Head of Financial Crime Framework and International Markets Oversight, Asia

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Risk and 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 ensures fair outcomes for clients. 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.

Ready to strengthen financial crime risk oversight across Asia’s international markets?

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as Head of Financial Crime Framework and International Markets Oversight, Asia.

Why HSBC

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do.

The Opportunity

As Head of Financial Crime Framework and International Markets Oversight, Asia you’ll be accountable for strengthening and evolving how HSBC manages financial crime risk across Asia. This is a Second Line of Defence role, overseeing the consistent application of the financial crime risk management framework across multiple Asia sites including Bangladesh, Japan, Mauritius, Philippines, Vietnam, Korea, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Taiwan with Indonesia covered through ways of working. You’ll integrate regulatory and legal requirements and a fast-changing external environment into strategy, governance, reporting and controls effectiveness. The role acts as an escalation channel, providing counsel while reviewing and challenging market Financial Crime teams and First Line risk ownership. Success means clearer governance, stronger metrics and reporting and demonstrable, effective controls and risk stewardship including across HSBC’s affiliates network. You’ll report to the Head of Financial Crime, Asia and Middle East on an entity and functional basis.

What you'll be doing

• Shape a forward-looking Financial Crime strategy and framework for Asia that reflects geopolitical and industry developments
• Govern the recording, management and escalation of Financial Crime risks and controls including clear feedback loops across the region
• Set executive reporting standards and narratives for senior audiences including Group Financial Crime and other governance forums
• Oversee the framework for controls effectiveness to ensure alignment with Non-Financial Risk (NFR) requirements across Asia
• Manage Financial Crime capability planning including FRP alignment to the operating model and resourcing needs across Asia Financial Crime
• Deliver cost efficiency and location optimisation initiatives in line with Group and Asia Financial Crime location strategy
• Provide oversight of the financial crime risk management framework across Asia International Markets in partnership with market Heads of Financial Crime
• Strengthen affiliate financial crime risk stewardship by reviewing controls, monitoring remedial actions and escalating material issues with transparency

What we're looking for

• Bring substantial Financial Crime subject matter expertise across financial crime risk types including fraud, money laundering, sanctions and bribery and corruption
• Demonstrate experience setting and embedding risk management frameworks, governance and controls within a regulated banking environment
• Show a track record producing high-quality executive reporting, metrics and dashboards for senior governance forums
• Evidence oversight experience across multiple markets or legal entities with the ability to review and challenge First Line activity effectively
• Apply established experience influencing senior stakeholders across a matrixed organisation including Risk, Audit, Finance and business leadership
• Bring experience managing resourcing and costs within financial constraints including planning and delivering efficiency programmes
• Use strong communication skills to translate complex and sensitive issues into clear recommendations and escalations
• Demonstrate experience delivering change programmes and coordinating cross-team initiatives across regions

Building Asia’s Financial Crime Framework

This role is central to how HSBC protects customers and the bank by strengthening financial crime risk management across Asia. You’ll set the framework that supports consistent governance, clear reporting and effective controls across multiple markets and our affiliates network. The work spans strategic direction and practical oversight with real visibility at regional and Group forums. If you want a role where your decisions shape how financial crime risk is managed at scale we’d welcome your application.

Opening up a world of opportunity

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