Financial Crime Risk Senior Manager

Macquarie Bank Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial services firm in Greater London is seeking a Financial Crime Risk professional to drive diligence across various investments. The role involves engaging directly with leaders for risk assessments and cultivating a robust risk culture. Ideal candidates should possess 5-7 years of experience in financial crime risk management, conducting due diligence, and designing compliance frameworks. The firm offers flexible and hybrid work arrangements along with comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Wellbeing leave

Paid parental leave

Paid volunteer leave

Comprehensive medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in financial crime risk.
• Experience in due diligence on investments.
• Expertise in UK Bribery Act and FCPA.

Responsibilities

• Drive financial crime diligence on new investments.
• Engage with leaders for risk assessment workshops.
• Cultivate a strong risk culture through training.

Skills

Experience in financial crime risk

Conducting financial crime due diligence

Designing compliance frameworks

Expertise in financial crime legislation

Building relationships with stakeholders

Analytical mindset

Job description

The Financial Crime team within Macquarie Capital plays a key role in supporting our investment and advisory activities. The team helps ensure our business operates responsibly by identifying and managing financial crime risks across a diverse global portfolio. You will be joining a collaborative team that partners closely with colleagues across the organisation to uphold robust standards of integrity, risk management, and governance.

This role requires 3 days a week in the advertised location.

At Macquarie, our advantage is bringing together diverse people and empowering them to shape all kinds of possibilities. We are a global financial services group operating in 31 markets and with 56 years of unbroken profitability. You’ll be part of a friendly and supportive team where everyone - no matter what role - contributes ideas and drives outcomes.

What role will you play?

In this role, you will support our investment activities by driving financial crime diligence on new principal investment opportunities across a wide range of sectors and markets. You will work closely with deal teams and colleagues across the organisation to identify potential financial crime risks presented by new investments and provide clear, practical recommendations that strengthen our approach to responsible investing.

In addition, you will engage directly with senior leaders at portfolio companies to run risk assessment workshops, assess control effectiveness, and advise on continuous improvement of financial crime risk management frameworks.

Alongside this, you help cultivate a strong risk culture by developing and delivering training programmes tailored to board directors, senior management, and investment teams. Your work also includes collaborating with colleagues to contribute to the enhancement of Macquarie financial crime policies and controls.

This role primarily supports the EMEA region and will present opportunities for international travel and working with other regions.

What you offer

• 5–7 years of experience in financial crime risk within legal firm, consulting, or advisory compliance environments
• Experience conducting financial crime due diligence on principal or fund investments
• Experience designing and implementing anti-bribery and corruption or wider financial crime compliance frameworks
• Expertise in key anti-bribery and corruption legislation, including the UK Bribery Act and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and familiarity with sanctions and anti-money laundering regimes
• The ability to build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and support effective decision making
• An analytical mindset and the ability to exercise sound judgement in complex scenarios

We love hearing from anyone inspired to build a better future with us, if you're excited about the role or working at Macquarie we encourage you to apply.

What we offer

• 1 wellbeing leave day per year and a minimum of 25 days of annual leave.
• 26 weeks’ paid parental leave for primary caregivers along with 12 days of paid transition leave upon return to work and 6 weeks of paid leave for secondary caregivers.
• Paid fertility leave for those undergoing or supporting fertility treatment.
• 2 days of paid volunteer leave and donation matching.
• Access to a wide range of salary sacrificing options.
• Benefits and initiatives to support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing including comprehensive medical and life insurance cover.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program, a robust behavioural health network with counselling and coaching services.
• Access to a wide range of learning and development opportunities, including reimbursement for professional membership or subscription.
• Access to company funded emergency and backup dependent care services.
• Recognition and service awards.
• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements, dependent on role.
• Reimbursement for work from home equipment.

Macquarie Capital partners with businesses, startups and governments to connect ideas to capital and help drive innovation, growth and create real-world impact. Our global corporate advisory, investing, development and equities capabilities are underpinned by a full spectrum of capital markets solutions and deep sector expertise, with a focus on infrastructure and real assets, technology, software and services, and resources, energy and materials.

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

We are committed to providing a working environment that embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply regardless of their identity, including age, disability, neurodiversity, gender (including gender identity or expression), sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, parental status, race (including ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, or socio‑economic background. We welcome further discussions on how you can feel included and belong at Macquarie as you progress through our recruitment process.

Our aim is to provide reasonable adjustments to individuals as required during the recruitment process and in the course of employment. If you require additional assistance, please let us know during the application process.