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OverviewThe information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.At OakNorth, we’re on a mission to empower the UK’s most ambitious businesses. Since 2015, we’ve lent over $18 billion across the UK and US, helped create more than 58,000 new homes and 36,000 new jobs, and supported hundreds of thousands of personal savers — all while fuelling the UK economy.The Director, Financial Crime Operations will provide strategic leadership of OakNorth Bank’s first line of defense for business current accounts, covering fraud prevention, AML transaction monitoring, and sanctions screening. 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Engineering to embed machine learning, automation, and advanced analytics.Ensure monitoring and screening systems are future‑proofed to support scaling from 100s → 10,000s of accounts.UK Business Current Account & Card Payments Risk ManagementOversee financial crime and risk controls across all features of UK business current accounts (payments, overdrafts, lending, direct debits, standing orders, international transfers, faster payments, CHAPS, card payments).Lead the claims management function for card payments, including Section 75 claims, VISA chargebacks, consumer disputes, fraud reimbursements, and adherence to VISA scheme requirements.Ensure compliance with PSD2, Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), and APP scam reimbursement rules.Partner with Product and Engineering to build seamless customer journeys with fraud/claims controls embedded at design stage.Serve as OakNorth’s subject matter expert on payments regulation, card scheme requirements, and dispute processes.Cross‑Functional Partnership & Product EnablementAct as SME for new product launches, features, and expansions — defining “what good looks like” for fraud, AML, sanctions, and claims risk.Collaborate with Compliance (2LOD) and Operational Risk to ensure risk appetite, policies, and assurance frameworks are aligned.Drive activity with Product and Engineering to design new functionality with embedded controls (e.g., card issuance, international payments).Partner with Operations to delegate low‑risk processes in a controlled way, optimising cost and efficiency.Influence senior stakeholders at HQ on strategy, investment, and risk management priorities.People Leadership & Team DevelopmentLead, mentor, and scale high‑performing teams across London, Manchester and India.Build functional expertise in fraud analytics, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, and dispute claims.Provide visible leadership to adjacent teams in client onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and quality control.Establish succession planning, career pathways, and a leadership bench for sustainable growth.Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.Governance, Reporting & AssuranceOwn and present MI, KRI, and risk dashboards to senior managementChair financial crime and claims governance forums, ensuring all rule changes, system upgrades, and product launches are risk‑reviewed.Lead internal and external audit engagements, evidencing robust control design and operation.Ensure casework, investigations, and dispute handling are documented to the highest standard, compliant with internal policies and regulatory expectations.Oversee bank‑wide QA and QC frameworks, including error taxonomies and remediation tracking.External Engagement & RepresentationRepresent OakNorth with regulators (FCA, OFSI), card schemes (VISA), auditors, and industry forums (e.g., UK Finance fraud panels).Maintain active awareness of industry‑wide fraud and claims trends, bringing insights back into OakNorth’s strategy.Negotiate with vendors to secure technology enhancements, service level improvements, and value for money.Position OakNorth as a leader in safe, scalable, technology‑enabled financial crime and claims management.Experience & SkillsEssential ExperienceDeep familiarity with UK business current account features and associated financial crime risks across sanctions, money laundering and fraud.10+ years of senior leadership in financial crime risk management, covering fraud, AML, sanctions, and card payments claims.Proven experience managing VISA debit disputes, chargebacks, and consumer claims.Track record of designing, implementing, and optimising transaction monitoring systems.Proven experience leading teams across multiple geographies.Strong knowledge of fraud typologies (APP scams, impersonation, CNP fraud, mule activity, synthetic ID, etc).Experience leading technology transformation in financial crime (transaction monitoring, screening, machine learning, fraud authentication).Significant experience influencing and advising at Executive levelLeadership & Stakeholder SkillsExceptional ability to partner across Compliance, Operational Risk, Product, Engineering, and OperationsProven record of influencing executives, regulators, and auditors with clarity and authority.Skilled in balancing regulatory expectations, operational efficiency, and customer experience.Strong mentor and people leader, with experience developing future leaders.Personal AttributesStrategic thinker with a hands‑on curiosity for systems, data, and analytics.Pragmatic and decisive, with the resilience to operate in a scaling, fast‑paced environment.Collaborative and credible with internal and external stakeholders.Passionate about customer protection, product enablement, and building best‑in‑class controls.Benefits & PerksEquity. 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