
  • Regulatory Alignment: A sound understanding of risk culture and how to ensure all activities comply with Consumer Duty and the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR).
  • Technical Literacy: Competency in understanding the use of models, data, MI, and statistical analysis.
  • Collaborative working style and customer-focused approach.
  • Personal resilience, interpersonal credibility, and unwavering integrity.
  • Flexible thinker, capable of adapting quickly to change in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strategic outlook combined with commercial acumen and business planning capability.
Benefits
  • 25 days holiday (plus take your public holiday allowance whenever works best for you)
  • An extra day’s holiday for your birthday
  • Annual leave is increased with length of service, and you can choose to buy or sell up to five extra days off
  • 16 hours paid volunteering time a year
  • Salary sacrifice, company enhanced pension scheme
  • Life insurance at 4x your salary
  • Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton
  • Generous family-friendly policies
  • Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, and weekly free and boosted perks
  • Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Salary Sacrificed Gym partnerships
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
AMLCTFSanctionsABCFraud preventionUK Financial Crime regulatory guidelinesData analysisStatistical analysisRisk assessmentRegulatory compliance
Soft Skills
LeadershipAnalytical thinkingCollaborationCustomer focusInterpersonal skillsResilienceIntegrityAdaptabilityStrategic thinkingCommercial acumen
Certifications
Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SMCR)