Head of Financial Crime Prevention & MLRO

About the role

We are seeking a senior professional to lead our Financial Crime Prevention function and act as the Money Laundering Reporting Officer (MLRO) for a growing banking operation in Gibraltar. The role is fully onsite and requires approval from the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

Key responsibilities

• Obtain GFSC approval to act as the bank’s MLRO and maintain regulatory compliance.
• Manage and resource the Financial Crime Prevention team, allocating workload to meet internal SLAs.
• Develop and maintain department procedures, records, and reporting for AML, CFT, fraud and proliferation financing.
• Test, tune and calibrate rule sets and thresholds for transaction monitoring systems.
• Provide management information and risk analysis for new products, services and jurisdictions.
• Oversee the preparation and submission of mandatory and supplementary regulatory reports.

Required profile

• Significant experience in banking or financial services with deep knowledge of AML, CFT and related regulations, especially GFSC requirements.
• Proven ability to lead a financial crime team and drive competency, quality assurance and staff development.
• Strong analytical mindset with experience analysing data, trends and risk indicators.
• Ability to work independently and provide oversight on financial crime prevention.

Required skills

• Use of AML monitoring and transaction monitoring systems.
• Configuration of rule sets and thresholds for monitoring tools.
• Data analysis and reporting for financial crime risk.