New Business Intake Manager

Larbey Evans is partnering with a renowned international law firm on an exciting brand-new opportunity for an experienced New Business Intake Manager to join their London office. The NBI team’s objective is to on board new clients and matters as efficiently as possible whilst ensuring that all regulatory requirements are met.

• Generous salary
• 3/2 hybrid working
• Excellent employee benefits, including 25 days annual leave and long service accrual, access to corporate gym membership rates & other lifestyle and family friendly benefits!

New Business Intake Manager Key Responsibilities:

• Supervising CDD checks carried out by other members of the NBI team and providing advice to the wider firm (in relation to both new clients and refresher checks performed on existing clients)
• Ensuring your team is delivering a quality and timely service and dealing with any escalations
• Being a key decision maker for your team in relation to appropriateness of CDD and compliance with applicable regulations
• When necessary, carrying out CDD checks on a wide range of clients (for all CRS offices)
• Escalating high-profile or high-risk matters to senior members of the team
• Liaising with clients directly about a wide range of CDD issues
• Assisting with relevant training for the NBI team and other business support staff such as Finance or Client Services

New Business Intake Manager Skills & Requirements:

• Strong technical knowledge of applicable AML legislation with at least 3+ years’ relevant law firm experience and a passionate for financial crime compliance
• An experienced people manager who is able to adapt their management style to different individuals with at least 2 years’ demonstrable experience of driving successful performance
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• A confident and assertive communicator, with the ability to build good relationships with clients, partners, fee earners and business support staff
• Ability to train and develop others
• Be able to work under pressure and manage conflicting priorities and deadlines in a high pressure environment
• Conscientious and methodical with excellent attention to detail.
• Must be willing to work in an agile manner, including working from our UK regional offices when required
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to deal with clients, partners, fee earners and support staff
• Conscientious and methodical with excellent attention to detail
• Highly organised and capable of managing conflicting priorities & deadlines