Description
We are seeking an Economic Crime Product Lifecycle Manager to join our team. As a trusted advisor and subject matter expert, you will work closely with the business to support the approval of new products and enhancements to existing offerings, ensuring economic crime risks are appropriately identified, assessed, and mitigated throughout the product lifecycle.
The purpose of this role is to support the Risk Function in delivering its objective of safeguarding the bank's financial and operational stability by proactively identifying, assessing, mitigating, and monitoring risks across various business units and activities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Developing the strategic direction for risk, including implementing up-to-date methodologies and processes
- Managing the risk department, including overseeing risk colleagues and their performance, implementing risk priorities and objectives, and ensuring department efficiency and effectiveness
- Maintaining relationships with risk stakeholders, including identifying relevant stakeholders and ensuring the quality of external third-party services
- Adhering to the Risk policy, standards, and frameworks, and maintaining a robust control environment
As an Economic Crime Product Lifecycle Manager, you will:
- Provide expert financial crime advisory guidance and lead product-related risk assessments
- Support financial crime risk reporting and partner with stakeholders across Compliance, Risk, and the business to embed effective controls and governance frameworks
- Combine product knowledge with economic crime expertise to help deliver compliant, customer-focused products while strengthening risk management practices and supporting the safe growth of the Business Banking portfolio
To be successful in this role, you must have:
- Demonstrated people leadership experience, with a proven ability to lead, develop, and inspire high-performing teams
- Extensive first-line Economic Crime experience, with expertise in identifying, assessing, and mitigating financial crime risks across business operations and products
- Considerable knowledge of cash management, lending, and the wider Business Banking product suite, with significant product management experience and the ability to provide expert guidance and constructive challenge throughout the product lifecycle
- Proven Product Owner experience, including the development, enhancement, governance, and ongoing management of Business Banking products, with ample understanding of associated risk and control frameworks
- FinTech or Banking industry experience, with a good appreciation of customer, regulatory, and commercial considerations
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships and collaborate across diverse cross-functional teams and senior leadership groups
This role can be based in London or Northampton.