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AML and Financial Crime Lead

Burges Salmon -
Edinburgh

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Job details

Permanent
6 days ago

Qualifications

Stakeholder liaison
Process improvement
Risk management
Communication skills
Corporate regulatory compliance oversight

Full job description

Role

AML and Financial Crime Lead

Category: Business professional
Team: Operations
Location: Bristol, Edinburgh
Terms: Permanent

Are you an experienced AML and Financial Crime professional looking for a role where you can shape strategy, influence senior stakeholders and help navigate complex regulatory challenges?

We're looking for an AML & Financial Crime Lead to join our Risk & Best Practice team. This is a high-profile position at the heart of the firm, combining technical expertise, risk management, governance and innovation to help ensure we meet our regulatory obligations whilst delivering commercially focused support to the business.

What you'll be doing

As our AML & Financial Crime Lead, you will act as a trusted adviser to partners, lawyers and business services teams on a broad range of financial crime matters.

You will:-

Provide expert guidance on AML, sanctions and wider financial crime risks
Advise on complex client and matter due diligence issues
Maintain and develop our AML and Financial Crime risk framework
Lead policy development and continuous improvement initiatives
Monitor regulatory developments and assess their impact on the firm
Deliver engaging training and awareness programmes
Support key governance activities, audits and regulatory reviews
Identify opportunities to enhance processes through technology, data and AI

What we're looking for

In depth knowledge of UK AML legislation and financial crime requirements
Strong commercial judgement and a pragmatic, risk-based approach
Experience advising on complex due diligence and financial crime matters
The confidence to work directly with partners and senior stakeholders
Outstanding stakeholder management and influencing skills
Experience leading, coaching and positively challenging experienced colleagues
Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business advice
Experience of governance, risk assessment and control frameworks

Whilst experience within the legal sector would be advantageous, we would also welcome applications from candidates from other highly regulated industries.

We're open to both legally qualified and non-legally qualified professionals.

Why Burges Salmon?

At Burges Salmon, we believe in empowering our people to make a difference. You'll join a firm that values integrity, innovation, and inclusion. We offer hybrid working, a supportive culture, and opportunities to grow your career in a forward-thinking environment.

We're proud to have recently been named "Law Firm of the Year" at the Legal Business Awards 2025 and RollOnFriday's ‘Best Law Firm to Work At' for four years running and one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024. We're also Platinum-accredited by Investors in People for our commitment to developing our people.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds and identities. As a Disability Confident Leader, we offer an accessible recruitment process and guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria. We're happy to discuss flexible working options for this role.

Interested in applying or want to learn more?

If you have any questions about the role or the recruitment process, please don't hesitate to get in touch with Ayesha Arshad, Resourcing Specialist, at [email protected].

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and we may close this vacancy early once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Early application is encouraged.

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Meet the recruiter

Ayesha Arshad

[email protected]

+44 117 307 6807

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