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Director | Forensics and Financial Crime | Risk & Regulatory ConsultingLocation: Sydney
Contract Type: Permanent
MinterEllison is one of Australia's largest law firms, with nearly 200 years of business history.
We're known for our legal and consulting expertise - and for our inclusive and authentic character.
Our purpose is to create sustainable value with our clients, people and communities.
That means we have a proud history of providing excellence to clients, nurturing our people and giving back to the communities in which we live and work.
We value excellence, curiosity and collaboration.
Clients rely on us for our responsive, commercial approach.
Our clients include government departments and agencies, private and publicly listed companies, and small and large businesses in Australia and overseas.
MinterEllison's Consulting Services are leading strategic advisors ready to design, develop and operationalise with clients.
Businesses need integrated capabilities to solve complex organisational problems.
At MinterEllison, we've brought together an unmatched team of experts under one roof with deep industry knowledge and commercial experience who are focused on designing, developing and operationalising solutions in the service areas of Technology, Cyber Security, Risk & Regulatory, Legal Optimisation, Education and ESG.
The Forensics and Financial Crime ("F&FC") team sits within our market leading Risk and Regulatory Practice and specialises in providing our clients comprehensive F&FC solutions across a range of industries with a particular focus on the financial services sector.
We help clients proactively manage key risks including money laundering and terrorism financing, fraud and scams, and bribery and corruption.
We advise clients on building and implementing pragmatic risk management solutions and processes to enable compliance with relevant obligations and work closely with them when issues are identified that require specialist investigation and remediation.
We are seeking an experienced Director to play a leadership role in the continued growth of our practice, the delivery of exceptional client outcomes, and the management and development of our team.
As such, the role requires deep technical expertise in regulatory compliance and practice, operational risk management, strong client and relationship management skills, and the ability to coach and develop a team.
This role is based in our Sydney office with hybrid working arrangements available.
In this role you will have the opportunity to:
Lead the delivery of high profile F&FC engagements with many of Australia's most iconic organisations.Client relationship management and business development.Team leadership and talent development.Practice management and ongoing strategy development.More About You Strong understanding of anti-money laundering and counter terrorism financing (AML/CTF) Act and Rules.Strong understanding of fraud, scams and bribery and corruption risks and typologies.Direct experience with regulatory matters, especially relating to AUSTRAC, but also ASIC and APRA.Experience with AML/CTF risk management practices, internal control functions and operations, specifically in relation to financial crime metrics and reporting, know your customer (KYC) guidelines, enhanced customer due diligence (ECDD), watchlist screening, transaction monitoring (TM) and investigations.Experience conducting AML/CTF Program Independent Reviews.Understanding of the regulatory technology landscape for AML/CTF, fraud and scams and experience in relation to the use of emerging technologies and machine learning/artificial intelligence.Experience working with large scale remediation, transformation and regulatory change programs.Experience leading fact-findings investigations and coordinating response to large scale regulatory enquiries, including experience with e-discovery processes and technology.Experience coordinating whistleblower management programs.The ability to work with clients to design and implement end to end risk management frameworks and processes.Strong leadership and talent management experience.Relevant graduate and postgraduate qualifications.Why MinterEllison We offer flexible working options to encourage balance, wellbeing and support for sustainable ways of working and a range of social, financial and health benefits, including free gym membership - all with no minimum tenure.
We encourage applications from people of all ages, abilities, cultural backgrounds, genders (including trans or gender diverse), LGBTQ+ people and those with carer responsibilities.
We particularly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply.
How to apply We prefer to connect with people directly, so please submit your CV by clicking on the 'Apply' button.
We encourage all applications, including if you do not meet the criteria listed for the role.
Your application will also enable us to consider you for other opportunities that may be available at MinterEllison.
If you are currently a MinterEllison employee, please apply through the internal careers page.
If you would like further information, require any adjustments throughout the recruitment process or for a confidential discussion, please contact ******.
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