Financial Crime, Compliance & Regulatory Change Delivery - Director

Sumitomo
London
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic leadership","Programme leadership","Stakeholder management","Risk management","Governance"]

Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale Financial Crime and Compliance transformation programmes across SMBC EMEA. Combine executive delegation with programme governance to drive regulatory change, target operating model transformation, and measurable business outcomes. Provide subject matter leadership across AML/KYC/CDD, sanctions, screening, financial crime analytics, and CLM, partnering with compliance, operations, and technology leaders while managing teams, risks, dependencies, and third-party delivery partners including Fenergo.

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Sumitomo
Sumitomo
1 month ago

Financial Crime, Compliance & Regulatory Change Delivery - Director

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale Financial Crime and Compliance transformation programmes across SMBC EMEA. Combine executive delegation with programme governance to drive regulatory change, target operating model transformation, and measurable business outcomes. Provide subject matter leadership across AML/KYC/CDD, sanctions, screening, financial crime analytics, and CLM, partnering with compliance, operations, and technology leaders while managing teams, risks, dependencies, and third-party delivery partners including Fenergo.
Location: London
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Deputise for the Executive Director across the Financial Crime & Compliance portfolio and support portfolio strategy, prioritisation, investment planning, resource management, and delivery governance across concurrent programmes.
  • •Represent the Executive Director in SteerCos, executive forums, risk committees, regulatory interactions, and senior stakeholder meetings.
  • •Lead end-to-end delivery of transformation programmes covering Financial Crime, Compliance, CLM, KYC, Customer Due Diligence, Screening, Sanctions, and Regulatory Change.
  • •Direct programme managers, project managers, business analysts, and cross-functional delivery teams to achieve strategic objectives, ensuring measurable outcomes, regulatory compliance, and operational improvements.
  • •Provide programme leadership across governance frameworks and Financial Crime subject matter priorities, including AML/KYC, client lifecycle transformation, and third-party/vendor delivery management (including Fenergo).

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Hybrid WorkingPaid LeaveHealth InsuranceLife Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Educated to degree level and experienced in enterprise-wide Financial Crime, Compliance, or Regulatory Transformation programmes within a global banking environment.
  • •Proven experience as a Programme Director leading complex multi-year change portfolios spanning regulatory, operational, and technology boundaries.
  • •Strong knowledge across Financial Crime domains including KYC, CDD, EDD, AML, sanctions, screening, Financial Crime Risk Management, and Regulatory Change.
  • •Ability to operate effectively at Executive Committee, Board, and regulator-facing levels and to influence senior stakeholders across business, operations, technology, risk, and compliance.
  • •Extensive experience leading large multidisciplinary teams and managing multiple programmes simultaneously, with strong programme governance, portfolio management, risk management, and benefits realisation.
Experience:Global bankingFinancial servicesRegulatory change
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic leadershipProgramme leadershipStakeholder managementRisk managementGovernance
Certifications:MSPPMPAPM
Tech Stack:AMLKYCCDDEDDSanctionsScreeningFinancial Crime AnalyticsAI-enabled controlsWorkflow automationFenergoSteerCo

Company Brief

Sumitomo
Sumitomo Corporation is a global diversified trading and investment conglomerate engaged in metal products, transportation, infrastructure, media, real estate, and other business domains through investments, trading, and integrated solutions worldwide.
Industry: Conglomerates & Holding Companies
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1919
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