AML Investigations, Sanctions & Fraud Consultant

About the role

Capco is looking for consultants and senior consultants to join its Finance, Risk, Regulatory and Financial Crime practice. The role supports clients in transforming sanctions and fraud risk, balancing regulatory compliance with innovation, and uses approved AI tools and AI-enabled ways of working to improve insight, delivery efficiency and decision-making. It is a hybrid position based in Edinburgh or Glasgow.

Key responsibilities

• Lead or support advisory and transformation initiatives across financial crime, sanctions and fraud, using AI-enabled analysis and automation where appropriate.
• Redesign operating models, enable technology and optimise costs across the three lines of defence, improving efficiency through AI-enabled workflows and intelligent automation.
• Support clients with regulatory reviews, remediation programmes and operational backlogs, with governance and oversight of AI-assisted outputs.
• Benchmark and assess controls, identify gaps and design practical solutions that strengthen risk management using data-driven insights and responsible AI techniques.
• Contribute to proposition development, client offerings, business development and thought leadership in financial crime and fraud.

Required profile

• Experience delivering financial crime transformation in financial services or management consulting.
• Strong understanding of sanctions, fraud prevention, investigations and the wider financial crime landscape.
• Familiarity with financial crime technology, operational processes, automation and AI-enabled solutions.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience using approved AI tools.
• Collaborative approach and commitment to responsible AI adoption in regulated financial services.

What we offer

• Permanent position with discretionary bonus, pension, health, life and critical illness insurance.
• Mental health support, maternity, adoption, shared parental and other paid leave, and eight backup care sessions.
• Five weeks of annual leave, online GP services and 40 hours of training per year with a business coach.
• Gympass, travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work and dental insurance.