Job Description

At M&G our purpose is to give everyone real confidence to put their money to work. As an international savings and investments business with roots stretching back more than 170 years, we offer a range of financial products and services through Asset Management, Life and Wealth. All three operating segments work together to deliver attractive financial outcomes for our clients, and superior shareholder returns.
Through our behaviours of telling it like it is, owning it now, and moving it forward together with care and integrity; we are creating an exceptional place to work for exceptional talent.
We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role.
The Role:
High-Risk Management Team Lead is a management role with responsibility to lead and manage the High-Risk Management team, conducting non-complex investigations, high-risk approvals management, offboarding management and exit validations.
Main Responsibilities:Management responsibilities:
+ Overall leadership and management of the High-Risk Management team.
+ Oversee delegation of activities across the team to ensure capacity constraints are managed effectively.
+ Build collaborative relationships with 1LoD stakeholders to enhance risk management and compliance culture.
+ Oversee the development and execution of blocking, restrictions and re-entry prevention processes and procedures in line with regulatory requirements and group exits/blocking policy and framework.
+ Define and build the framework to manage high risk cases and sanctions alerts within the 1LoD, and in line with the Risk Decisioning Matrix.
Operational responsibilities:
+ Coordinate escalations and high-risk approvals across all in-scope jurisdictions across 1LoD and 2LoD (UK, Luxembourg, Asia Pacific, United States, South Africa), including seeking Central and Regional 2LoD advice and approval for high-risk decisions, where required.
+ Attend required FC governance committees and present high-risk cases to decision-makers
+ Review escalations materials and investigations packages to support escalations for high-risk decisioning.
+ Provide support, advice and guidance and to High-Risk Specialists conducting complex cases.
+ Review complex cases completed by High-Risk / Escalations Specialists, and close or escalate where required.


Key Knowledge, Skills & ExperienceExperience leading and managing financial crime operational teams. Experience in overseeing and executing financial crime high-risk management. Ability to apply risk-based decision-making principles. Significant experience within financial crime. Ability to demonstrate a deep subject matter expertise of the financial crime risks inherent in the Asset Management sector. Strong written and verbal communication skills to convey and explain complex risk decisions and information to stakeholders at all levels. Familiarity with industry best practices and regulatory expectations specific to Asset Management

Work Level : Manager or Expert
Recruiter: Hollie Doran
Location: 10 Fenchurch Avenue
Closing Date: 14th May
We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability or long term condition, we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.
M&G is also proud to be a Disability Confident Leader, and we welcome applications from candidates with long-term health conditions, disabilities, or neuro-divergent conditions. Being a Disability Confident Leader means that candidates who meet the minimum criteria of a job, will be offered an interview if they 'opt in' to the scheme when applying.
If you need assistance or an alternative means of applying for a role due to a disability or additional need, please let us know by contacting us at: careers@mandg.com