Adria Solutions Ltd
Director of Financial Crime Technology & Transformation
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Director of Financial Crime Technology & Transformation
Location: Hybrid (UK)
Salary: Competitive + Excellent Benefits
Are you an experienced Financial Crime leader with a passion for technology, transformation, and innovation?
Our client is looking for a strategic leader to drive the future of Financial Crime and Payments within a fast-growing regulated financial services organization. This is a unique opportunity to lead the design, transformation, and continuous improvement of Financial Crime capabilities, leveraging technology, automation, and AI to build a modern, scalable operating model.
This isn't a traditional BAU Financial Crime role. We're looking for someone who has successfully delivered meaningful technology and process change, transformed operating models, and can bridge the gap between Financial Crime, Technology, Product, and Operations.
The Role
As Director of Financial Crime Technology & Transformation, you'll own the strategy, design, and evolution of Financial Crime operations while providing strategic oversight across Payments. You'll lead major transformation initiatives, ensuring regulatory compliance while improving operational efficiency, customer experience, and business scalability.
Working closely with Executive Leadership, Technology, Product, Risk, and Compliance teams, you'll define and deliver the future roadmap for Financial Crime technology and processes.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead the transformation of Financial Crime operating models, processes, and technology.
- Design scalable, technology-enabled Financial Crime frameworks that support business growth.
- Drive the adoption of AI, automation, machine learning, and advanced analytics across Financial Crime operations.
- Oversee improvements across KYC, AML, Customer Due Diligence, Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Fraud Prevention, and Financial Crime Investigations.
- Partner with Product and Engineering teams to deliver innovative Financial Crime and Payments solutions.
- Provide strategic oversight across payment operations, including Faster Payments, BACS, card payments, and international payment services.
- Develop governance frameworks, executive reporting, and board-level management information.
- Build strong relationships across Product, Technology, Compliance, Risk, and Operations to ensure Financial Crime is embedded into business change initiatives.
About You
We're looking for someone who has gone beyond operational Financial Crime management and has successfully led significant business and technology transformation programmes.
You'll ideally have:
- Senior leadership experience within Financial Crime, Payments, Banking, FinTech, or an E-Money Institution.
- A proven track record of delivering Financial Crime technology and operational transformation.
- Experience designing and implementing Financial Crime operating models and control frameworks.
- Strong knowledge of AML, KYC, Transaction Monitoring, Fraud, Sanctions, and Customer Due Diligence.
- Experience introducing automation, AI, or machine learning to improve Financial Crime capabilities.
- Strong understanding of UK Payments, including Faster Payments, BACS, and card schemes.
- The ability to engage confidently with Executive teams, regulators, and senior stakeholders.
- A commercial mindset with the ability to balance customer experience, regulatory requirements, and operational efficiency.
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Why Join?
This is an opportunity to shape the future of Financial Crime within a business that is investing heavily in technology, automation, and innovation.
You'll have the autonomy to influence strategy, lead complex transformation programmes, and deliver lasting improvements that enhance customer outcomes, strengthen regulatory compliance, and improve operational performance.
If you're passionate about using technology to solve complex Financial Crime challenges and want to make a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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