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Standard Bank Group

Runs banking and financial services across Africa

Financial Crime Compliance Specialist

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/16/2026
No salary listed
Mid, Senior
Bachelor's
St Helier, Jersey
In PersonApplicants must be eligible to work in Jersey.
Risk & ComplianceFinancial Crime & AML

About the job

Requirements
  • A first degree in Risk Management.
  • Three to four years of experience in Group Anti-Financial Crime.
  • Five to seven years of experience in Financial Crime Compliance in the banking or financial industry.
  • Expert compliance knowledge across the field, with deep expertise in the relevant specialization.
  • Knowledge of the regulatory environment and the ability to influence employees across multiple countries and business areas to implement compliance frameworks.
  • Knowledge of Financial Crime Compliance frameworks, risk assessments and a risk-based approach to compliance, strategic planning and operationalization, and banking products, processes, systems, and data.
  • Competencies in compliance, financial industry regulatory frameworks, legal compliance, governance, risk and control, risk management, and strategic planning and reporting.
  • Competencies in adopting practical approaches, articulating information, checking things, making decisions, and upholding standards.
Responsibilities
  • Implement Group Financial Crime Compliance policies, standards, and procedures within Group Corporate Functions.
  • Define and implement the Group Financial Crime Compliance strategy for the Business Area.
  • Provide specialist Financial Crime Compliance guidance and advice.
  • Identify and address Financial Crime Compliance awareness and training needs.
  • Advise on collecting, capturing, and maintaining reliable data to support critical business decisions.
  • Contribute to the Centre of Excellence technology plan in the context of the Group Compliance Function and Group IT plans, provide domain expertise for technological requirements, and implement relevant IT technology standards.
  • Drive and participate in oversight committees and forums to monitor implementation of the Internal Control Framework.
  • Participate in governance structures to meet requirements imposed by government bodies, regulators, industry mandates, or internal policies, including relevant Group Financial Crime Compliance, project, regional, business steering, management, client risk, client data, working, business risk and governance, new and amended products and services, and Group Risk Oversight committees.
  • Monitor relevant trends and typologies to inform the framework, raise awareness of new methods of operation, and identify potential risks.

About the company

Standard Bank Group operates banking, insurance and investment businesses focused on Africa, serving individuals, families, businesses and institutional clients. Its services cover everyday accounts and payments, savings and lending, business finance, corporate transactions and investment banking. The group also manages insurance, asset management and wealth offerings that support clients through different financial needs and stages of life. Local banking operations connect with international centres and offshore hubs to support cross-border activity, trade and access to financial markets. Founded in 1862, the group is headquartered in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Johannesburg, South Africa

Founded

1862

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