Job Title: Crypto (Subject Matter Expert) – Financial Crime Compliance - Digital Assets | London

About the Job you are considering:

Capgemini is hiring a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join the Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) Advisory Solutions team based in London, covering digital asset customers, both crypto native and traditional finance.

This role will be a senior leader within the firm who offers solutions and advice to clients in managing complex and critical Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) risk and governance issues. FCC includes Anti Money Laundering (AML), Sanctions, Anti Fraud, Investigations, and other criminal offenses affecting financial institutions or multinational corporations.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

Job Role

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Typically working in teams, SMEs lead large and complex assignments and are responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and reporting stages of multiple advisory client engagements. They also manage key client accounts.
Directors are expected to have SME level knowledge across a range of FCC areas, stay informed about emerging industry and risk trends, and contribute to thought leadership and new product design.
We are subject matter experts first and consultants second.
This role is intended for individuals with strong and specific AML subject matter expertise, either working in house or as consultants with second line or third line teams. The position targets execution specialists who can manage multiple digital asset client engagements effectively and, through strong delivery, expand current client relationships.

Client Service Responsibilities

The Director will be responsible for overseeing the effective planning, management, and execution of client engagements.
They will lead teams on client engagements, ensuring teams are adequately supervised and consistently deliver high quality products and services on time and within budget. The role also involves addressing barriers to progress appropriately.
Building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders is essential to enable open dialogue, gain trust, and become a trusted business partner.
The Director will provide direction to teams to evaluate client internal control structures, identify weaknesses, assess general risks faced by the client, and determine the potential impact of those risks on the organization. This includes assessing the control mechanisms in place to mitigate risks.
They will provide pragmatic advice on the practical implications of financial services regulation and how institutions should best manage compliance. The role requires responsiveness to client needs and the ability to pivot and prioritize what is most important to the client.

Product Knowledge and Development

The Director will contribute to the development of cutting edge products and services designed to meet client needs and be scalable globally, where applicable.
They must stay current with emerging regulations, regulatory drivers, and business strategies to effectively evaluate governance, risk management, and compliance environments across financial institutions and corporations.
Maintaining a strong professional network is essential to stay informed about industry developments.
The role includes providing governance, compliance, and risk management thought leadership through external presentations, publications, and speaking engagements. The Director will also proactively identify best practices across Capgemini and externally with industry peers.

Leadership and Firm Governance

The Director will act as a mentor and coach to junior colleagues.
They are responsible for the oversight and technical execution of compliance, risk, and governance advisory work conducted by teams within their area of responsibility.
The role includes the development, leadership, and line management of junior staff, as well as leading proposal development and participating in client pitches.

Business Development and Growth

The Director will participate in business development initiatives, including targeting external clients, attending industry conferences, drafting client alerts and white papers, and taking part in speaking engagements.
They are expected to identify sales opportunities and progress them in collaboration with other team members.

Knowledge and Skills Required

Candidates must be familiar with AML second line controls and third line auditing techniques.
They should have experience with digital asset products, including stablecoins, and understand AML nuances related to FCC program builds. Experience with Chainalysis or TRM tools is required, along with the ability to develop investigation strategies or personally execute blockchain investigations.
A solid understanding of the evolving digital asset regulatory landscape in Europe is essential.
Strong leadership, people management, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills are required.
Candidates should be able to assess client requirements and develop strategic plans to design, document, and deliver solutions that meet those needs. The ability to organize and manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment, while remaining flexible and responsive to critical issues, is essential.
Experience working in a financial institution or consulting firm focusing on AML and/or sanctions is required.
Familiarity with financial crime compliance controls such as sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, blockchain monitoring, suspicious activity reporting (SAR), KYC, and risk assessments is expected.
Advanced analytical skills, problem solving ability, and experience identifying control issues, root causes, and enhancement opportunities within FCC programs are critical.
Candidates must be able to identify financial crime risks in complex financial products, systems, and processes.
Additional requirements include resilience and adaptability on complex projects, the ability to work under tight deadlines, manage resources and budgets, and perform quantitative and qualitative analysis.
The role requires independence, high motivation, strong work ethic, eagerness to learn, and the ability to motivate others. Effective use of technology to solve complex problems and the ability to develop and execute structured work plans are essential.

Job Skills

A minimum of 8–10 years of experience in financial crime compliance, risk, and governance related roles is required, including at least two years in a management or team supervisory role.
Some exposure to business development and direct client relationship management is preferred.
Proficiency in Microsoft applications, with advanced Excel skills, is required. Additional language skills are a plus.
Although significant travel is not typically required, the ability to travel is considered an advantage.

We are a Disability Confident Employer:

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

Declare they have a disability, and
Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Make It Real (what does it mean for you):

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.
To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.
You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Manage Mentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.
You will be joining one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies®, as recognised by Ethisphere® for 13 consecutive years. We live our values by making ethical business choices every day. Working ethically is at the centre of our culture at Capgemini, meaning you will be helping to create a future we can all be proud of.

Why you should consider Capgemini:

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of €22.1 billion.
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