Director, Financial Services - Economic Crime

The role

You will advise executive stakeholders, originate client opportunities, and lead complex transformation programmes. You will also develop people, propositions, and market profile to grow the Economic Crime capability.

What you will do

• Build trusted relationships with senior client stakeholders
• Originate, shape and convert Economic crime opportunities
• Lead complex, multi-workstream Economic crime programmes
• Advise clients on regulatory expectations and practical design of controls
• Oversee assessments of Economic crime frameworks
• Shape technology-enabled transformation across KYC, transaction monitoring, screening, investigations and case management
• Define and grow market-relevant propositions and thought leadership
• Raise the visibility of Baringa's Economic crime capability
• Lead, coach and develop high-performing teams
• Contribute to the strategic direction and commercial performance of the Risk & Compliance practice

Required qualifications

• Significant Economic/Financial crime consulting experience within a recognised consultancy or specialist advisory firm
• Deep expertise across one or more of AML, KYC/CDD, sanctions, transaction monitoring, fraud, screening, investigations or Economic crime operations
• Strong knowledge of the Economic/Financial crime legal and regulatory landscape, regulatory expectations and relevant industry practice
• Track record of leading large, complex Economic crime transformation, remediation or technology-enabled change programmes
• Credibility with executive stakeholders including CROs, CCOs, MLROs and senior operational and technology leaders
• Experience originating and converting consulting opportunities and developing long-term client accounts
• Experience shaping propositions, campaigns, thought leadership or new capability areas
• Strong commercial judgement including ability to manage delivery quality, client outcomes and engagement economics
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and coaching senior consultants and future leaders
• An understanding of Economic crime technology platforms, data requirements and vendor solutions

Benefits

• 5 weeks of annual leave
• 5-Year Recharge benefit of 2 additional weeks of paid leave after 5 years continuous service
• Hybrid working policy
• Flexibility around taking unpaid leave
• 3 Corporate Responsibility Days per year
• Annual People Fund to support and manage wellbeing
• Baringa Group Profit Share Scheme

About the company

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. The firm has over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia.