Vice President, Compliance Assurance - Global Functions

Job description

Job description

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Compliance is a global function that brings together all aspects of regulatory and financial crime risk management. Acting as risk stewards, and incorporating a range of specialist teams, we work together with the business and leverage advanced technology to help HSBC navigate a complex regulatory landscape and embed a sustainable approach to compliance risk management that supports safe growth and serves customers fairly. Compliance aspires to continuously raise the bar and set leading standards across the industry to help HSBC safeguard its customers and the communities within which it operates.  

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Vice President, Compliance Assurance.  

Principal Responsibilities

·  This is a role within Compliance Assurance (CA), which provides assurance activities over regulatory compliance (RC) and financial crime (FC) risks
·  The role contributes to the global standardised CA approach ensuring that it is aligned to the bank’s Risk Management Framework (RMF). It is responsible for contributing to the delivery of end-to-end assurance work over RC and FC risks and controls. The role holder is a subject matter expert on assessing the effectiveness of risk management activities to meet industry standards, country regulatory obligations and bank policy
·  The role holder will be required to lead and contribute to assurance reviews across multiple Global Businesses/ Functions in Singapore and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders and colleagues
·  The role holder will not have direct line management responsibility
·  Support the design and execution of assurance activities, ensuring that all relevant standards, policies and procedures are met
·  Provide subject matter expertise to and advise colleagues, supporting the identification of appropriate review scope and delivery of assurance activities
·  Inform Risk Owners, Control Owners and Risk Stewards of the design and operational effectiveness of the controls within their area of oversight and control
·  Escalate significant control deficiencies in a timely manner
·  Proactively identify key emerging compliance risks across the Global Businesses/ Functions
·  Build strong relationships with all internal stakeholders, adopting a cohesive approach to the execution of tasks with minimum conflict
·  Develop/maintain positive and professional relationships with external stakeholders, while ensuring the independence of the assurance function
·  Provide stakeholders with timely, concise insight into assurance activities
·  Drive the provision of consistent MI on the issues identified through CA activities
·  Support the production of high quality CA deliverables, through effective quality control at each stage of the CA review life-cycle i.e. Terms of Reference issuance, fieldwork completion and reporting
·  Demonstrate effective teamwork, engagement and collaboration within CA
·  Set the highest standards through personal behaviour and interaction with others
·  Support high operational standards within the team, avoiding high risk findings from Internal Audit or other internal/external Assurance teams
·  Be innovative in executing all responsibilities, providing solutions to complex issues in a high-risk environment
·  Through effective analysis of key information, support the identification and communication of emerging trends that may impact the effectiveness of CA

Requirements

·  Internal Audit and Assurance experiences with regulatory compliance and/or financial crime knowledge
·  Relevant external financial services qualification
·  Clear understanding of regulatory and/or financial crime compliance risk within the global financial services industry
·  Capable of building positive and resilient partnerships with key stakeholders  
·  Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues
·  Excellent communication skills with very strong inter-personal and influencing skills
·  Track record of working autonomously
·  Decision-making capability

To be considered for this role, the relevant rights to work in Singapore is required.

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