Manager, UK Financial Crime, Strategy and Intelligence - Risk Assessments

Job Description

Join us at SVB and be part of bringing our clients world-changing ideas to life. At SVB, we have the opportunity to grow and collectively make an impact by supporting the innovative clients and communities SVB serves. We pride ourselves in having both adiverse client roster and an equally diverse and inclusive organization. And we work diligently to encourage all with different ways of thinking, different ways of working, and especially those traditionally underrepresented in technology and financial services,to apply.THE ROLE:The UK Financial Crime Strategy and Intelligence Manager will play a critical role in the development and consolidation of SVB UKs financial crime systems and controls framework. The role will necessarily be forward thinking, helping to prepare SVB UK forchanges relating to business model, regulatory environment, systems infrastructure and risk appetite.As part of the second line of defence the role holder will look to leverage opportunities to support internal business partners through robust guidance, support and oversight. The role holder will work closely with all pillars in the UK Financial Crime divisionacross all financial crime disciplines.The role holder will report to the Director, Strategy and Intelligence and be part of a small but highly skilled team. The individual will have experience of managing a diverse workload in relation to financial crime activities, working independently andflexibly across multiple workstreams and have a strong ability to engage with internal and external business partners.A key focus of this role will be risk assessments across multiple financial crime typologies so experience and enthusiasm for this is highly desired. The role holder can also expect to support other key workstreams relating to product risk assessment, technologyand systems development and regulatory change. Success within the role will ensure that SVB UK complies with all applicable regulations and guidelines in relation to fraud and financial crime and is well-placed to adapt to a rapidly changing internal and externalenvironment.The role holder will need to be able to work on confidential and sensitive matters, exercising good judgement in the execution of their role and putting the needs of the business first. The role holder will also be expected to cast the right shadow withinthe wider business, including acting as a liaison point into the various financial crime points within SVB in the US, Germany and other locations as may be appropriateResponsibilities will include:

• Planning and conducting risk assessments relating to a range of financial crime and fraud typologies.
• Utilising the risk assessment outputs to support strategic discussions relating to financial crime and fraud risk and controls.
• Contributing to the development and maturity of the financial crime systems and controls environment through contributions to policy/procedure development to ensure the firm remains compliant whilst aligning to a risk-based approach.
• Support financial crime risk transformation activities.
• Developing detailed understanding of complex business models and business sectors in which SVB clients operate.
• Building and maintaining subject-matter expertise in relation to financial crime red-flags in the innovation economy.
• Building and maintaining in depth knowledge of UK, EU, US and UN sanctions regimes.
• Building and maintaining in depth knowledge of UK regulatory requirementsincluding Money Laundering Regulations, JMLSG, FCA Rules.
• Building strong relationships through effective influencing and decision-making skills.
• Setting a tone and fostering a culture which rewards doing things the right way, in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations and any policies, procedures or processes that SVB puts in place to meet these
• Supporting the delivery of training to colleagues and embedding an effective risk culture across 1LoD and 2LoD lines of defense

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• A degree or equivalent work experience is required
• Strong working knowledge of fraud prevention and financial crime regulatory frameworks impacting complex business models
• Experience of planning and executing risk assessments across a range of financial crime typologies
• An understanding of the wide range business sectors and models which SVB clients operate
• Strong judgement and critical thinking skills
• Ability to synthesize complex information effectively
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• The ability to work independently and challenge effectively
• Capability to adapt to changing priorities to support that of the wider business and UK FC team
• A willingness to invest energy in personal development
• Strong prioritisation and workflow management skills
• Relationship building

The individual should have an entrepreneurial, collaborative approach and a flexible style that allows for the input of others. The individual must share the core values of SVB:

• Start with empathy for others
• We speak and act with integrity
• We embrace diverse perspectives
• We take responsibility
• We keep learning and improving

The candidate must possess a high level of energy and initiative and be capable of functioning as a collaborative partner and value-added business contributor. In style, the individual should be consultative versus directive and able to weigh options andalternatives effectively, yet equally capable of being decisive and willing to take risks where appropriate.The candidate must be hard-working, self-motivated and able to work independently in a team-oriented environment.The ideal candidate will possess a strong sense of urgency, be able to think beyond the initial set of facts or issues and have a strong orientationfor searching for less than apparent solutions. They should bring a strong sense of ethics, sound business judgement and the desire to be a business-oriented problem solver.