Job Description

The role holder will look to leverage opportunities to support internal business partners through robust guidance, support and oversight. The role holder will work closely with all pillars in the UK Financial Crime division across all financial crime disciplines. The individual will have experience of managing a diverse workload in relation to financial crime activities, working independently and flexibly across multiple workstreams and have a strong ability to engage with internal and external business partners.

A key focus of this role will be risk assessments across multiple financial crime typologies so experience and enthusiasm for this is highly desired. The role holder can also expect to support other key workstreams relating to product risk assessment, technology and systems development and regulatory change. Success within the role will ensure that SVB UK complies with all applicable regulations and guidelines in relation to fraud and financial crime and is well-placed to adapt to a rapidly changing internal and external environment.

The role holder will need to be able to work on confidential and sensitive matters, exercising good judgment in the execution of their role and putting the needs of the business first.

Responsibilities will include:

• Planning and conducting risk assessments relating to a range of financial crime and fraud typologies.
• Utilizing the risk assessment outputs to support strategic discussions relating to financial crime and fraud risk and controls.
• Contributing to the development and maturity of the financial crime systems and controls environment through contributions to policy/procedure development to ensure the firm remains compliant whilst aligning to a risk-based approach.
• Support financial crime risk transformation activities.
• Developing detailed understanding of complex business models and business sectors in which clients operate.
• Building and maintaining subject-matter expertise in relation to financial crime red-flags in the innovation economy.
• Building and maintaining in depth knowledge of UK regulatory requirements – including Money Laundering Regulations.
• Building strong relationships through effective influencing and decision-making skills.
• Setting a tone and fostering a culture which rewards doing things the right way, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and any policies, procedures or processes that puts in place to meet these

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• A degree or equivalent work experience is required
• Strong working knowledge of fraud prevention and financial crime regulatory frameworks impacting complex business models
• Experience of planning and executing risk assessments across a range of financial crime typologies
• An understanding of the wide range business sectors and models which clients operate
• Strong judgment and critical thinking skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information effectively
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and challenge effectively
• Capability to adapt to changing priorities to support that of the wider business and team
• A willingness to invest energy in personal development
• Strong prioritization and workflow management skills
• Relationship building

The candidate must possess a high level of energy and initiative and be capable of functioning as a collaborative partner and value-added business contributor. In style, the individual should be consultative versus directive and able to weigh options and alternatives effectively, yet equally capable of being decisive and willing to take risks where appropriate.

The candidate must be hard-working, self-motivated and able to work independently in a team-oriented environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong sense of urgency, be able to think beyond the initial set of facts or issues and have a strong orientation for searching for less than apparent solutions. They should bring a strong sense of ethics, sound business judgment and the desire to be a business-oriented problem solver.