Description

A Real Estate lender is looking to hire a Financial Crime Manager.

This is a broad 2nd Line Financial Crime role supporting the Head of Compliance & MLRO. You'll have oversight of all Financial Crime activity across the business, from AML and sanctions to policy development, training and risk assessments, while working closely with the 1st Line team.

It's a small, high-impact environment where you'll be trusted to shape the financial crime framework and advise the business.

You'll work on transactions involving:

• Private Equity, Real Estate, and Hedge Funds
• Offshore and layered ownership (SPVs, LPs, Trusts, Holdings)
• Jurisdictions such as Jersey, Guernsey, Luxembourg, Cayman, and BVI
• Bilateral and syndicated lending structures
• Success in this role means being able to unpick complex fund hierarchies, perform detailed risk assessment and act as an adviser to both 1st line Financial Crime and other business areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the MLRO in managing all aspects of the Financial Crime framework.
• Deliver oversight and advisory support to the 1LoD team.
• Lead on complex client escalations, sanctions queries, and EDD reviews.
• Develop and maintain AML and sanctions policies and procedures.
• Conduct financial crime risk assessments and MI reporting.
• Provide input into governance and training initiatives.

About You

• Background in Corporate or Real Estate Lending, or Asset / Fund Management.
• Strong understanding of fund structures (Private Equity, Real Estate, Hedge Funds).
• Proven ability to analyse complex and offshore ownership (SPVs, LPs, Trusts, Foundations).
• Solid experience across AML, CTF, and Sanctions oversight.
• Exposure to 2LoD / Financial Crime Advisory rather than remediation or QC-only work.
• ICA or ACAMS qualifications desirable.
• Desire to grow in to a DMLRO role.