Head of Economic Crime

Lloyds Banking Group

. Lead a team of economic crime experts across core sites, including offshore .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeEdinburgh • United KingdomLead💰 £116,535 - £137,100 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in risk management, particularly in fraud and financial crime, while leading and inspiring high-performing teams. Proficient in designing and implementing sustainable controls, leveraging data and technology to enhance compliance and customer outcomes.

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Risk ManagementFraud PreventionRegulatory ComplianceTeam LeadershipData-Driven Insights

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Hard Skills

Risk ManagementFraud PreventionFinancial Crime ControlControl By DesignPolicy ComplianceGovernanceData AnalysisProcess ReengineeringInnovationCustomer Experience Enhancement

Soft Skills

Interpersonal SkillsPresentational SkillsProblem SolvingStakeholder InfluenceTeam Building

Tools & Technologies

AI TechnologiesData Insights ToolsControl Testing ToolsMonitoring SystemsRegulatory Compliance Software

Industry Keywords

Economic CrimeAMLSanctionsAnti-BriberyWealth ManagementInsuranceConsumer DutyRisk AppetiteGovernance FrameworkCustomer Outcomes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead a team of economic crime experts across core sites, including offshore
Design, implement and enhance the end-to-end economic crime control environment
Ensure adherence to regulations, policy, risk appetite and strategic and regulatory objectives
Serve as Nominated Senior Manager for Fraud, AML, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery
Serve as Nominated Officer for Insurance
Influence stakeholders across Lloyds Banking Group
Support a leading end-to-end customer experience and good customer outcomes
Deliver a proactive and predictive control culture using data, insights, innovation and technology
Develop risk-based, data-led control testing and monitoring with risk specialists, Audit and external regulators
Share lessons learned, best practices and market insights through governance and data
Build a high-performing, commercially minded, innovative and customer-first team leveraging AI

Requirements

What you’ll need

Deep (c15 year’s) experience of risk management, particularly fraud and financial crime
Experience of control by design, policy compliance, governance and regulatory knowledge, including consumer duty
Ability to build, lead and inspire an engaged, diverse, solution focused and high performing team both on and offshore
Ability to support W&I business growth by building automated, sustainable and scalable controls
Experience and knowledge of Wealth & Insurance and the technology landscape
Experience of sustainably redefining and changing businesses
Experience using data to provide insights, new technologies, process reengineering, innovation and cost of control
Excellent interpersonal and presentational skills
Ability to work across different Group functions
Ability to identify and resolve challenges proactively and pragmatically
Ability to lead ad hoc control-focused initiatives, including targeted testing
Comfortable shaping solutions and dealing with ambiguity

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible working options
Hybrid working
Job share
Workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns
Menopause health package
Working with Cancer Initiative
Reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process
Opportunities to learn, grow and develop
Diversity, equity and inclusion support