Financial Crime Manager

Job Title: Financial Crime Manager

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:  Alderley Park

Working style: Hybrid 50% home/office based

Closing date: 6th October 2025

Are you passionate about protecting organisations from financial crime and driving positive change? Join Royal London’s Group Risk & Compliance team as our next Financial Crime Manager.

This vital role offers you the opportunity to play a key part in shaping our financial crime strategy while working on high-impact projects such as implementing robust risk-based supervision programmes and leading major change initiatives. You’ll collaborate closely with senior leaders and colleagues throughout the organisation, helping us stay ahead of emerging threats and regulatory changes. Your expertise will be instrumental in safeguarding our customers and business, and you’ll have the chance to leave your mark by improving our systems, processes, and culture.

As part of Royal London’s Group Risk & Compliance business unit, you’ll be supported by a high-performing team and empowered to drive results that matter. If you thrive on challenge, innovation, and the chance to make a real difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

About the role

• Deputise for the Group Head of Financial Crime (MLRO), providing support and leadership as needed.
• Deliver technical leadership across the Financial Crime team.
• Establish and maintain a comprehensive risk-based supervision programme to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and regulation on financial crime across the group including our asset management business.
• Oversee large-scale change initiatives related to financial crime risk and compliance.
• Produce high quality management reports in accordance with the internal governance framework.
• Engage and influence senior management across the organisation to raise awareness and understanding of financial crime issues.
• Provide feedback to team members, ensuring optimum performance and development.
• Investigate internal and external matters as required, demonstrating strong communication and analytical skills.

About you

• Proven financial crime related experience.
• Strong understanding of financial service regulations and regulated areas, with experience in Life and Pensions and Asset Management.
• Detailed technical knowledge of core legislation including the UK sanctions regime, Money Laundering Regulations, POCA, Fraud Act, and Bribery Act.
• Working knowledge of the international regulatory environment and relevant international sanctions frameworks.
• Experience making decisions on behalf of the Nominated Officer.
• ICA Anti Money Laundering or Financial Crime diploma or other relevant professional qualification.
• Experience allocating, managing, and providing feedback on the workload of others.
• Strong organisational proficiency and analytical skills.

About Royal London

We’re the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions, and investment company, offering protection, long-term savings and asset management products and services.

Our People Promise to our colleagues is that we will all work somewhere inclusive, responsible, enjoyable and fulfilling. This is underpinned by our Spirit of Royal London values; Empowered, Trustworthy, Collaborate, Achieve. 

We've always been proud to reward employees by offering great workplace benefits such as 28 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays, an up to 14% employer matching pension scheme and private medical insurance. You can see all our benefits here - Our Benefits  

Inclusion, diversity and belonging 

We’re an Inclusive employer. We celebrate and value different backgrounds and cultures across Royal London. Our diverse people and perspectives give us a range of skills which are recognised and respected – whatever their background.