Senior AML Manager

Senior AML Manager - Risk and Compliance

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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 Senior AML Manager.

The HSBC UK AML team is responsible for providing SME stewardship on Anti Money Laundering, Anti-Bribery & Corruption, Tax Evasion, Money Mules and Customer Monitoring.

As Senior AML Manager, you will be the AML SME and have a key role in providing expert AML stewardship to stakeholders and senior management to mitigate the risk of HSBC UK being used to further financial crime.

In this role, you will:

• Keep abreast of regulatory and legislative changes and industry events, performing read across activities and gap analysis to the Financial Crime Policy (“FC Policy”) to assess the impact for HBUK.
• Assume primary responsibility for UK FC Country policy (assume role of UK FC Country Policy Owner) as well as coordinate all engagement with Group FC on annual and ad hoc GFCP Policy refresh. Lead on the drafting and approval process of the UK Financial Crime Policy. This includes ensuring any UK-specific regulatory requirement or expectation, not covered by the Global FC Policy, is pragmatically included in the UK FC Policy.
• Conduct the communication and training of the UK FC Policy to FC Steward teams. Deliver the annual UK FC Policy Attestation to confirm adherence and application of the Policy.
• Support the embedding of the Group AML Policy and supporting guidance in line with UK regulatory expectations and industry best practices.
• Provide strategic direction, reporting and guidance to HBUK Financial Crime Senior Management with respect to AML related risk events and control issues or weaknesses.
• Foster strong relationships with the HBUK Financial Crime community, Group AML and LoBs;
• Support the HBUK Head of AML in providing direction, guidance and advisory services to HBUK FC steward teams, LoBs and Functions.
• Supervise, cascade and embed (where relevant) key external developments including supervisory/enforcement activity and best practice through engagement with HBUK FC and LoBs;
• Check and challenge of entity wide management of AML risk via Risk and Control Assessments and accompanying risk management tools.
• Coordinate ad hoc requests from the FCA, law enforcement or other external stakeholders - providing AML SME input.
• Provide AML SME input into governance papers and annual reports such as EWRA and the MLRO report.
• Identify where AML SME training may be required and arrange for training to take place, including preparing and delivering the training material.
• Timely production of high-quality Management Information (MI) where required.

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

• Knowledge and experience of AML policy and regulations.
• Strong policy drafting experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to manage stakeholders effectively at all levels.
• Be forward looking and business oriented, able to operate effectively and to prioritise competing demands
• Experience working in relevant environment/s, e.g. a regulator, compliance manager or similar within the financial services industry would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of the wider UK economic crime regulatory framework would be advantageous.
• Qualifications related to Financial Crime Compliance (e.g. ACAMs or ICA qualifications) will be advantageous

The base location for this role is Birmingham – Hybrid working

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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. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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