LAM/MX Financial Crime WPB and Wholesale Sr Manager

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LAM/MXFinancial Crime WPB and Wholesale Senior Manager 

  Role purpose:

The Compliance function is a Second line of defence (LOD) function, responsible for reviewing and challenging the activities of the Group’s businesses (also referred to as “the First LOD”) to ensure that they effectively manage as “Risk Owners” the Regulatory and Financial Crime Compliance risks inherent in or arising from the conduct of their activities and for which they are responsible. The Second LOD consists of 'Risk Stewards' who are independent of the commercial risk-taking activities undertaken by the First LOD. The Compliance function is a Risk Steward for a number of non-financial risks in accordance with HSBC Group’s risk framework. 

The LAM/MX Compliance Head for Asset Management & Wealth Management, Insurance, Retail & Retail BB, or Digital & Channelsis the senior accountable executive responsible for ensuring that HSBC’s operations in LAM/MX are effective in identifying, managing and mitigating Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime and Fraud risks and ensure timely advice is provided to the business.

Main activities: 

• Oversee the critical Compliance policies and systems that impact LAM/MXWPB and ensure that the Group’s exposure to Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime and Fraud risks is managed in a commercially sensitive, practical and cost effective manner.
• Provide advice and support on Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime and Fraud risks to senior management, Compliance and other colleagues.
• Reporting to LAM/MX WPB Compliance Head as relevant on Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime and Fraud risks matters.
• Ensure that senior management are appropriately advised of all material Compliance related matters relating to LAM/MX WPB. 
• Manage and foster a strong relationship with all relevant regulators in relation to the activities of LAM/MXWPB and ensure timely disclosure of relevant information, in relation to financial and crime, and regulatory compliance related matters. 
• Ensure that positive relationships are maintained with other external stakeholders relevant to the Compliance agenda. 
• Create a framework for the effective risk-based monitoring of the implementation of Regulatory Compliance and Financial Crime and Fraud risks related policies and controls across LAM/MX WPB. 
• Significant  experience as a regulator, or a senior compliance manager across all areas of Compliance risk within a global firm, in the financial services industry. 
• Detailed and extensive knowledge of the HSBC Group structure, its business and personnel, and HSBC’s corporate culture.
• Significant leadership experience and an experienced strategic thinker. 
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels.
• Ability to develop practical, cost effective solutions to complex global issues.
• A legal or formal accountancy qualification or professional background in a relevant risk or audit discipline.