Advisory & Consulting

Senior Manager

As Plenitude scales globally we are looking to add to our senior leadership team in London.

Plenitude is a niche consultancy, specialising in Financial Crime Risk and Compliance.

Reasons our employees join and stay with us include:

• Learning from the best. Our owners and subject matter experts are 'hands-on' with every engagement and will invest their time in your development

• Our focus is on maximising our value to clients through collaborative working and delivering genuine synergy where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

• Fast growth. Plenitude has enjoyed 4X growth over the past 3 years

• Its owners are actively identifying the next generation of leadership to shape the new relationships, value propositions, products and delivery engagements of the future

• There are no artificial barriers or constraints on career progression

• Culture is entrepreneurial with a focus on Career and personal development

• We will sponsor training for every employee based on your needs. This includes specialist technical training (e.g. Association of Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS) or International Compliance Association (ICA as well as commercial, leadership, coaching and management domains

As a Senior Manager you will report into Managing Partner and Senior Executive Team:

• Accountability for the end to end delivery of client engagements including the management of Plenitude team members

• Delivery of defined deliverables and desired engagement outcomes on time and within budget

• Responsible for all phases of the engagement and managing client expectations throughout

• Ensure that the firm adheres to the highest quality standards required to fulfil client obligations in a cost effective way

• Ensure that the firm maintains and enhances its reputation as the leading financial crime risk and compliance consultancy

• Nurture and develop talent within the team and motivate them by providing them with the right amount guidance and autonomy

• Attract new talent to Plenitude by proactively cultivating an industry network and raising the profile of the firm

• Drive hypotheses, review the team's analysis, and have strong opinions on project solutions.

• Ensure all deliverables meet appropriate governance and regulatory standards

• Develop existing and new client relationships

• Develop and generate incremental and new revenue streams from existing client engagements

Role Responsibilities:

• Support the financial and reputational growth and development of the firm

• Responsible for project planning, guide the team in every phase of the project and ensure quality delivery

• Primary accountability for expanding existing client relationships, and supporting business development opportunities with prospective clients

• Differentiate Plenitude's capabilities through high impact, high quality proposals and presentations

• Help grow the team through coaching and mentoring colleagues and sharing knowledge and experiences

• Managing the implementation/delivery of projects through the full project life cycle

• Carry out internal and external training including clients when necessary

• Preparation of time and cost estimates and statements of work for completing assignments

• Cost and budget management

• Communicate effectively with the client to enable assignments to be delivered

• Deliver effective consultancy throughout the project life cycle

• Provide technical advice and support to clients

• Undertake presentations and demonstrations to prospective clients

• Assist with the closure of new sales and manage existing accounts

• Effective communication with gravitas in handling client relationships and discussing risk matters as appropriate

• Keep clients and Partners updated as required on, inter alia, ongoing projects

• Liaise proactively with internal and external stakeholders as required

• Oversee the development and delivery of project processes and promote a positive culture through communication and monitoring of projects

Role Competencies, Skills, Behaviours and Attitude:

• Financial crime risk and compliance advisory

• Project/programme design and delivery

• Creativity and problem solving

• Decision making and judgement

• Leadership and people management

• Verbal and written communication and influencing skills

• Operate in a fast-paced and flexible environment

• Initiative, drive and effectiveness

• Ability to engage with colleagues at all levels - personable, expert, persuasive

• Ability to manage complex and numerous projects

• Strategy definition & development

• Experience in organisational transformation and change management

• Collaboration within a fast paced, team environment

• Knowledge and experience in dealing with end to end programme/project delivery

• Demonstrated success in delivering high quality consultancy services

• Proven ability to develop, direct and manage resources across multiple disciplines

• Demonstrates good judgement and professional advice to clients

• Can work with stakeholders to deliver key and informative reporting

Qualifications and Certifications:

• At least ten years experience in financial crime risk and compliance within the Financial Services industry

• 5-10 years of experience in either strategic and/or management consulting with a focus on financial crime compliance and risk

• Experience developing and applying corporate governance, compliance control and risk management frameworks

• Degree level education

• Financial crime risk or compliance related professional qualifications e.g. ICA Diploma

Other role requirements:

• Keeping abreast of legislation, regulation, guidance and technologies relating to financial crime risk and compliance

• Commercial business awareness and financial acumen and understanding

We offer the opportunity to work solely on FCC engagements with leading financial institutions across banking, insurance, investment management and cryptoasset firms.

For the right candidate we offer very competitive compensation package consisting of base salary, performance related bonus, training allowance, pension, life and medical cover.