Engineering Manager (FinCrime Core)
London Office - Hybrid: 4 days in the office, 1 day working from home
About the Role
You'll lead the FinCrime Core team, responsible for Ebury's AML (Anti-Money Laundering) platform. This is a critical, regulated domain where your work directly impacts:
- Sanctions Screening: Real-time screening of customers and transactions against global watchlists
- Transaction Monitoring: Detection of suspicious payment patterns
- Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring Ebury meets FCA, EU AML directives, and global regulatory requirements
The platform processes millions of screening requests and payment events, requiring high reliability, low latency, and strong audit trails.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Own the AML Screening and Transaction Monitoring domain, setting the 0–6 month technical roadmap
- Drive architecture decisions for event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS)
- Ensure integrations with third-party providers are reliable and performant
- Champion observability with comprehensive logging, metrics, and alerting for a regulated environment
- Balance "keep the lights on" work with modernisation initiatives
- Unblock the team through code reviews, architecture guidance, or hands-on contribution when needed
- Provide technical leadership and step in for Senior Engineers when required
- Ensure all systems have appropriate support, SLAs, on-call rotas, and documentation
Delivery Management
- Responsible for team delivery, sprint planning, and project health
- Assess the criticality of unplanned work, minimising context-switching and unnecessary pressure
- Balance team capacity with roadmap demands
- Instil urgency to find the right balance between velocity and quality
- Ensure all incidents are owned and resolved
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as the primary liaison between engineering and product, partnering with your counterpart to ensure full alignment
- Communicate progress clearly and escalate issues effectively
People Management
- Lead a team of engineers at varying levels, creating stability and psychological safety
- Manage performance and well-being, initiating corrective actions when needed
- Provide coaching, performance reviews, and career development
- Foster a culture of ownership, feedback, and continuous improvement
- Hire, grow, and retain high-performing engineers
Process and Performance
- Ensure company processes are executed effectively and on time
- Accountable for team KPIs: velocity, quality, on-time delivery, morale, and staffing
- May manage a limited budget for tools or specific project costs
Qualifications
Required
- Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or similar leadership role
- Deep understanding of software development methodologies and best practices
- Recent hands-on experience (within the last 5 years) as a Tech Lead or Senior+ Engineer
- Experience with agile development processes
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities
- Passion for technology and innovation
Nice to Have
- Experience in regulated industries (FinTech, banking, payments)
- Understanding of AML/KYC processes and compliance requirements
- Experience with event-driven architectures and Kafka
- Familiarity with third-party screening or monitoring providers
- Experience managing on-call rotations for critical systems
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to work on challenging and rewarding projects
- Collaborative and supportive work environment
- Be part of a dynamic and growing company
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About Us
Ebury is a FinTech success story, positioned among the fastest-growing international companies in its sector.
Founded in 2009, we are headquartered in London and have more than 1700 staff with a presence in more than 29 markets worldwide. Cultural diversity is part of what makes Ebury a special place to be. From Sao Paulo to Dubai, Vancouver to Auckland, we enjoy sharing team experiences and celebrating success across the Ebury family.
Hard work pays off: in 2019, Ebury received a £350 million investment from Banco Santander and has won internationally recognised awards including Financial Times: 1000 Europe's Fastest-Growing Companies.
None of this would have been possible without our proudest achievement: our great people. Enthusiastic, innovative and collaborative teams, always ready to disrupt and revolutionise the fast-paced FinTech sector.
At Ebury, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels valued, supported, and empowered to thrive. We’re proud to have active employee networks and ESG initiatives that reflect our inclusive culture, including our Women’s Network, LGBTQIA+ Network, and Veterans Network. These communities provide spaces for connection, mentorship, advocacy, and collaboration across our global teams.
We believe in inclusion. We stand against discrimination in all forms and have no tolerance for the intolerance of differences that makes us a modern and successful organisation. At Ebury, you can be whoever you want to be and still feel a sense of belonging no matter your story because we want you and your uniqueness to help write our future.
Please submit your application on the careers website directly, uploading your CV / resume in English.
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Ebury London, England Office
100 Victoria Street, London, United Kingdom, SW1E 5JL
