Senior Sanction Screening Manager

Overview

As Plenitude Consulting continues to expand its Anti-Financial Crime (AFC) practice globally, we are seeking a Senior Screening Manager to strengthen our leadership capability within customer and payments screening.

The role is designed for an experienced practitioner who combines deep technical knowledge of screening systems and tuning practices with strong commercial and delivery leadership capabilities.

You will lead and deliver complex customer and payment screening engagements, support the development of new client relationships, and contribute to the growth of Plenitude’s screening propositions. This role will work closely with senior leadership and will play a key part in shaping the future of Plenitude’s screening capabilities.

The successful individual will combine hands-on technical expertise, client leadership, and commercial awareness, enabling them to independently lead engagements while also contributing to business development and strategic initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Client Delivery Leadership

· Lead complex customer and payment screening engagements across multiple clients

· Act as senior client interface, building trusted relationships with stakeholders

· Lead screening optimisation, tuning and effectiveness reviews

· Oversee end-to-end assessments of screening frameworks

· Lead technical analysis of screening data to identify opportunities for false positive reduction and operational efficiency

· Review and challenge screening system configurations and matching logic

· Deliver high quality client presentations, reports and remediation plans

· Manage engagement governance including scope, timelines, risk management and delivery quality

Technical Leadership

· Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) on leading screening technologies

· Lead screening system tuning methodologies and benchmarking exercises

· Support clients with screening platform implementation, optimisation and remediation programmes

· Advise clients on screening system architecture, rule design and operational effectiveness

Commercial & Business Development

· Support development of new screening propositions and service offerings

· Contribute to proposal development, RFP responses and client pitches

· Identify follow-on opportunities within engagements

· Work closely with senior leadership to expand Plenitude’s screening client base

· Contribute to development of marketing material and thought leadership

Leadership & Capability Development

· Lead and mentor consulting teams during client engagements

· Support development of junior consultants’ screening expertise

· Contribute to internal knowledge development and methodology improvement

· Help shape Plenitude’s long-term screening capability and strategy

Personal skills / values

· Ability to quickly establish credibility with senior client stakeholders

· Strong consulting mindset and client problem-solving ability

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills

· Strong analytical and structured thinking

· Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver under pressure

· Proven ability to lead teams and mentor junior consultants

· High levels of integrity, professionalism and accountability

What You Will Need

· 8–12+ years of experience in financial crime compliance

· Significant experience in sanctions screening, tuning or optimisation

· Experience in consulting or advisory environments

· Demonstrated experience leading screening engagements

Equal Opportunities:

At Plenitude Consulting, we take great pride in being an Equal Opportunities Employer. We ensure the fair treatment of staff and are committed to promoting diversity and championing inclusivity throughout the business. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We strive to create a safe working environment for all our staff members, one that reflects diversity, inclusion, integrity, and respect. It is important that our environment not only protects our staff but is inclusive of all.

The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, confidential malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be requested from [email protected]