At AIB, our values guide how we work and how we support each other. We’re looking for someone who puts Customer First, takes initiative and Owns the Outcome, and is always looking for ways to Eliminate Complexity. You’ll treat colleagues and customers with fairness and Show Respect, and you’ll thrive in a culture built on collaboration where we Be One Team to deliver meaningful impact.

Location/Office Policy: Molesworth Street, Dublin 2. This is an office-centric role operating within AIB’s hybrid working model, subject to the needs of the role, our customers and the business.

• Do you want to shape AIB’s Fraud Compliance capability and strengthen how the Bank responds to rapidly evolving fraud risks?
• Are you a senior Fraud specialist who can provide credible regulatory advice, independent challenge and strategic leadership?
• Can you also lead effective oversight of Transaction Monitoring and help bring fraud and wider Financial Crime detection capabilities closer together?

What is the Role?

This is a senior leadership role within Group Financial Crime Compliance, responsible for leading AIB’s Fraud Compliance Advisory capability and second-line oversight of Transaction Monitoring. The role will provide independent advice and challenge on the Bank’s management of fraud risk, support the evolution of the Fraud Compliance framework and influence major fraud prevention and transformation initiatives. You will also oversee the effectiveness of Transaction Monitoring and help shape a more integrated, intelligence-led approach to detecting and disrupting Financial Crime.

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead and develop AIB’s Fraud Compliance Advisory capability, establishing clear priorities, standards and accountabilities for effective second-line oversight.
• Act as the senior Compliance subject matter expert on fraud, providing independent advice and challenge on fraud risks, regulatory obligations, customer outcomes, control design and material change initiatives.
• Shape the development of the Fraud Compliance framework, including governance, risk assessment, oversight, reporting, issue management and escalation arrangements.
• Use fraud intelligence, typologies, trends, events and data to identify emerging threats, assess control implications and influence enhancements to the Bank’s fraud prevention strategy and control environment.
• Partner with Fraud, Financial Crime, Payments, Operations, Product, Technology and Data teams to provide constructive challenge and support sustainable responses to evolving fraud risks.
• Lead second-line oversight of Transaction Monitoring, including its strategy, risk and coverage assessment, detection-scenario lifecycle, data and technology dependencies and ongoing effectiveness.
• Provide independent review and challenge of monitoring and detection capabilities, including scenario performance, alert outcomes, control gaps and opportunities to bring fraud and AML detection closer together.
• Develop clear, outcome-focused management information and reporting on Fraud Compliance and Transaction Monitoring risks for senior management, executive and Board governance.
• Lead and support regulatory engagements, inspections and assurance activity relating to fraud, Transaction Monitoring and wider Financial Crime detection controls, ensuring timely and well-evidenced responses.

What You Will Bring:

• Support and deputise for the Group MLRO at senior internal and external fora, as required, and help shape the wider Financial Crime Compliance strategy and target operating model.

• Significant senior-level experience in Transaction Monitoring, AML/CFT, Financial Crime Compliance, fraud risk or a closely related field within banking or financial services

• Significant senior-level experience in fraud risk management, fraud prevention, Fraud Compliance, fraud strategy or a closely related Financial Crime role within banking or financial services.
• Deep practical knowledge of fraud risks, typologies, prevention and detection controls, together with a strong understanding of the relevant regulatory and customer-protection environment.
• Proven experience providing independent advice and challenge on fraud strategy, governance, risk assessment, control design, customer outcomes or material fraud-related change.
• Strong understanding of fraud data, analytics and technology, with the ability to assess emerging threats, challenge control effectiveness and translate intelligence into practical action.
• Knowledge of Transaction Monitoring, AML/CFT and Financial Crime detection frameworks, including risk and coverage assessment and scenario lifecycle management, would be advantageous.
• Proven people leadership, credibility with senior management and regulators, and the ability to communicate complex fraud, technical and risk issues clearly and decisively. Relevant professional membership or qualification in fraud, compliance, Financial Crime, risk, data/analytics, accountancy, law or a related discipline is required.

Why Work For AIB: 

We are committed to offering our colleagues choice and flexibility in how we work and live and our hybrid working model enables our people to balance their time between working from home and their designated office, subject to their role, the needs of our customers and business requirements.

Some of our benefits include; 

• Market leading Pension Scheme
• Healthcare Scheme
• Variable Pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Family leave options
• Two volunteer days per year

Please click here for further information about AIB’s PACT – Our Commitment to You.

Key Capabilities:

• Ensures Accountability
• Vision & Purpose Led
• Drives Progress
• Emerging Risks & Trends
• Risk Analysis
• Quality Control

This role is part of the Fitness & Probity Regime, which set out the specific requirements applicable.  

If you are not sure about your suitability based on any aspects of the role advertised, we encourage you to please contact the Recruiter for this role, Nicole Pasquetti, at careers@aib.ie  for a conversation.

AIB is an equal opportunities employer, and we pride ourselves on being the first bank in Ireland to receive the Investors in Diversity Gold Standard accreditation from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees. Should you have a reasonable accommodation request, please email the Talent Acquisition team at careers@aib.ie.

Unsolicited CV’s sent to AIB by Recruitment Agencies will not be accepted for this position. AIB operates a direct sourcing model and where agency assistance is required, the Talent Acquisition team will engage directly with our recruitment partners.  

Application deadline: 20th October 2026