Senior EDD & Quality Control Lead

London (Hybrid Working)

Are you an experienced financial crime professional with deep expertise in Enhanced Due Diligence and a strong track record of assessing complex financial institutions and fintechs?

We’re partnering with a fast-growing, UK-licensed digital bank that is expanding its Banking Services offering. As part of this growth, they are looking for a Senior EDD & QC Lead to play a critical role in safeguarding the organisation through robust financial crime risk management.

The Opportunity

This is a high-impact role sitting within the Financial Crime Risk function, where you will lead Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD) activity across a diverse portfolio of fintech and non-bank financial institution clients.

You’ll be at the forefront of assessing financial crime risk — conducting in-depth onsite and virtual reviews, evaluating client frameworks, and providing clear, risk-based recommendations to senior stakeholders.

This role also offers the opportunity to shape best practice, mentor analysts, and influence how financial crime risk is assessed across a rapidly evolving client base.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver comprehensive EDD reviews across onboarding and periodic assessments
• Conduct onsite and virtual reviews of prospective and existing clients, with a focus on:
• Financial crime (AFC) frameworks
• Governance and oversight structures
• Business models and risk exposure
• Provide independent financial crime risk assessments of prospective clients, identifying red flags and control weaknesses
• Perform Quality Control (QC) reviews of EDD outputs, ensuring consistency and high standards
• Manage complex cases, escalations, and high-risk client assessments
• Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance committees
• Produce and analyse MI relating to onboarding, reviews, and portfolio risk
• Coach and support EDD analysts, enhancing technical capability across the team
• Partner closely with internal stakeholders and external clients throughout the review lifecycle

What We’re Looking For

• Strong experience in Enhanced Due Diligence within financial services, ideally covering fintechs, EMIs, payment firms, or correspondent banking
• Proven track record of conducting onsite client reviews and assessments of financial crime frameworks
• Experience delivering financial crime risk assessments of prospective clients
• Deep understanding of financial crime risks and control frameworks, including common weaknesses in complex institutions
• Experience reviewing and challenging AFC programmes, governance structures, and risk controls
• Prior experience in QC, oversight, or mentoring analysts
• Strong working knowledge of UK regulatory requirements (MLR 2017, POCA, JMLSG, SARs, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex risk into clear insights
• High attention to detail, strong judgement, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced environment

⚠️ Please note: This role requires significant EDD and financial crime risk experience. Candidates with KYC-only or purely retail banking backgrounds are unlikely to be suitable.

Why Apply?

• Work in a high-growth, innovative banking environment supporting leading fintech clients
• Exposure to complex, high-value financial crime risk assessments
• Opportunity to influence and shape EDD standards and frameworks
• Collaborative, inclusive culture with strong career development opportunities
• Hybrid working and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Private healthcare & wellness support
• Generous pension and insurance cover
• Enhanced annual leave and flexible holiday options
• Family-friendly policies
• Retail discounts and regular team socials

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