Lam/mx Manager Financial Crime Analysis

-Job description**Role purpose**The role holder will be part of a team of the Risk Analysis & Discovery team within LAM region, serving as a key point of accountability for financial crime-related research collection, development and dissemination; undertaking qualitative as well as quantitative analysis associated with HSBC’s exposure to financial crime threats. The role holder is expected to deliver timely and accurate all source analytical output to a diverse set of internal and external audiences; we must be quick to publish, comfortable with a variety of product types, and relevant to our audience. A key facet of the role is the ability pro-actively to identify, research, analyze and assess threat themes, working collaboratively with others in multi-disciplinary project teams.- and closed-source intelligence in tandem with the exploitation of HSBC’s proprietary data and analytical tools to produce analysis and assessments with high business impact.**Main activities**- Pro-active, timely development of intelligence and analysis to identify, understand and enable the remediation of financial crime threats to the bank, in support of FC Investigations, the 1st and/or 2nd lines of defence. Development of own analyst production plan.- The identification and succinct articulation to the most senior audiences, including potentially board level, of financial crime threat themes that have the potential to have a material impact on the financial results, reputation or long term business model of the Group. This includes analysis related to networks, typologies, industries, client portfolios, financial products and services, the Bank’s major commercial initiatives and other issues at a regional and global level. A critical skill is the ability to identify and brief the strategic implications of our analysis for the Bank- Efficient prioritisation of often competing stakeholder requirements and proactively-generated casework, producing well-drafted and peer reviewed research analysis products that are tailored to individual customer needs, and require mínimal management amendment.- Develop/participate in collaborative, multi-disciplinary project teams, notably with Investigations, to bring appropriate Intelligence support to FC casework and the Lines of Business (LOB).- Collaborate within Subject Matter Communities and other fora in the Bank to share knowledge, and develop analytical best practice and consistent analytical narratives. Benefits include improved interaction with and impact of our analysis with the LOBs.- Work with key stakeholders to develop a common understanding of their priority intelligence requirements, and work with them to articulate these in terms that can be translated into analyst production plan objectives.- Work closely with Research Analytics and Product Management colleagues in FC to provide feedback on proprietary tools, data models and/or identify gaps in data.- Contribution of typology insights to support the development of typology-driven data analytic models and tools- Adherence to operational controls, as outlined in procedures and policies to ensure risks are identified and managed- Contribution to processes for building management information (MI)- The role holder will be expected to demonstrate considerable curiosity, autonomy and entrepreneurial spirit to obtain the necessary knowledge and identify and realise opportunities.- The role holder will have access to highly sensitive information and must exercise sound judgement in protecting it whilst adhering to all relevant rules and regulations.- The role holder must be equipped to work in a high pressure environment, often with short deadlines.Requirements- Degree holder (or equivalent) with outstanding analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and problem-solving skills- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail- Strong team player with a proactive and self-motivated attitude and ability to think and act independently- Knowledge and/or background in financial crime themes, such as sanctions evasion, money laundering, terrorism financing, fraud, bribery and corruption or financial intelligence would be an asset- Experience with data analysis: interpretation and transformation of data sets, delivering intelligence insights from raw data and producing effective and innovative data visualisations. Competent Excel user with experience in basic coding an advantage- Experience of the research cycle, and as a qualitative analyst of geopolitical and other strategic themes is desirable- Experience of undertaking comparative assessments of multiple competing hypotheses would be an asset- A keen interest in business, banking and current affairs is desirable- Professional-level English is required. Proficiency in additional languages is desirable