Financial Crime Transformation Governance Lead

**JOB SUMMARY**
- The Financial Crime End to End (FCE2E) Programme aims to transform existing processes and systems to improve client experience, enhance control effectiveness and deliver cost transparency. It is primary vision is to move to a more preventative Financial Crime (FC) environment and future proof the bank for arising threats.
- FCE2E programme acts as an overarching mechanism over all initiatives in the Bank which have an impact on Financial Crime. The FCE2E governance model allows for some programs to be directly overseen by the FCE2E Steering committee, while other (Satellite) programs with a focus broader than FC will be overseen by their own governance forums. FCE2E has oversight and makes decisions around proposed changes by all programmes that have implications for FC, including these Satellite programs. This ensures changes are aligned with the Financial Crime target state and a set of principles that guide FC alignment across the Bank.
- FC Transformation Governance Lead is responsible for ensuring that this mechanism is robust, managed effectively across a wide range of stakeholders and in a timely manner to ensure the Satellite programmes progress is not interrupted, and support the Programme Director.
- FC Transformation Governance Lead has authority to decide which Satellite programme proposals require approval and can give a go ahead to the Satellite programme proposals or decide to flag with the FCE2E Steerco.
- This is a Direct Contract for 12 months.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Define, own, and maintain the FC Principles for FC alignment across the Bank
- Ensures all programs (FCE2E and Satellite) understand and comply with the principles.
- Review all new investment requests in the Bank to identify those with potential impact on FC.
- Maintain an inventory of Satellite programs.
- Act as primary point of contact between Satellite programmes and FCE2E.
- Identify items that should be reviewed by the FC Design Authority (DA).
- Lead the DA, setting the agenda and areas of focus, including owning and maintaining the FCE2E Transformation Roadmap.
- Maintaining records of the DA and oversee the quality of DA output.
- Join relevant forums (e.g., Design Authorities) of Satellite programmes to keep on track of proposed solutions and the impacts on FC.
- Record and manage a log consolidating the inputs from Satellite programmes, tracking impacts on FC, key milestones to be aware of and timeline requirements for decisions by the FC DA to ensure that FC does not unnecessarily delay other programmes.
- Consult with programmes on potential impact of proposed changes on FC and review design choices and proposed changes and identify changes that need approval of FCE2E Steerco and support programmes to prepare submissions if an approval need is identified.
- Maintain inventory of potential concern areas from Satellite programmes, along with impact assessments, timelines for reporting to Steerco, etc.
- Manage Satellite programme reporting to the steerco and other senior stakeholders as required.

**Strategy**
- Provide input to the vision of bank’s Financial Crime target state to future proof the bank.
- Develop and maintain the Transformation Roadmap, which articulates how the various programs contribute to the FC target state, highlighting gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies in the collective program deliverables. Monitor the interdependencies between the programmes and monitor delivery progress

**Business**
- Partner with stakeholders across the organisation (WRB, CIB, FCSO, FCC CIO, Data) in order to ensure greater coherence and sustainable solutions with minimum solution duplication in the different areas.

**Processes**
- Understand WRB and CIB processes related to Financial Crime business strategy and understand how these need to change to deliver the future state.

**People & Talent**
- Lead and support a change mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability aligned to the FC target state.
- Continually strive to share key relevant knowledge and learnings with the others across the team.
- Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values, embedding a high level of team engagement.
- Set the appropriate tone and expectations for the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
- Ensure team structure / capacity is reviewed to enable effective agenda delivery.
- Provide feedback and reward in line with individual performance against the identified responsibilities and objectives.

**Risk Management**
- Manage changes and reporting in line with all relevant risk management frameworks, where applicable.

**Governance**
- Ensure awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
- Deliver effective governance in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws and regulations, overseeing changes in business cont