HSBC Group

Open positions: 1

Global Career Band: 4PM

Why join us? 

Financial Crime (FC) is a Global Function that brings together all areas of financial crime risk management at HSBC and is dedicated to implementing the most effective global standards to combat financial crime. The function has been set up in a way that enables us to build on our achievements in managing financial crime risk effectively across the bank and continue to strengthen financial crime detection, anti-money laundering, sanctions and anti-bribery and corruption compliance.

We are currently seeking a high-calibre professional to join our team as Senior Manager, FC Risk Assessment.

The Opportunity:  

FC Risk Assessment (FC RA) provides HSBC with a unified regional capability to identify and analyse top and emerging financial crime threats to the Bank, harnessing open-source intelligence, data analytics, data visualisation, and proprietary research. FC RA supports all HSBC markets in Asia Pacific, Lines of Business, and Compliance teams, and conducts proactive analytics and thematic research on financial crime subjects to inform both the first and second lines of defense. Our products speak to all lines of business and levels of seniority in the Bank. 

What you’ll do:     

The role holder will be leading ASP FC RA’s Guangzhou team, serving as a key point of accountability for undertaking research and qualitative data analytics related to financial crime risks. The role holder is expected to ensure timely and accurate delivery of analytical outputs, and to also provide technical expertise on data analytics. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the continued integration of ASP FC RA’s Guangzhou team within the broader regional Financial Crime (FC) function based in Hong Kong, ensuring projects are coordinated and delivered in a cohesive manner while complying with applicable data-sharing laws.
• Deliver high-quality, forward-looking research assessments and other analytical products on financial crime risks relevant for HSBC's growth strategy.
• Use advanced computing capabilities to identify emerging financial crime trend and threats to the Bank. The role holder must be able to handle areas of uncertainty and have a demonstrable interest and capability in advances in both data and new technologies.
• Support the framework, policies, procedures, and controls for the effective identification and mitigation of the specific financial crime threats the firm faces.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including the clarification of requirements, and ensuring the effective landing of our analysis.
• Support the provision of updates to regional governance forums as required.
• Combine specific financial crime subject matter expertise, particularly related to money laundering, corruption, and/or fraud, with designing data driven analytical approaches to build and profile networks.
• Interact with senior regional stakeholders. The role holder will be capable of clearly articulating their approach, methodology and findings to senior level stakeholders from across the Asia Pacific region.

What you will need to succeed in the role:       

• Seasoned professional with direct experience in fields related to assessing, investigating and/or reporting financial crime-related matters.
• Proficient knowledge of AML/CTF issues across the financial services industry.
• Working knowledge of financial crime controls at both a strategic and operational level, gained within large financial banks.
• Excellent oral, written communication and presentation skills, inter personal skills and dealing with executives at all levels.
• Proven ability to confidently work with and influence senior stakeholders and business sponsors.
• Proven ability to work across lines of business and regions whilst maintaining a global perspective.
• Experience working within the AliCloud / Hadoop ecosystem in addition to strong technical skills in analytical languages such as Python, R, SQL, SAS.
• Very strong analytical, decision making, lateral thinking skills, with demonstrated ability to identify links between programmes of work.
• Previous experience in project management is an advantage.

Please refer the Candidate User Guide in the below link to understand your own journey as a candidate.

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You’ll achieve more at HSBC

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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