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Risk and Compliance is the Global Function that brings together all areas of financial crime risk management at HSBC. Compliance is dedicated to implementing the most effective global standards to combat financial crime (including anti-money laundering, sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption compliance). Our purpose is to protect our customers, protect the organization and protect the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. To deliver on this purpose we are agile and responsive in a dynamic, constantly changing environment: where criminals get smarter and more determined, technology advances, customer expectations change and the regulatory environment continues to evolve.  Our Vision gives us a clear picture of what we want the Compliance function to be. We. Transform. Lead. Protect. 
We are currently hiring for a IT Controls Lead who will be responsible for embedding the controls (e.g. Data Movement, Software Development Lifecycle, Deployment Management, etc.) across the Risk and Compliance IT function and conducting control reviews across Risk and Compliance IT applications. The IT Controls Lead will play a key role in improving the state of the control effectiveness across Risk and Compliance IT.
Embedding the controls
The role is responsible for understanding the NFR (Non Financial Risk) control requirements, operating instructions, devising a plan to roll out the controls and monitor the control effectiveness. This role will require collaborating with the IT application owners, Enterprise Technology stakeholders, Group Control Owner, CCO Tech and Senior Management within Risk and Compliance IT.
Control Reviews / Continuous Monitoring Assessment - The role is responsible for gathering information, conducting reviews and identifying control gaps (if any) for a given application/ scope. This involves executing spot checks by liaising with the application owners, undertaking documentation reviews and analysing available data (e.g. KCIs). For any identified gaps, the IT Controls Lead will work with the IT application team to assist them in understanding the gaps and supporting the application team to help remediate the gaps.

What you’ll do
    • Understand the NFR (Non Financial Risk) IT control requirements, operating instructions
    • Work with the Application owners to ensure that the control requirements are being met
    • Conduct periodic detailed reviews/ assessments of IT controls across a sample of Risk and Compliance IT systems use the output to assess the effectiveness of the controls
    • Document the output of IT controls assessments 
    • Ensure all the key stakeholders are aware of the IT Control status, issues and blockers
    • Collaborate with stakeholders from Enterprise Technology, Group Control Owner, CCO Tech, Automation Teams and Senior Management within Risk and Compliance IT
    • Represent Risk and Compliance IT across various governance forums (including senior forums like RCMMs)
    • Supporting the Head of Controls in improving the effectiveness and reporting of the controls
    • Act as an ambassador for the team and promote Risk and Compliance IT Controls when engaging stakeholders, system owners and wider ET community
    • Contribute to the ongoing improvement of the team's methodologies and operating assets.

What you need to have to succeed in this role
    • Exposure to IT Controls 
    • Proven track record of delivering results
    • Naturally inquisitive self-starter with the ability to work independently with limited supervision.
    • Ability to work with senior IT stakeholders and drive results within resource and time constraints.
    • Strong influencing skills that will be required to influence the engineering community to adopt the IT controls.  Able to present complex issues in a clear, concise and digestible manner.
    • Experience of working with Financial Crime Risk / Compliance systems such as Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions, etc.
    • Experience of working in the IT function of a large Financial Services organisation or within an associated Assurance or Audit function would also be beneficial.

What we offer
The pay range for this role is 14300 - 21400 PLN (monthly, gross).

Variable pay is discretionary, but influenced by Group performance, business/function performance and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering healthcare, family friendly leaves, pension and life assurance, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.

    • Additional bonuses for recognition awards
    • Multisport card
    • Private medical care
    • Life insurance
    • One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN).
    • Cafeteria platform
    • Employee assistance program
    • Additional contributions to PPK scheme
    • Corporate parties & events
    • CSR initiatives
    • Nursery discounts
    • Financial support with trainings and education
    • Social fund
    • Flexible working hours 
    • Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:
    • Online assessment.
    • Telephone screen 
    • Interview with the hiring manager. 

We are looking to hire as soon as possible so don’t wait and apply now!
You'll achieve more when you join HSBC.

Recruiter name
Bartosz Zacharias
Recruiter email
bartosz.zacharias@hsbc.com
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