Director of Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Job description

Director of Anti-Money Laundering (AML)

Contract Type

Permanent

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Working Pattern

Full time

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Working Hours

35 hours per week

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Salary

£95,000 - £105,000 depending on knowledge, skills and experience (with additional 10% London weighting where applicable)

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Location Options

Hybrid - home based and Birmingham, Hybrid - home based and Cardiff, Hybrid - home based and London, Old Broad Street

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Function Type

Investigations, Legal, Policy, Education and Research

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Are you a proven leader looking to make a significant impact? The SRA is on the frontline of combating money laundering and economic crime, and we are looking for a visionary leader to join us as Director of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and spearhead our efforts. With around 200,000 solicitors and 9,000 firms under our oversight, which includes multinational law firms to sole practioners spanning all aspects of law, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape our approach across this dynamic and diverse sector and make a real difference.

What's in it for you?

• Fast paced and dynamic role where no two days are the same
• Be the authoritative voice on discussions on economic crime - representing the SRA and the legal sector with key audiences including government, other regulators, firms and our oversight supervisors.
• Make a considerable and meaningful contribution to protecting the public and instilling its confidence in legal services
• Lead cross functional teams that manage economic crime risks in the legal sector

The role

Preventing economic crime is a key priority for the SRA. Legal services are targeted by criminals to launder money because of the transactions solicitors facilitate and the funds they handle. Money laundering is not a victimless crime and can have a massive impact on the reputation of the sector, so it's essential that we do all we can to prevent and detect it.

The Director of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) will be at the forefront of legal services' fight against money laundering. You will ensure that the SRA continues to remain at the cutting edge of fighting economic crime in the legal sector through policy making, engagement with stakeholders, and leading operational activity, effectively navigating an ever-evolving landscape.

You will lead and motivate highly skilled teams to deliver operational activity and policy work that delivers on our strategic objectives to ensure that we maintain confidence in legal services and our profile as a market leader.

The Anti-Money Laundering team at the SRA comprises:

• The AML Investigations team which investigates AML and sanctions breaches to achieve an effective deterrent
• The AML Proactive Supervision team which runs a programme of thematic reviews, inspections and desk-based reviews to assess firms' controls to prevent economic crime
• The AML policy team which liaises with government and other stakeholders, and develops policy and guidance.

Being a proven senior leader, you will use your highly developed communication and engagement skills to influence internal and external stakeholders at a senior level.

What we are looking for

• Experience at senior level in a regulatory environment or regulated firm
• Proven operational leader with experience of managing the delivery of casework to meet performance metrics and to a high standard and tight deadlines
• Good understanding of the legal regulatory and/or AML policy landscape in which we operate
• Experience in leading and managing a high performing team
• Experience of leading significant change programmes and projects at pace, managing competing and shifting priorities
• Proven track record of managing and influencing internal and external stakeholders at a senior level
• Highly effective communicator, both in writing and in presenting and speaking in public

Additional information

We have a hybrid working model with a blend of home working and office presence of two days a week. This role will be based from one of our offices in either Birmingham, Cardiff, or London. The AML team is based in Birmingham so the role requires weekly travel to the Birmingham office. The postholder will also need to travel to London, and on occasion elsewhere, to engage with both external and internal stakeholders.

The salary range we are offering for this role is £95k - £105k depending on knowledge, skills and experience (with additional 10% London weighting where applicable). More information on our benefits can be found here . We are happy to have a chat, in confidence, about any aspect of this role, including the remuneration package and associated details. To arrange, please contact [email protected] .

How to apply and next steps

You may refer to the Role Profile for the full role specification.

Please use the 'apply' button at the bottom of the advert to apply.

You will be asked to upload a CV and Cover Letter to demonstrate your knowledge, skills and experience and how they specifically relate to the requirements of the role. Your CV and Cover Letter will be used to shortlist your application.

Deadline for applications is 7 May at 09:00.

Interviews will take place in person in one of our offices on 20 May and 24 May.

If you have any questions, you can contact us via: [email protected] .

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The SRA is the independent regulator of solicitors and law firms in England and Wales, protecting consumers and supporting the rule of law and the administration of justice. We do this by overseeing all education and training requirements necessary to practise as a solicitor, licensing individuals and firms to practise, setting the standards of the profession and regulating and enforcing compliance against these standards.
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Additionally, we provide a generous flexible benefits package, including gym membership with a tax only cost, an excellent defined contribution pension scheme and an additional 3% of annual basic salary upon successful completion of probation.
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Attached Role Profile

Director of AML Role Profile April 2024.docx - 538KB
Converted File Director of AML Role Profile April 2024.docx.pdf - 59KB

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The Solicitors Regulation Authority is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do. We are actively committed to promoting and participating in good practice in the way that we attract, recruit and retain staff.

Everyone is encouraged to bring their whole self to work because we appreciate the value that a truly diverse workforce brings to an organisation. We celebrate difference, recognising the benefits this brings to our inclusive culture, including age, disability, gender identity and expression, religion, race, sex, sexual orientation and socio economic background.

We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, a member of ENEI, a disability confident employer and we are happy to talk flexible working.

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