Financial Crimes Framework & Innovations Manager

About the role

The Financial Crime Framework & Innovation Manager will lead the KYC Framework & Controls team within Pleo's first line of defence. This role involves owning the financial crime framework across the UK and EU/EEA, including KYC, AML/CFT, and sanctions screening, while driving innovation through automation and AI to improve efficiency. The successful candidate will manage a team of specialists and lead end-to-end change initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the financial crime framework for KYC, AML/CFT and sanctions screening across the UK and EU/EEA
• Lead and support a remote team of specialists to build trust and team cohesion
• Drive change end to end, from identifying gaps to embedding solutions with Operations
• Utilize automation and AI to reduce manual effort and improve decision quality
• Lead the migration to a new screening vendor through to go-live
• Shape readiness for the EU AML Regulation and manage regulatory audits and inspections

Required skills

• Financial crime frameworks
• KYC
• AML/CFT
• Sanctions screening
• Team leadership
• Change management
• Automation
• AI-enabled workflows

Nice to have

• Screening vendor migration
• EU AML Regulation preparation

Benefits

• Pleo card
• Lunch allowance
• Private healthcare
• 25 days of holiday
• Mental health and well-being support
• Paid parental leave

About the Company

Pleo builds spend solutions that make managing money seamless, empowering, and effective for finance teams and employees. With over 850 employees from more than 100 nationalities, the company is committed to delivering the future of business spending.