Location
10 Paternoster Square, London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
As the Financial Crime Lead for the Data & Analytics sector within the broader Financial Crime Advisory team, you will operate in the Group Financial Crime 2LOD function. You will work closely with partners across our Data & Analytics business to drive and ensure financial crime compliance and accountability. Your responsibilities include oversight of entities' compliance with AML and broader Financial Crime legislation, ensuring adherence to Group policies and procedures to counter financial crime risks, and reporting to Boards, Risk Committees, and Senior Management to provide transparency and escalation of financial crime matters. You will act as the primary contact for financial crime issues, risk events, and higher risk scenarios, oversee risk assessments, and assess the effectiveness of controls and policies. Additionally, you will monitor Financial Crime Operations, reporting key metrics and representing Financial Crime at internal committees and new product reviews. Providing expert compliance advice, promoting financial crime awareness, and managing relationships with internal and external partners including regulatory bodies are key aspects of this role. You will also ensure timely updates to risk assessments, policies, and procedures in response to regulatory, legislative, and geopolitical developments, and collaborate with business partners to maintain compliance with financial crime policies and processes.

About Us
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business with a 300-year history of supporting financial stability and economic growth worldwide. Headquartered in the UK, with operations in 65 countries and a workforce of 25,000, LSEG provides trusted financial market infrastructure services through an open-access model. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change guide our culture and decision-making. We foster an inclusive environment where everyone can grow, develop, and fulfil their potential, embracing diversity and encouraging innovation. Joining LSEG means becoming part of a dynamic organisation committed to sustainability, community engagement through the LSEG Foundation, and offering tailored benefits including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing initiatives.

Experience
- Significant knowledge and experience in regulatory and legal requirements across Financial Crime
- Deep technical expertise across the Financial Crime lifecycle
- Proven experience in AML and Financial Crime legislation and regulatory compliance
- Experience writing and reviewing Policy, Standards, and Process documentation
- Skilled in performing Risk & Control Assessments
- Experience in senior Financial Crime oversight roles
- Ability to provide expert advice and clear presentations to senior partners and regulators
- Experience investigating and reviewing higher risk Customer Due Diligence (CDD) matters
- Familiarity with sophisticated sanctions legislation
- Experience working in a complex, global organisation with cultural awareness
- Strategic and innovative thinking skills

About you
Professional, detail-oriented, and proactive with strong communication and stakeholder management skills. You are able to work collaboratively across multiple teams and influence senior stakeholders. You demonstrate integrity, partnership, and a commitment to excellence and change. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are motivated to promote financial crime compliance and awareness.

Qualifications
- Relevant AML qualifications or courses are desirable
- Familiarity with data analytics, technology, and tools used in financial crime compliance activities is advantageous