Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Design SME - VP

Location: London

We are looking for an experienced CDD Design SME to join the Second Line of Defence and help shape and strengthen the bank's Financial Crime control environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide SME expertise across the end-to-end CDD lifecycle, including CRA, ID&V, KYC, EDD and ODD.
• Design and optimize risk-based CDD controls, translating regulatory and policy requirements into practical solutions.
• Define and challenge business, risk and control requirements and target-state designs.
• Support technology-enabled CDD controls, with a strong understanding of systems, workflows and data.
• Work closely with Compliance, Business, Technology, Data and Change teams across complex transformation programmes.

Key Requirements

• Strong CDD/KYC and Financial Crime experience within banking or financial services.
• Proven experience in CDD control design, optimization and transformation - beyond BAU/operational CDD.
• Strong knowledge of UK and international AML/Financial Crime regulations and risk-based controls.
• Experience with requirements gathering target-state design and technology-enabled controls.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Broader Financial Crime experience across Sanctions, ABC or Anti-Tax Evasion would be advantageous.

If this sounds of interest, feel free to apply or reach out to me at