Head of Financial Crime

at  Liberty Specialty Markets

GENERAL INFORMATION

City: London
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Creation Date: 30-Oct-2024
Employment Type: Permanent
Employment Type: Full time
Ref #: 1234571171

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience of the scope and application of EU, UK, US and UN sanctions measures and wider trade controls, including licences and authorisations. Expertise in navigating the legislative frameworks under which such controls are implemented and enforced.
• Awareness of the applicable regulators’ requirements and the enforcement environment.
• Demonstrable experience in broader financial crime domains: ABC/AML/Fraud
• Excellent understanding of the general insurance and reinsurance industry and ideally the position of the London market.
• Experience of leading and managing high performing teams
• First class people skills and a team player with excellent written and verbal communication.
• Proven experience and track record of solving problems and delivering solutions to the business in a way that balances regulatory obligations with a strong commercial understanding.
• Natural organisation, project management skills and a champion of change.
• Able to challenge and be challenged.
• Open, accessible,/participative people manager including a focus on staff development.
• Able to grasp complex issues quickly and be able to offer relevant and focused advice.
• Ability to listen, be flexible, but decisive.
• Pragmatic and principled, not dogmatic
• Relevant professional qualifications and strong academic record. A legal background is strongly preferred, together with a demonstrable experience in a compliance function

ROLE TITLE: HEAD OF FINANCIAL CRIME

Department: Compliance
Location: London
Type: Permanent

ABOUT THE ROLE:

• The role is integral in the identification, managing, reporting and mitigation of Liberty’s the Financial Crime risks through effective leadership of the Global Risk Solutions (GRS) UK and EMEA Financial Crime team. The individual will work within the Compliance function and report to the GRS UK and EMEA Head of Compliance with secondary reporting to the Global Head of Financial Crimes[JR1] [CS2] . The role is considered to be a key member of the Compliance senior leadership team