Director Of Compliance - Financial Crime, North America

Director - Financial Crime, North America

This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our New York City office

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

The North AmericaFinancial Crime Compliance Counsel will report into the Chief Counsel & Compliance Officer of North America and be part of the North America Law and Compliance team to help manage all Financial Crime risks and drive compliance and risk management in accordance with Aon’s Financial Crime global vision, mission and principles set out below. This includes Aon’s policies, standards, and guidelines across Aon’s North America business, partnering with all relevant parts of the business.

The role will partner across the three lines of defense and direct and help strengthen and maintain a robust Financial Crime control environment and culture across Aon North America, and also be part of a global Financial Crime strategy group within Aon’s Law and Compliance Department, led by the Global Chief Compliance Officer.

The role assists Aon in achieving strategic objectives, promoting efficiency, reducing the risk of loss, and helping ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures, laws, and regulations enabling compliant growth and innovation in today’s constantly evolving environment with technology which can enable increased Financial Crime risk.

Responsibilities:

• Support the North America Chief Counsel & Compliance Officer in fulfilling the objective of supporting the business to achieve sustainable growth and innovation in North America.
• Support the Global Chief Compliance Officer as part of the global Financial Crime strategy group that manages the control environment.
• Oversee and coordinate relevant compliance resources in the most effective and efficient way, partnering with Aon Business Services to achieve vision, mission and goals in relation to Financial Crime.
• Provide management information, reporting and analysis of Financial Crime matters in the most impactful way to relevant Committees within Aon’s enterprise risk management framework to ensure a demonstrably robust assessment of the control environment is provided to the Committees to facilitate effective oversight for Financial Crime risk.
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for Aon's reputation by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Review, address, and raise significant issues and activities to the North America Chief Compliance Officer and the relevant Committees.
• Understand the business products and services delivered and maintained within Aon’s North America operation.
• Drive a consistent and broad approach to AML & ABC and wider Financial Crimes risk management across the region and in collaboration with the global Financial Crime strategy group to enable a consistent approach.
• Build strong working relationships with first, second and third line colleagues to ensure early engagement on new business initiatives and timely support of commercial priorities and full adherence to global and regional risk management policies and procedures.
• Identify, monitor, report and resolve any Financial Crime related issues or gaps in the control framework.
• Respond to inquiries and requests from regulators.
• Conduct reviews of processes, procedures and training programs to ensure policy requirements are fit for purpose and have been implemented consistently, with appropriate supporting documentation.
• Maintain current knowledge and understanding of new and changing AML & ABC requirements and continuously reassess the impact on Aon clients, products, and services.
• Participate as an active member of the North America Law and Compliance Leadership Team and other Committees as directed by the North America Chief Compliance Officer
• Prepare presentations to update senior management and various enterprise risk management Committees on North AmericaFinancial Crime developments, emerging risks, control issues and/or enhancements.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 10+ years’ experience in Financial Crime risk frameworks, including proven success participating in a three lines of defense framework
• 5+ years leading risk management functions within a large sophisticated financial/professional services organization.
• Financial Crime certification preferred.
• Experience in advising and managing on all Financial Crime matters (AML, ABC, Sanctions, Fraud Detection & Prevention and Market Abuse) for US corporations in the financial and professional services sector. This includes advising and monitoring client due diligence and know your client activities.
• Demonstrated ability and confidence to challenge business management, raise issues and press for change.
• Bachelors Degree in a related field or equivalent industry experience. Masters Degree preferred.

How we support our colleagues

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognize that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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