Interim Head 1st line Compliance

Standplaats Utrecht, regio Utrecht, Flevoland. Duur opdracht 12 maanden.

Opleidingsniveau: Master / Universitair. Profiel van de geschikte interim professional: Master's degree or equivalent; at least five years of relevant experience in a comparable interim, implementation or operational leadership role; experience working in regulated financial institutions; demonstrated ability to lead onboarding or transformation programmes from design and implementation through to operational delivery and handover; proven experience with KYC tooling, including vendor management, configuration, testing and implementation; strong people leadership, team building, coaching and knowledge transfer skills; professional, persuasive and influential, with the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and external partners; excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; hands-on mentality: comfortable combining implementation work with day-to-day operational leadership; independent, self-starting and delivery-focused, with the ability to work effectively within a time-bound interim assignment.

Taken & verantwoordelijkheden: 1. KYC Onboarding & AML Team set-up and operations: design, set up, lead and develop the KYC Onboarding & AML Team; define team structure, roles and responsibilities, objectives, service levels, quality standards and performance metrics; recruit and onboard team members as required and manage capacity, resource planning and workload allocation; act as escalation point for complex onboarding cases, higher-risk customers and operational issues; embed effective ways of working and a culture of continuous improvement, accountability and customer-centricity; ensure the team has the knowledge and capability to operate independently following handover.

2. KYC tool and onboarding programme implementation: lead the design and implementation of the customer onboarding and customer lifecycle management framework; ensure onboarding and due diligence activities align with applicable AML/CTF, customer due diligence and financial crime requirements; oversee customer onboarding, periodic reviews and event-driven reviews; lead configuration, testing and implementation of the KYC tool and act as its initial business owner; drive customer-centricity, automation and operational efficiency while maintaining regulatory compliance.

3. Fraud & transaction monitoring oversight: provide management oversight of fraud prevention and transaction monitoring activities within the KYC