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Head of Fraud & Financial Crime (First Line, Operational Leader)Waterhouse-Kern Associates • London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Head of Fraud & Financial Crime (First Line, Operational Leader)

Head of Fraud & Financial Crime (First Line, Operational Leader)

Waterhouse-Kern Associates • London Area, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
8 days ago
Job type
  • Permanent
Job description

A profitable, PE-backed consumer lender (cards and loans) is making a significant leadership hire, bringing fraud and financial crime together under a single first line operating model, and is looking for a permanent Head of Fraud & Financial Crime to build and run it.


This is a hands-on leadership role, not a figurehead. You will lead the first line operational teams, with at least five direct reports, and own the strategy, the control framework and the day-to-day delivery across fraud, AML, sanctions and wider financial crime. As Nominated Officer, you will hold the firm's relationship with law enforcement and intelligence-sharing agencies.


We want a builder. Someone who has done this before, can operate at both strategic and detailed levels, and rolls their sleeves up rather than leading from a distance. You will bring an outside view of strong first line practice and raise the bar internally.


What you'll do:

  • Own and deliver the firm's fraud and financial crime strategy across all relevant risk areas
  • Lead the first line operational teams, with clear accountability, strong performance management and real delivery
  • Establish and maintain a clear operating model with defined ownership across fraud and financial crime
  • Design, implement and continuously improve the control framework, subject to MLRO and Compliance oversight
  • Act as Nominated Officer, building and owning relationships with law enforcement, industry bodies and intelligence-sharing groups
  • Oversee detection performance, working with analytics teams to optimise rules, models and AI-driven controls
  • Take a hands-on role investigating issues, reviewing controls and closing second and third line recommendations
  • Provide clear, actionable reporting to senior stakeholders and governance forums
  • Oversee the implementation of new systems and capabilities


What you'll bring:

  • Deep fraud and financial crime expertise in UK consumer lending, across cards and loans (essential)
  • A proven track record in a comparable Head of or senior leadership role. You have built and run capability before, this is not your first time at this level
  • Experience as a Nominated Officer, including direct engagement with law enforcement and agencies
  • A genuine people leader who can build, grow and get the best from operational teams
  • Strong grasp of fraud and financial crime regulation including AML and sanctions, translated into practical first line controls
  • A pragmatic, commercially minded approach that balances strong controls with business outcomes, and the credibility to operate at SM&CR senior manager level


This role is subject to certification under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR).

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