Director, Financial Services - Economic Crime

About the role

Baringa is seeking an experienced Director to lead and grow its Economic Crime capability within the Risk & Compliance practice. The role involves advising executive stakeholders, originating client opportunities, and leading complex transformation programmes to help clients implement effective, proportionate controls against economic crime.

Responsibilities

• Building trusted relationships with Chief Risk Officers, Chief Compliance Officers, MLROs, and other senior client stakeholders
• Originating, shaping and converting Economic crime opportunities and building a sustainable portfolio of clients and revenue
• Leading complex, multi-workstream Economic crime programmes from strategy and design through to implementation
• Advising clients on regulatory expectations, emerging threats, leading practice and the practical design of proportionate controls
• Overseeing assessments of Economic crime frameworks and translating findings into prioritised remediation plans and roadmaps
• Shaping technology-enabled transformation across KYC, transaction monitoring, screening, investigations and case management
• Defining and growing market-relevant propositions, thought leadership and go-to-market activity
• Raising the visibility of Baringa's Economic crime capability through senior client conversations, industry engagement and external market presence
• Leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams while maintaining a strong focus on quality, inclusion and client outcomes
• Working collaboratively across Baringa's sectors and capabilities to bring the best of the firm to clients and create broader opportunities
• Contributing to the strategic direction, commercial performance and leadership of the wider Risk & Compliance practice

Required skills

• Economic crime consulting
• AML
• KYC/CDD
• Sanctions
• Transaction monitoring
• Fraud
• Investigations
• Regulatory landscape
• Governance
• Risk and Compliance

Benefits

• 5 weeks annual leave
• 5-Year Recharge paid leave
• Hybrid working
• Corporate Responsibility Days
• Wellbeing Fund
• Profit Share Scheme

About the Company

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value across various industries including financial services, energy, and technology. The firm is certified as a Great Place to Work and has been recognised by the Financial Times and Forbes for its management consulting expertise.