-job description
financial crime focuses on the specific financial crime threats the firm faces now and in the future, pioneering the techniques and technology that protect our business, our customers, and the many communities in which we operate from the harms associated with financial crime.
the jobholder is accountable for leading one of fc's regional functions aimed at mitigating the harms associated with financial crime: investigation.
in this role, the jobholder:
- provides strategic direction and oversight of the firm's investigative program across the regional function in relation to fraud, anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption.
- ensures the quality and consistency of the investigations and the adequacy of the resourcing across the full investigative program.
- provides input to and drives continuous improvement and efficiency of the operating model for an end-to-end global investigative capability from lead intake, through unified triage, investigation, internal and external reporting and resultant action.
- oversees a programmatic capability across regions and countries to conduct complex, proactive, intelligence-driven investigations, as well as less complex but high volume investigations, and consistently generate high quality suspicious activity reports (sars) and other regulatory reports on a timely basis.
- ensures that external regulatory reporting (including sars) is performed effectively and within regulatory standards.
key activities
- to manage a team of investigation specialists across the region and associated countries to identify and investigate financial crime threats to the firm.
- to consolidate and harmonize a variety of disparate investigative functions into one cohesive group and increase the overall skills and capability of the group.
- to develop strategies and initiatives among reporting teams in support of risk and compliance objectives and ensure for the effective execution across fc investigation.
- to ensure execution of the global investigative procedures or approved country variances across fc investigation, which are designed to ensure the operational effectiveness of the investigative capability.
- to ensure effective information sharing across fc investigations, and with other parts of the organization.
- to ensure investigative findings are effectively communicated to other parts of the organization for follow-on mitigation action, and results recorded.
- to escalate significant financial crime threats and management issues to senior regional and global leadership so appropriate action can be undertaken in response.
- to oversee production and issue management information to regional leadership.
- to implement a consistent and effective management approach across the functional areas.
- to provide significant input into the strategic plans regionally and to be accountable for converting strategic plans into operational objectives.
- to drive efficient allocation of scarce resources, including capital and people.
requirements
major challenge
- steering a large regional risk and compliance sub-function is challenging and calls for the job holder to be alert and adaptable to:
- managing the demands of multiple diverse aspects of the role.
- maintaining a global perspective, but with particular consideration of regional distributions (staff, budgets, resources, operations) and the impact of these, and ensuring a proportionate balance in each region.
- implementing and managing a uniform approach to operations, in view of disparate operating procedures in operation (within the organization and within departments) and the unique issues, requirements and problems associated with each.
knowledge & experience / qualifications
- significant executive experience leading an investigative team within a global or regional firm, in the financial services industry.
- deep expertise and experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of financial crime at a strategic level.
- an excellent understanding of the current regulatory environment and expectations, relevant regulations, codes, and hsbc group standards, as well as their underlying purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
- a deep knowledge of mexican and other relevant lam laws and regulations, for leading the investigations team to adequately comply with its regulatory obligations, is strongly valued.
- significant leadership experience and an experienced strategic thinker.
- excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels.
- ability to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex issues.
- a legal, accountancy or business/management qualification or background in this risk area is desireable.
- full professional proficiency in spanish and english is required.
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