VP AML and Country Sanctions Officer

Principal responsibilities

• Accountable for implementing policy for the anti-money laundering (“AML”) and counter-terrorist financing (“CTF”) (collectively referred to herein as “AML”) risk management framework to meet AML requirements and legislation in Thailand and ensuring HSBC’s compliance with Trade, Economic and/or Financial Sanctions (including sanctions programs administered by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control, United Nations, European Union and HM Treasury’s Financial Sanctions, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (collectively referred to herein as “Sanctions”), and global risk management framework to meet legislative and regulatory requirements in Thailand, protecting the organization from financial crime. This will involve partnering businesses, developing and implementing strategies, processes, controls and policies and ensuring appropriate training and communications are delivered to HSBC employees.
• Accountable for implementing the Bank’s AML strategy, policy and standards, controls, systems and policies are being implemented at the country level and for the collation of potential breaches of sanctions from across BKH, and countries review of the reporting made and appropriate escalation to the Head of FC.
• Work with relevant contacts in Global Businesses and Global Functions to ensure consistent and effective application, and implementation, and controls to evidence related AML and Sanctions standards, policies and procedures.
• Act as principal point of contact for internal and external stakeholders in relation to AML Transaction Monitoring risk and Sanctions risk (including regulators) within Thailand.
• Participate in and work with relevant industry bodies and groups (e.g. Association of International Banks, Thai Banks Association and others) in relation to AML and Sanctions related initiatives, trends and proposals (if required).
• Key strategic risk management leadership role providing oversight and management, of all aspects of AML and Sanctions Financial Crime Risk including impact analysis of regulatory changes within Thailand.
• Acting as Subject Matter Expert (“SME”) to key regulatory changes to ensure proactive communication with relevant stakeholders and implement appropriate group policy and framework to manage the changes.
• Provide advice to business across BKH on risk associated with prospective business, products and service and design mitigation controls and strategies as appropriate
• Intersecting with and representing FC with senior business leadership
• Involved in and responsible for involving risk with potential AML and Sanctions liability associated with disposals.
• Critical forward-looking leadership role requiring strong partnership with business to drive and accelerate the execution of Financial Crime Compliance Sanctions programmes within BKH that directly impact business performance. 
• Stay at the forefront of key regulatory changes to ensure proactive communication with business and implement appropriate policy and framework to manage the changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Law or any related fields
• 5 years work experience or more in related fields in Banking and Financial Business is a plus
• Experience of working in large and global banks, ideally in a Compliance role
• Good understanding of international AML& Sanctions regulatory regime
• Strong technical writing skill and communication, ability to write concisely and deliver key messages
• Good command in written and spoken in English
• Ability to identify key issues and multi-task under tight deadlines
• Ability to communicate respectfully ideas and information (often very technical) in writing to ensure that information and messages are understood and have the desired impact
• Good analytical, lateral thinking skills, with ability to identify links between programmes of work
• Personal and able to build excellent support within team
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a desire to work in a team-oriented environment

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