Financial Crime Manager, HSBC

HSBC

Location:
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Category:
Finance

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

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Job Description:

The role involves leading financial crime risk management initiatives, providing guidance and leadership on financial crime risk, and working with country and regional teams to ensure compliance with global standards and regulations.

Job Responsibility:

Leading the change and development in culture, awareness and ability in respect of financial crime risk management in country
Providing financial crime risk leadership, support and guidance to all Lines of Business, reviewing the effectiveness of 1LoD controls, remedial action, delivery of training and awareness programmes
Assess, challenge and support changes to the scope and content of 1LoD financial crime risk controls to ensure they are fit for purpose in line with business risk appetite and changes in organizational structures
Provide support and challenge to Business’ new products/processes/ policies
Supporting, planning, conducting and executing financial crime risk related reviews across all lines of business
Building and fostering a good working relationship with regulators, industry task forces, small working groups, law enforcement agencies
Maintain and ensure due observance of HSBC Internal Control Standards, including the timely implementation of recommendations made by internal or external auditors and external regulators
To keep abreast of recent and ever-changing financial crime risk trends and ensuring steps are taken to address financial crime risk
Advising and guiding in setting risk appetite
providing policy guidance, definition and interpretation assistance
and performing oversight activities, as well as consulting on dispensation requests from country
Ensure awareness of compliance requirements and implementation of Group One Financial Crime Policy
Maintain awareness of operational risk including its identification, assessment, mitigation and control, loss identification and reporting in accordance with local regulations and Group Operational Risk Management Framework.

Requirements:

Leadership skills for a constantly changing financial crime risk environment, competing priorities, management of senior stakeholders
High level of professional competence knowledge and experience in financial crime risk which includes AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Fraud, Tax Evasion, Counter Terrorism Financing. Specifically, beneficial if this is in respect of typologies, methodologies and controls to manage key financial crime risk taxonomies and indicators
Experience with dealing with regulators and regulatory engagements/ thematic reviews/ inspections
Strong banking experience required with strong analytical skills. Thorough knowledge of products, process, banking systems, controls and financial crime risk tools will be key
Knowledge and awareness of current financial crime risk trends
Strong risk management skills and the ability to identify risk
Fluency in both written and verbal English
Good communication skills & is a team player
Good stakeholders, internal and external, management skills
Presentation skills with influencing capability will be required.

What we offer:

Continuous professional development
Flexible working
Opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment.

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
September 03, 2025

Expiration:
September 22, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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Financial Crime Manager

HSBC

Location:Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

Category:Finance

Contract Type:Employment contract