Senior Team Manager (Financial Crime)

End Date

Sunday 12 July 2026

Salary Range

£67,023 - £74,470

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Job Description Summary

Financial Crime Operations (FCO) purpose is to continue to keep the bank and it's customers safe from the impacts of financial crime.

FCO has the responsibility to investigate suspicious activity reports to determine whether disclosure to NCA (National Crime Agency) is necessary, complete customer relationship reviews, and to deliver high-quality intelligence and data led risk management to reduce harm to our communities.

The job holder will plan, co-ordinate, direct and control resources across an operation, to ensure achievement of the planned performance and agreed service standards are within budget costs, protecting customers and the bank from the impacts of Financial Crime.

Job Description

SALARY: £67,023 – £74,470 pa

LOCATIONS:

Birmingham, Chester, Glasgow, Hove, Leeds, Manchester, Newport, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Halifax

HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: Y ou'll primarily work remotely in this role, giving you the flexibility to work from home. To support collaboration and connection with your colleagues, you'll need to be based within reasonable travelling distance of one of our hub locations and attend when required for business, team or customer needs.

Please note our roles can generate a considerable amount of interest and close early so don't miss out on this opportunity to apply today.

ABOUT TH IS OPPORTUNITY

We’re looking for a new Senior Team Manager within our Economic Crime Prevention function!

As a Financial Crime Operations Senior Manager, you’ll lead across multiple teams and functions, ensuring delivery meets performance expectations while remaining aligned to regulatory requirements and risk frameworks.

You’ll work closely with senior business partners and leaders, operational leaders and specialist teams to drive performance, implement change and ensure the delivery of high-quality, compliant outcomes across the function.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING In this role, you’ll :

  • Lead and manage day-to-day operations, ensuring delivery aligns to service standards and regulatory requirements
  • Oversee complex teams across core operations, operational resilience, and control functions
  • Drive performance across quality, cost and delivery measures
  • Lead, motivate, coach and develop Team Managers and their teams
  • Manage the operational delivery of change, acting as a key point of contact for implementation
  • Plan and prioritise resources to meet current and future demand
  • Manage budgets and financial performance in line with forecast targets
  • Ensure operations meet AML and Financial Crime regulatory obligations
  • Identify and mitigate operational risks, ensuring robust controls are in place
  • Use MI and QA data to identify trends, capability gaps and improvement opportunities
  • Build and maintain strong relationships across the business
  • Support and deputise for the Head of Function in key decision-making forums
  • Drive a culture of engagement, continuous improvement and customer focus
  • Support end-to-end recruitment and development of team capability

WHAT YOU’LL NEED We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. While this role may reference a suggested range of experience in years, this is intended as a guide only. What matters most is that you can demonstrate the essential skills outlined. If you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

Essential:

  • Approximately 4-6 years of experience leading operations within Financial Crime, Risk or a regulated environment
  • Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams through Team Managers
  • Demonstrated experience delivering against performance, quality and cost targets
  • Strong understanding of Financial Crime regulation, risk frameworks and operational controls
  • Experience managing change within an operational environment
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels
  • Ability to use data, MI and insight to influence decision-making and improve performance

Desirable:
  • Experience leading large-s
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