Konexo
Financial Crime Engagement Lead - s166 - Contract
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We are partnering with a financial services organisation operating within a highly regulated environment to appoint an experienced Financial Crime Engagement Lead on a contract basis.
This is a high-profile role for a senior financial crime professional who has experience operating under significant regulatory scrutiny, with proven exposure to Section 166 (s166) reviews, regulatory remediation and engagement with senior stakeholders and regulators.
The successful candidate will take a lead role in coordinating financial crime activity, driving remediation and ensuring the business is able to respond effectively to regulatory expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate financial crime remediation and regulatory engagement activity.
- Act as a senior SME and point of contact for financial crime matters across the business.
- Provide leadership and oversight across s166-related activity, including remediation, evidence gathering and delivery against agreed actions.
- Work closely with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Operations and senior leadership teams.
- Support the business in responding to regulatory findings, recommendations and areas of concern.
- Translate regulatory expectations into clear, practical remediation plans.
- Challenge existing financial crime frameworks, controls and processes where appropriate.
- Monitor delivery against remediation milestones and provide clear reporting to senior stakeholders.
- Identify risks, dependencies and potential blockers and ensure these are escalated appropriately.
- Prepare high-quality materials and updates for senior management and regulatory stakeholders.
- Support the development and enhancement of the firm's wider Financial Crime framework and control environment.
- Ensure remediation activity is sustainable and embedded into business-as-usual processes.
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About You
We are looking for a senior Financial Crime professional who is comfortable operating in a complex, highly regulated environment and can demonstrate strong experience leading regulatory remediation programmes. You will ideally have:
- Significant experience in Financial Crime, Financial Crime Compliance, AML or Regulatory Risk.
- Proven experience operating in an environment subject to high levels of regulatory scrutiny.
- Direct experience of Section 166 (s166) reviews, remediation or skilled person engagements.
- Strong understanding of FCA regulatory expectations and financial crime requirements.
- Experience managing complex regulatory remediation programmes from findings through to sustainable closure.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, including experience engaging with senior executives.
- The ability to challenge constructively and influence stakeholders across a complex organisation.
- Strong programme management, governance and reporting skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- The ability to operate effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving and high-pressure environment.
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Desirable Experience
Experience across some or all of the following would be advantageous:
- AML / CTF
- Customer Due Diligence and Enhanced Due Diligence
- Transaction Monitoring
- Sanctions
- Financial Crime Risk Assessments
- Client Onboarding / KYC
- Regulatory remediation
- FCA supervisory engagements
- Section 166 / Skilled Person reviews
- Large-scale financial crime transformation programmes
- Development and enhancement of financial crime controls
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