Senior Financial Crime and Payments Manager

Senior Financial Crime and Payments Manager Location: Hybrid (North West) Salary: Up to £100,000 + Excellent Benefits Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Financial Crime and Payments Manager to lead and develop their financial crime and payments functions. This is a key leadership role responsible for ensuring robust financial crime controls while driving operational excellence across payment services in a fast-paced financial services environment. This opportunity would suit someone with a strong background in financial crime, fraud prevention, AML and payments who enjoys balancing regulatory compliance with operational performance and continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities Lead the Financial Crime and Payments teams, providing strategic direction and day-to-day leadership. Oversee AML, KYC, sanctions, fraud prevention and transaction monitoring frameworks. Ensure payment operations are delivered efficiently, accurately and in line with regulatory requirements. Drive improvements to financial crime controls, processes and technology. Act as the senior escalation point for complex financial crime and payment-related issues. Build and maintain strong relationships with regulators, banking partners and key internal stakeholders. Ensure compliance with FCA requirements, anti-money laundering legislation and wider regulatory obligations. Produce MI, risk reporting and performance metrics for senior leadership. Lead, coach and develop high-performing teams ..... full job details .....