Director/Senior Director - AML & Financial Crime - Bank

Hiring for a leading Global Bank

Role - Director

Location - Chennai / Bangalore

Notice Period - Open till 60 days

Mode - Work from office

Years of experience - 10+ Years of experience

Note : Only open for applications currently working with Global Banks specifically with Advisory Expertise (no core operations profiles.)

Key Role Overview:

This is a senior leadership role within the bank's CFCC Risk team, focusing on risk advisory, control frameworks, and strategic risk management. The director will provide expert guidance on compliance and financial crime risks, especially those arising from business or regulatory changes, and help shape risk-informed decisions across products, geographies, and business units.

Core Responsibilities:

Risk Management & Advisory:

- Identify, assess, and manage CFCC risks.

- Conduct deep-dives into emerging or complex risk areas.

- Provide business-aligned risk advice on policies, regulations, or product changes.

- Recommend and build control frameworks to mitigate risks.

Strategic & Operational Oversight:

- Support the development and execution of CFCC strategy in line with the bank's goals.

- Enable tactical and structural risk responses.

- Utilize regtech and data analytics to improve CFCC product capabilities.

Stakeholder Management:

- Collaborate with business leaders, compliance teams, and CFCC product owners.

- Drive alignment across products, clusters, and countries.

- Guide teams through risk-related change or regulatory shifts.

Governance & Culture:

- Promote a culture of risk awareness, compliance, transparency, and knowledge-sharing.

- Mentor and develop teams on CFCC best practices and regulatory requirements.

Required Skills & Experience:

- Industry Background: 12+ years in a global bank, financial institution, regulator, or fintech.

- Advisory Focus: Must have 5+ years in risk advisory or front-line risk roles (not operations).

Expertise in CFCC Domains:

- Conduct & Compliance Risks: Data risk, conflict of interest, market/client conduct, regulatory reporting.

- Financial Crime Risks: AML, sanctions, fraud, anti-bribery & corruption.

- Interconnected Risk Areas: Surveillance operations, product/business risk, control oversight.

- Strong skills in risk assessment, regulatory interpretation, remediation planning, and stakeholder engagement.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- Comes from a tier-1 global bank with front-line or first-line risk advisory experience.

- Possesses deep understanding of financial crime or compliance frameworks.

- Can drive strategy, implement controls, and influence business decisions at a senior level.

- A natural collaborator who can engage with cross-functional teams and manage complex regulatory landscapes.