Business Money Laundering Control Manager (UAE National role)

HSBC Holdings plc; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Dubai seeks a Compliance Risk professional to discharge BMLCM and oversee risk-related activities for the IWPB Distribution Network. You will support onboarding, review screening referrals, and ensure robust compliance with AML/sanctions requirements while maintaining high standards of due diligence and reporting.

The role requires strong knowledge of CDD, analytics, and financial crime prevention, with a focus on UAE regulatory expectations and HSBC IWPB procedures.

Qualifications

• Proven ability in CDD, analytics, financial crime prevention activities.
• Must understand HSBC's IWPB procedures.
• Broad knowledge of financial crime risk and local regulatory environment.
• Understanding of AML, Sanctions, AB&C, Tax procedures.
• Graduation degree is essential for UAE visa/work permit.

Responsibilities

• Discharge the BMLCM and risk role for the IWPB Distribution Network, identifying and mitigating money laundering and sanctions risk.
• Plan, direct and oversee risk-related activities to support customer-facing teams and enhance customer experience while complying with regulatory requirements.
• Support frontline onboarding processes, including clearing high-risk queues to ensure timely progression and risk-appropriate handling.
• Review screening referrals (e.g., Blacklist/World-Check) and take timely action in line with processes.
• Follow up on CDD completion and monitor outstanding actions through to closure.
• Review high-risk cases to safeguard the bank and provide guidance on cash transactions and approvals.
• Manage escalations from frontline and provide high-quality responses to payment alerts needing due diligence.
• Maintain compliance records and operational controls, including restriction monitoring and evidence tracking.
• Provide expertise and training on Financial Crime topics to upskill staff.

Skills

CDD analytics

Financial crime prevention

Regulatory knowledge

Compliance

IWPB procedures

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

World-Check

RFI systems

Job description

Location: MSquare Branch, Dubai

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If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further

Location: MSquare Branch, Dubai

Some Careers Shine Brighter Than Others.

If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further

HSBC aims to be the international bank of choice for affluent customers, supporting their domestic and international banking, and holistic wealth management needs. We help customers to take care of their day-to-day finances and to manage, protect and grow their wealth. Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to support individuals, families, business owners, investors and entrepreneurs around the world.

In This Role, You Will

• Discharge the Business Money Laundering Control Manager (BMLCM) and risk role for the IWPB Distribution Network, proactively identifying and mitigating money laundering and sanctions risk through effective monitoring, controls and timely escalation/reporting of suspicions.
• Plan, direct and oversee risk-related activities to support customer-facing teams and enhance the customer experience, while operating in line with internal controls, AML/sanctions requirements and relevant regulatory expectations.
• Support frontline onboarding processes, including clearing high-risk queues (e.g., non-resident, sanctions, high net worth individuals, Special Category Customers (SCC)) to ensure timely progression and appropriate risk handling.
• Review and assess screening referrals (e.g., Blacklist/World-Check) from the RMO team and IWPB frontline teams, taking timely action and supporting screening-related follow-ups in line with required processes.
• Follow up on CDD completion, monitoring and chasing outstanding CDD actions through to closure.
• Review high-risk cases to safeguard the bank, including providing guidance on cash transactions, conducting detailed reviews of high value cash transactions and ensuring approvals are obtained per the cash escalation matrix.
• Manage and support escalations from frontline (including RFIs), applying appropriate challenge, ensuring robust documentation, and providing high-quality responses to payment alerts requiring Level 3 due diligence.
• Maintain strong compliance records and operational controls, including restriction monitoring (log, track, evidence and follow-up) and ensuring compliance with applicable local regulatory requirements.
• Apply KYC due diligence rigorously for individuals linked to Sensitive Sanctioned Countries, SCC, high-risk third countries and non-residents.
• Provide expertise, coaching and training on Financial Crime topics (including non-resident processes), using case studies to upskill staff and helping teams manage client expectations through effective questioning.
• Act as a key point of contact for network/RCC queries, promoting a strong compliance culture and supporting the raising of FC-UARs where appropriate.
• Contribute to ad hoc Compliance and Risk assignments, supporting projects with timely inputs/status updates and overseeing remedial FCC/Risk actions (including sample checks to confirm corrective actions are effective).
• Manage exit cases through the Reputational Risk Committee governance process and apply the agreed contact strategy for payment RFIs and sanctions-related cases.
• Support the second line of defence (e.g., FC Advisory, Sanctions Advisory, AML Engagement and Investigators) by responding promptly and accurately to RFI requests.

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

• Any risk related courses (ACAMs, ICA, Other Risk courses) completed would be an added advantage.
• Proven ability in CDD, analytics, financial crime prevention activities.
• Must understand HSBC's IWPB procedures.
• A broad knowledge of financial crime risk and local regulatory environment.
• A good understanding of Lines of business procedures for AML, Sanctions, AB&C, Tax.
• An understanding of the Premier, Advance and Personal Banking Propositions.
• A graduation degree is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and/or work permit. If your university certificate is from outside the UAE, up-to-date attestations and equivalency are also mandatory (Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications Issued Outside The UAE)

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