Global Complex Investigator

at  HSBC

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Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward-looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. Already an industry-leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of Investigator, Complex Investigations.
Financial Crime Investigations (FCI) 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. FCI harnesses intelligence, analytics, technology, investigation, information sharing, and public-private partnership to achieve this end, always seeking the most effective and efficient means.

In this role, you will:

• Takes part in complex, proactive, intelligence-driven, reactive and internal investigations, leveraging resources from across the Group to support investigations involving multiple geographies or financial crime typologies.
• Identifies and escalates the most significant and sensitive investigations to Regional and Group senior management, and communicates this information in the form of succinct, professional written products and oral briefings.
• Will develop the ability to provide subject matter expertise to other parts of FCI, including but not limited to identification of control weaknesses as well as analysis and identification of typologies.
• Establishes seamless, trusting, and mutually supportive relationships with the other components of FCI, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), and Group Internal Investigations (GIRE).
• Uses a variety of internal and external systems/sources for routine analysis.

QUALIFICATIONS - EXTERNAL

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Investigative or analytic experience working within a regulatory, law enforcement, government, consulting, or financial services environment.
• Detailed 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 purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
• Knowledge of systems and controls for financial crime risk mitigation.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels.
• Ability to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex global issues.

Experience and/or skills in the following areas would also be advantageous:

• Forensic accounting and/or data interrogation and analysis.
• Overseas experience or regular liaison with stakeholders from different regions and/or jurisdictions.
• Knowledge of data sharing restrictions.

The base location for this role - Edinburgh– Hybrid working.
Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.
If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:
Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 207 832 850

In this role, you will:

• Takes part in complex, proactive, intelligence-driven, reactive and internal investigations, leveraging resources from across the Group to support investigations involving multiple geographies or financial crime typologies.
• Identifies and escalates the most significant and sensitive investigations to Regional and Group senior management, and communicates this information in the form of succinct, professional written products and oral briefings.
• Will develop the ability to provide subject matter expertise to other parts of FCI, including but not limited to identification of control weaknesses as well as analysis and identification of typologies.
• Establishes seamless, trusting, and mutually supportive relationships with the other components of FCI, Financial Crime Compliance (FCC), and Group Internal Investigations (GIRE).
• Uses a variety of internal and external systems/sources for routine analysis

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Investigative or analytic experience working within a regulatory, law enforcement, government, consulting, or financial services environment.
• Detailed 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 purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
• Knowledge of systems and controls for financial crime risk mitigation.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels.
• Ability to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex global issues