Complex Deputy Investigator

Brand:  HSBC
Area of Interest:  Risk and Compliance
Location: 

Shanghai, SH, CN, 200001

Work style:  Hybrid Worker
Date:  14 Dec 2025

Global Risk and Compliance

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.

 

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team.

 

In this role, you will:

•    Assisting to leading high-profile and complex financial crime investigations across China, related to fraud, anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption.  Ensures the quality and consistency of the investigations and the adequacy of the resourcing across the investigative program.
•    Assisting to devise and execute proactive investigations that are created to address key current and emerging financial crime risk to the Bank in China, which meet criteria required to warrant being a Complex Investigations project
•    Identifying typologies and trends in the financial crime activities through in-depth analysis of transaction data, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and internal records. 
•    Communicating information on the most significant and sensitive investigations and related mitigating actions to senior management to support and facilitate a strategic appraisal of the relevant risks. Able to set and develop strategic capability to mitigate future threats in response to these significant investigations.
•    Assisting to provide support to the Complex Investigations COE located in Guangzhou, China, and assist to act as the primary liaison between the three Complex Investigations Hubs and the Complex Investigations COE in China.  

 

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

•    Significant experience leading a regulatory, investigative, or financial intelligence agency, or as a senior compliance manager within a global firm, in the financial services industry.
•    Significant expertise and experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of FC at a strategic level.
•    An strong understanding of the current regulatory environment and expectations, relevant regulations, codes, and HSBC Group Standards, as well as their underlying purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
•    An proven strategic thinker.
•    Strong communication and inter-personal skills.
•    Ability to assist to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex global issues.
•    Strong English and Chinese reporting writing and communication skills, including ability to report to stakeholders in a concise and comprehendible manner, and to be able to accurately and objectively present results of data analytical reviews and investigative findings.

Skills
•    Strong communication and influencing skills, with experience of dealing with managers including ability to articulate the case for risk management in the language of business
•    Ability to assist to develop practical, cost-effective solutions to what are often complex global issues
•    Ability to assist to lead change, coordinating with other teams globally as necessary
•    Ability to interpret and analyse a large volume of information and / or data and provide succinct summary for senior management
•    Ability to prioritise conflicting demands and problem solve in a dynamic environment

 

 

 

You’ll achieve more at HSBC.

 

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