Product Owner - Fraud & Financial Crime
Denholm is delighted to be partnering with our financial services client, who is undergoing a significant digital transformation and requires an experienced Fraud & Financial Crime Product Owner on a contract basis to lead the evolution of their fraud and financial crime capabilities.
Do you thrive in large-scale transformation and enjoy turning complex, manual processes into smart, automated, data-led solutions?
This role is for 12 months and is inside IR35. You will be required to attend client site 2 days per month
What you'll be doing
- Owning and shaping the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for fraud & financial crime systems
- Leading the transition from manual to automated, data-driven processes
- Translating regulatory requirements and financial crime strategies into clear product requirements and user stories
- Working closely with technology, data, operations, and suppliers (including Experian)
- Engaging and influencing senior stakeholders and SMEs to drive decisions and delivery
- Ensuring solutions meet UK regulatory expectations and internal risk standards
- Supporting testing, implementation, business readiness, and ongoing optimisation
What we're looking for
- Proven delivery of fraud and financial crime transformation programmes
- Hands-on experience implementing Experian and/or similar fraud, AML, or ID&V tools
- Product Owner background within UK financial services
- Solid understanding of UK financial crime regulation and supervisory expectations
- Experience working in Agile or hybrid delivery environments
- Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable operating at senior levels
- Structured, pragmatic, and delivery-focused
- Comfortable in fast-paced, complex transformation environments
- Clear communicator with the ability to simplify complex risk-based problems