Manager Financial Crime Investigations

Role purpose

Lead complex/high-profile investigations; support sustainable controls; provide strategic intelligence and raise threat awareness across the bank.

Core accountabilities

Set risk-based scope; coordinate investigative activities; oversee investigators & transactional analysis; develop complex intelligence; manage approvals and responses; build typology-aligned threat profiles; fulfil POCA/TA obligations; own SLA performance; prioritise/allocate cases; provide MI/KRI; direct intelligence-led campaigns; stakeholder management; QC oversight; line-manage investigators.

Stakeholder engagement

Enable senior/key stakeholders (incl. SMR); advise leadership on cross-functional impact/alignment; maintain internal/external partnerships incl. peers in other institutions.

Technical/analytical expectations

Very strong analytical capability; set strategy and drive requirements; create solutions via sophisticated analytical thought; oversee complex alternatives; incorporate research into problem solving.

Governance & management

Manage/mitigate risks; strengthen controls; plan resources/budgets/policies; maintain processes; continuous improvement; manage breaches; line-manage team; define jobs/responsibilities; coach specialists; provide MI/KRI; QC oversight.

Legal/compliance obligations

Determine when SAR/DAML is appropriate; oversee formal QC of outputs; ensure SLA compliance.

Communication

Provide performance reporting (MI/KRI); advise leadership; influence and align across enterprise.

Leadership expectations

Demonstrate LEAD behaviours for people leaders; SME track for individual contributors; coach/train others; drive long-term strategic decisions.

Preferred qualifications/skills

Not explicitly listed beyond leadership/SME expectations; emphasis on strategic leadership and oversight.