Lam/mx Manager Sanctions

**LAM/MX Sanctions Manager**

**Role Purpose**:

- Support the accountability for Trade, Economic and 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, (collectively referred to herein as “Sanctions”) and global risk management framework to meet legislative and regulatory requirements in the Within the Region
- Strategic risk management role providing oversight and management, of all aspects of Financial Crime Sanctions including impact analysis of regulatory changes within the Region
- Support accountability for the collation of potential breaches of sanctions from across LAM, review of the reporting made and appropriate escalation to the LAM/MC CCO.
- Act as principal point of contact for internal and external stakeholders in relation to Sanctions risk within the Region.
- Keep updated about key regulatory changes to ensure proactive support for the communication with business and implement appropriate policy and framework to manage the changes.
- Help provide support across the Region on risk associated with prospective business, products and service and design mitigation controls and implement strategies as appropriate

**Principal Accountabilities**:
**Impact on the Business**
- Help the implementation of communications strategy, for standards, systems and policies in relation to Sanctions Region-wide.
- Assess and communicate all requirements relating to legal guidance and sanctions evasion trends in relation to risks presented through HSBC’s business activities across the Region.
- Support the strategic coordination and implementation of an effective Sanctions controls framework within the Region.
- Monitor the assurance approaches are applied consistency across International teams within each Business Unit within the Region.
- Monitor that the Group’s Region exposure to regulatory and reputational risks is managed, in a commercially sensitive, practical and cost effective manner.
- Helps to discharge the relevant accountabilities as set out in the Group FC standards framework.
- Help and monitor the implementation of the required remedial action of all material FC sanctions issues involving the Within the Region that arise to ensure effective implementation through internal and external reviews.
- Monitor the accomplishment of the development and deliver training on Sanction risks for all business products, services and geographies across Within the Region.
- Monitors the development and implementation of programs to quantify impacts and implement actions to address, manage and mitigate impacts of sanctions risk embedded in client activity.
- Support the implementation and drive global standards within the Within the Region / countries and strategic policies which ensure FC Sanctions exposure to current risks and emerging arising risk is managed appropriately, in a commercially focused and practical manner
- Support the implementation, as required, Group sanctions policies and systems within the Region that ensure that business exposure to financial crime and reputational risks is managed, in a practical and effective manner, including efficient and reasonable deployment of resources and an understanding of the business operations and needs.

Requirements

**Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications**:

- Seasoned professional with experience in one or more senior risk compliance roles, ideally to include Sanctions experience.
- Extensive knowledge of Sanctions regulations and guidance.
- Extensive knowledge of the HSBC Group structure, its business and personnel, and a deep understanding of HSBC’s corporate culture.
- Significant experience in the financial services industry.
- Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues.
- Well developed leadership skills.
- Excellent communicator with strong inter-personal and influencing skills.
- Experience developing an assurance model and developing/leading a review team.
- Experience in leading assurance work in a complementary discipline e.g. Audit would be an advantage.
- Ability to lead change, contributing to joining up with the other teams in Risk and Business globally
- Experience of dealing with regulatory matters and confident interaction with Regulators.
- Ability to develop practical, cost effective solutions to complex global issues

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