Principal, Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes

The Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting Principal will report directly to the Regulatory Risks & Investigations Partner in New York and will play a key role in setting the strategic vision for the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting practice in the United States and elsewhere within the Americas.

This professional will be responsible establishing and developing client relationships, generating revenue, and leading and managing multi-disciplinary teams in all phases of the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting engagements. They will also be part of the practice development and strategy team for growing and expanding the Regulatory Risks & Investigations practice.

Role Tasks & Responsibilities:

The Principal will be a key member of the client development and engagement team, with obligations to grow relationships, develop new business and oversee client engagements as both a subject-matter expert (SME) and project manager. Responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• Perform business development activities, including forming and maintaining relationships with current and new contacts.
• Serve as subject-matter expert (SME) for Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting matters to both identify and secure client opportunities and provide value-added advice to clients.
• Manage and oversee engagements and work product.
• Achieve individual and team revenue and utilization targets as agreed and determined by practice leadership.
• Build positive relationships with key stakeholders within clients, including legal counsel, compliance officers and those responsible for managing and mitigating Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime risks.
• Support marketing initiatives specific Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting and other service offerings of the Regulatory Risks & Investigations practice, including attendance and participation in conferences and other events, thought leadership, and collaboration with internal teams.
• Be responsible for commercial activities that support engagements including, but not limited to, pitching services, proposal writing, pricing, timekeeping and WIP management, billing, and collections.
• Assist other practice leaders in the growth strategy for the Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting practice, including recruiting, and developing talent and expansion of teams and services

Requirements

• Ten or more years in compliance, risk consulting and/or investigations roles, including five or more years of experience working Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting matters.
• Extensive knowledge of all the operations of traditional and non-traditional financial institutions and their attendant risks.
• Direct experience working on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting projects,
• Previous experience in a client-facing role for a professional services firm (law firm or consulting) is preferred.
• Proven strategic and team leadership experience.
• Experience selling and managing complex projects requiring the services of multi-disciplinary teams.
• Proven experience delivering and overseeing the related services of forensic accounting, due diligence, and data analysis in the context of Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime Consulting and other engagements.
• Bachelor’s degree is required; juris doctor or master’s degree or higher is preferred.
• Proven ability to develop and maintain client relationships.
• Ability to oversee teams and interact effectively with client stakeholders.
• Excellent business writing and oral presentation skills
• Ability to adapt and excel in complex, dynamic and high-stakes scenarios.
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Industry experience a plus, including internal audit, investigations, legal and/or compliance.

Benefits

• Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
• Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
• Medical Benefits, Prescription Benefits, FSA, Dental Benefits, Vision Benefits, Life and AD&D, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Disability Benefits, Voluntary Benefits, 401 (K) Retirement, Nationwide Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program