Head of Financial Crime & DMLRO

Overview

Senior leadership role shaping Dojo’s financial crime program as it scales. You will oversee AML, CTF, ABC, and sanctions, while guiding the Financial Crime function across Compliance, Operations, and QA teams. You’ll partner with MLROs, executives, and cross‑functional teams to manage risk, drive control improvements, and meet UK and international regulatory obligations. This is a high‑impact, second‑line position that blends strategic vision with hands‑on regulatory execution. You’ll help build a robust, proactive risk framework for growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor the Financial Crime compliance and operations teams
• Support and assume MLRO duties, acting as primary contact in their absence
• Own development and continuous improvement of policies, procedures, and risk appetite for financial crime
• Be the ultimate owner of the QA/QC framework, reviewing testing results and remediation
• Oversee end‑to‑end Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) with timely escalation and reporting
• Provide risk‑based advisory to product, technology, and operations on financial crime implications for new initiatives
• Support regulatory interactions, information requests, and external audits related to financial crime compliance

Key requirements

• 5+ years in financial crime compliance (AML, ABC, CTF, Sanctions)
• Strong leadership experience in regulated financial services
• Deep understanding of UK financial crime laws (POCA, Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG) and international standards
• Analytical and pragmatic mindset to simplify regulations and identify control gaps
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence skills
• Relevant qualification preferred (e.g., ICA Diploma in AML/Financial Crime, ACAMS)
• Professional integrity and high ethical standards

• collaborative communicator
• influencing senior stakeholders
• problem‑solving with pragmatic risk tone
• UK financial crime regulatory knowledge (POCA, Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG)
• Policy development and risk appetite articulation
• QA/QC framework management in a 2LoD/1LoD environment

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