Head of Onboarding

2 weeks ago

England, United Kingdom Addleshaw Goddard Full time

Company description:

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

  • Due to the continued success and international growth of the Firm, we are looking for a senior professional to lead our Onboarding team.
  • This senior role offers the challenge of leading and overseeing all aspects of client and matter onboarding in the Firm, escalation of conflicts issues and compliance with anti-money laundering legislation and sanctions.
  • The role will also include responsibility for critically assessing and continually evolving and improving the Firm's systems to optimise the efficiency of the work of the Onboarding Team.
Job description:

Key Responsibilities:

  • Leading in conflict checking, escalation, client onboarding, CDD, anti-money laundering checks, risk assessments, and sanctions checks.
  • Collaborating with the Firm's General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel, and MLRO.
  • Managing the teams responsible for Conflicts and Financial Crime.
  • Advising on complex business intake issues.
  • Leading system and process enhancement projects.
Ideal Candidate:

  • Extensive experience in leading teams at a major UK or international law firm, specifically handling conflicts, financial crime, sanctions, and risk assessments.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
  • Deep understanding of global regulatory frameworks.
  • Strong character, resilience, and ability to manage multiple projects under pressure.
  • Experience working outside the UK is advantageous.
This role requires understanding of, and strong relationship building with, Partners and stakeholders outside of the UK. If you're a visionary risk and compliance leader passionate about delivering exceptional service and setting strategic direction, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join our ambitious, growing, global team. Required profile:

your areas of knowledge and expertise You will have significant experience gained working at a major UK or international law firm, specifically in leading teams handling issues related to conflicts, financial crime and sanctions and undertaking client and matter financial risk assessments.
The personal qualities required for the role include:

  • As a leader, you will set a compelling tone for a diverse team across various locations, marrying attention to detail and a strong service delivery culture with a broad strategic vision. You will have the ability to adapt to different situations and stakeholders, delivering high-quality and pragmatic solutions
  • A passion for delivering exceptional service
  • Excellent communication skills and the ability to navigate effectively international and cultural boundaries. An ability to "hold your own" and explain difficult decisions
  • Gets things done, providing decisive, flexible and solution-driven responses rather than a list of options
  • Your judgment, experience and insight will command respect. An in-depth understanding of the regulatory regime applicable to international law firms is essential, with experience working outside of the UK being an advantage
  • Excellent influencing and persuasive skills – the ability to win over others in supporting projects and initiatives
  • Strength of character and resilience
  • Ability to meet to deadlines, manage multiple projects and deliver under pressure
  • A practical approach and an ability to deal with confidential matters with discretion
What we offer:

Our FIRM Addleshaw Goddard is a place where you are valued, encouraged, and challenged to fulfil your potential in a supportive and collegiate environment. Our culture of improvement, growth and collaboration delivers results, drives innovation, and rewards ambition.
We not only provide technical excellence and experience but, crucially, demonstrate real insight into our clients and what really matters to them and as such we are natural choice for FTSE100 clients and their equivalents in other markets.
Our success has been built by people from the widest range of backgrounds, locations, and perspectives. We have a number of employee networks that provide space to discuss the differences that make us who we are and celebrate this at AG.

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