Vanguard
Financial Services
FinancialCrimesOperationsManager
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“Financial Crimes Operations Manager at Vanguard. Skills: Financial crime operations, AML/CTF, Team leadership. Lead teams across Investigations, Detection, and Customer Due. Develop a high-performing team culture”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Decision-making
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
7+ years financial crime experience, 7+ years AML/CTF experience, 7+ years operational risk experience, Proven leadership experience, Hands-on transaction monitoring experience, Hands-on customer due diligence experience, Deep understanding of AML/CTF obligations, Degree in Business, Finance, or Law
Nice to Have
CAMS or relevant postgraduate qualifications, Experience in investment management, Experience in superannuation
What You'll Do.
Lead teams across Investigations
Develop a high-performing team culture
Oversee complex case management
Oversee Enhanced Customer Due Diligence
Oversee Transaction Monitoring
Oversee Suspicious Matter Reporting
Oversee KYC onboarding
Oversee Sanctions operations
Support customer risk assessments
Ensure risk-based decision making
Ensure alignment with AML/CTF legislation
Stay across regulatory changes
Develop and maintain standards
Partner with Financial Crime Compliance and Fraud teams
Identify opportunities to streamline processes
Identify opportunities to reduce manual effort
Drive initiatives to improve efficiency
Drive initiatives to improve accuracy
Drive initiatives to improve scalability
Use insights and data to refine operations
Act as key contact for Financial Crime Operations
Keep leaders informed on risks
Collaborate across teams to deliver outcomes
Present insights and recommendations to senior leadership
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across teams; Partner closely with teams
Communication Scope
Present insights; Present recommendations
Full Job Description
**About Vanguard** More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners. Today, Vanguard is one of the world’s largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 30 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals. **Position Summary** We’re looking for a Financial Crime Operations Manager to lead a critical function that helps protect Vanguard’s members and investors. In this role, you’ll lead three specialist teams — **Investigations, Detection, and Customer Due Diligence** , ensuring strong end to end coverage across financial crime prevention, detection, and response. **What You’ll Be Doing** **Leadership & Delivery** * Lead, coach, and develop teams across Investigations, Detection, and Customer Due Diligence * Build a high‑performing, collaborative team culture focused on quality and accountability * Oversee complex case management, including AML investigations and resolution of high‑risk matters **Financial Crime Operations** * Oversee key capabilities including: * Enhanced Customer Due Diligence (ECDD) * Transaction Monitoring (including rule optimisation and uplift) * Suspicious Matter Reporting (SMR) * KYC (onboarding, verification, and refresh) * Sanctions operations * Support customer risk assessments and ensure risk‑based decision making **Risk, Compliance & Controls** * Ensure alignment with AML/CTF legislation and stay across regulatory changes * Develop and maintain standards, procedures, and controls aligned to industr
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