Managing Principal - Financial Crime Transformation - AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud

The role

You will lead strategic financial crime transformation programmes across AML, Sanctions, and Fraud. You will advise clients on regulatory compliance and design target operating models, controls, and technology solutions.

What you will do

• Lead strategic financial crime transformation programmes across AML, Sanctions, and Fraud.
• Advise clients on regulatory compliance, including remediation programmes and regulatory review responses.
• Design and implement target operating models, controls, and technology solutions.
• Identify opportunities for innovation, AI adoption, and cost optimisation.
• Build senior client relationships and lead business development.
• Shape market-leading propositions to drive growth.

Required qualifications

• Deep expertise in AML, Sanctions Compliance, Fraud Prevention, and wider financial crime transformation within financial services.
• Strong understanding of financial crime frameworks, including KYC, customer due diligence, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, and the three lines of defence.
• Proven experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within consulting or financial institutions.
• Knowledge of financial crime technology, automation, and AI-enabled solutions, with an understanding of responsible AI adoption in highly regulated environments.
• Demonstrated success influencing executive stakeholders, growing client relationships, and leading strategic transformation initiatives.

Nice to have

• Experience leading regulatory remediation programmes or responding to regulatory reviews.
• Familiarity with financial crime technology platforms, RegTech solutions, and AI-enabled financial crime capabilities.
• Demonstrated leadership in proposition development, thought leadership, or innovation across AML, Sanctions, or Fraud.
• Experience delivering transformation across multiple jurisdictions and regulatory environments.
• Proven track record of mentoring senior consultants, building capability, and developing future leaders.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Competitive pension
• Health insurance
• Life insurance and critical illness cover
• Access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
• Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave
• Paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
• Eight complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
• Five weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days
• Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually
• Business Coach assigned from Day One
• Online GP services

About the company

Capco is a growing Financial Crime Transformation capability. The company has a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture.