LAM/MX Financial Crime Detection Manager

Job description

Job description

Role purpose

·  Positioning Compliance and HSBC as a regional industry leader in the development and implementation of technologies driving the identification and mitigation of financial crime
·  Leveraging structured and centrally managed global programs to ensure that shared FC technologies are developed to provide the best balance of mitigation against all financial crime types.
·  Ensure the professional delivery of technology investment to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, security and cost-profile of Compliance by creating product ownership for all systems in use:

o   Maintain a product backlog of candidate requirements.

o   Maintain a roadmap showing the intended evolution of each product.

o   Proactively own and manage product plan which: Drives development work; Eliminates risk at earliest opportunity, Manages Dependencies & Interfaces; Ensures end-to-end core functionality is delivered; Report progress against a baseline in a timely manner and Manage vendors to maximize delivery whilst promoting strategic partnership.

·  Set the Strategic direction for the Business systems applying judgment on criticality and operational prioritization ensuring system is secure, available and fit for purpose:

o   Changes affecting system integrity, availability and operation are reviewed, challenged as necessary and approved in a timely manner.

o   System outages that could have been foreseen /prevented by testing or otherwise minimized.

·  Effective Issues Management, with support provided to Control Owners and Audit and Assurance reviews
·  Support the development of documents required to comply with both internal Data Risk Management and Regulation.

Main activities

·  To work within a team of Compliance Product Management & Screening specialists across global functions, regions, and countries
·  To escalate significant financial crime threats and management issues to senior leadership so appropriate action can be undertaken in response.
·  Drive efficient allocation of scarce resources, including capital and people
·  Prime interface with Compliance on all associated regional Technology matters.
·  To oversee production and issue Management Information to senior leadership.
·  Provide support for sign off for annual Compliance Product Management Orderbook in region.
·  Proactively identify key emerging financial crime threats across all Compliance categories and interface with other regional functional areas.
·  Support the regional rollout new strategic technologies from the Global team.
·  Support the transition to a more intelligence-led risk management posture within Compliance and facilitate the efficient, rapid and compliant investigation of identified risks.
·  Support all Compliance in developing the requisite capabilities and realizing their strategic vision.

Requirements

·  Education to degree level or above (Desirable)
·  Advance English (Indispensable) 
·  Advance SAS EFM or Python programing in order to obtain structured information as required (Indispensable).
·  Agile/SAFE IT methodologies knowledge (Desirable)
·  Knowledge in Transaction Monitoring, Screening and Investigations platforms/systems i.e.: CAMP, OWS, Wolf, Quantexa, Actimize, etc. (Desirable)
·  Knowledge of key external stakeholders, their priorities and initiatives, and their impacts on the businesses.
·   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.
·  Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with senior leaders in Compliance, the business, and the public sector.
·  Ability to support decisions with sound reasoning.
·  Ability to clearly articulate business and regulatory implications of analysis and findings.
·  Highly motivated self-starter with proven ability to work collaboratively within teams and to deliver on time.
·  Comprehensive knowledge of technology trends both in and out of the financial crime fields and strategic-level responses by the public sector.
·  Deep expertise and experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of financial crime using technology and data.
·  Investigative and/or intelligence experience covering a wide range of financial crime threat areas, including management.
·  Ability to understand not only the technical side but the business perspective
·  Ability to write in both English and Spanish Internal and Regulatory documentation.

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.