You will lead assurance and validation activities, maintaining comprehensive inventories, documentation, and governance records across a portfolio of Financial Crime tools and models. Working closely with stakeholders across Risk, Compliance, Technology, and Operations, you will assess the effectiveness of controls, identify and investigate issues, and perform root cause analysis to understand underlying drivers of model or tool performance concerns.
To be successful as an Economic Crime Tool & Model Validation Manager, you must have the following essential skills:
Deep Financial Crime knowledge, with an understanding of financial crime risks, controls, and regulatory expectations within the Financial Services sector.
Proven experience operating within model governance frameworks, including model oversight, validation, lifecycle management, and governance activities.
Demonstrable assurance experience, with the ability to independently assess control effectiveness, identify risks and provide constructive challenge.
Experience supporting or conducting testing and validation activities to assess the effectiveness and performance of Financial Crime tools and models.
Proven ability to identify issues, assess materiality, perform root cause analysis, and develop recommendations to enhance controls and mitigate risk.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information and communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.
Experience operating within regulated environments, ensuring adherence to internal policies, governance standards, and regulatory requirements.
Some other highly valued skills may include:
Experience challenging stakeholders with integrity, whilst maintaining positive and effective working relationships
Knowledge of Transaction Monitoring, Screening, or Financial Crime Risk Assessment frameworks.
Experience supporting regulatory reviews, internal audits, or remediation programmes.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
This role will be based in our London, Knutsford or Northampton office.
