Policy & Governance Assistant Manager (Economic Crime Prevention)

Assistant Manager, Policy & Governance – Economic Crime Prevention (Grade D)  

SALARY: £44,901 – £49,890 pa 
LOCATION: Birmingham, Chester, Edinburgh, Halifax, Leeds, Manchester , Glasgow, Hove, Newport, Halifax, Cardiff or Edinburgh 
HOURS: Full-time – 35 hours per week  
WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of your time, at one of our office sites.  

ABOUT THE ROLE  

We have two exciting opportunities available within our Policy & Governance team, part of our Economic Crime Prevention function. These roles sit within Consumer Financial Crime and form part of a growing first line of defence team responsible for strengthening governance, risk management and control oversight across the business.  

This is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative and evolving team that plays a central role in helping the business understand, manage and respond to financial crime risks. Working across Policy & Governance and Risk Management activities, you’ll help ensure that regulatory requirements are translated into practical, effective solutions that support both customer outcomes and business objectives.  

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING 

• Support the development, maintenance and embedding of Financial Crime policies and governance frameworks  

• Assess the impact of policy changes and regulatory developments  

• Conduct risk assessments and support the design of effective controls  

• Provide oversight of policy exceptions, governance activity and remediation actions  

• Support governance forums, audit activity and regulatory engagement  

• Build effective working relationships across the business  

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:  
 

• 3-4 years of experience in Financial Crime, Risk, Policy, Governance or Control roles  

• Strong understanding of AML, Sanctions or wider Economic Crime risks  

• Knowledge of operational risk or control frameworks and demonstrable ability to assess risk and design effective controls  

• Strong written communication and critical thinking skills 

• Evidenced confidence in analysing problems and developing practical solutions  

And any experience of these would be great 

• An interest in using data, automation or AI to improve outcomes  

• ICA, ACAMS or similar qualifications  

• Experience supporting audits or governance committees  

WHY JOIN US?  

This is an opportunity to play a critical role in protecting our customers and the Group from financial crime, while helping shape how risk, governance and policy are managed across the organisation! 

We want to ensure all our candidates have the opportunity to shine. Please let us know if there is any reasonable adjustments we could offer to make the sure the assessment process works for you.  

We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: 
• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%  
• An annual performance-related bonus  
• Share schemes including free shares  
• Flexible benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle  
• 28 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays  
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies  
  

Ready to make an impact? Apply today!