Manager - Customer Due Diligence(UAE National)

HSBC; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 260,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Manager – Customer Due Diligence in the UAE to lead CDD programs for Wealth and Personal Banking across Dubai. The role focuses on delivering regulatory-compliant CDD solutions, governance, and continuous improvement in a hybrid work environment.

You will drive risk mitigation, oversee QA, and provide senior-management updates while coordinating with Compliance, Operations and Relationship Managers to implement best practices and training.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial crime, CDD, AML/KYC and sanctions.
• Knowledge of UAE regulatory environment and retail banking products.
• Experience leading teams and managing change in financial services.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication across org levels.
• UAE visa eligibility and attestations may be required for residency.

Responsibilities

• Oversee CDD and Customer Tax Reporting programs across UAE Wealth and Personal Banking.
• Drive risk mitigation and control effectiveness; escalate significant risks.
• Manage QA and remediation; ensure timely closure of issues.
• Provide governance, reporting and updates to senior management and risk committees.
• Ensure compliance with Group standards, local regulations and internal policies.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Operations and Relationship Managers to implement improvements.

Skills

CDD expertise

Regulatory knowledge

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

UAE visa eligibility

Education

3-year graduation degree

Job description

Location

Dubai, Dubai, AE, -

Brand

HSBC

Area of Interest

Role Workstyle

Hybrid Worker

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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.

Manager – Customer Due Diligence ensures that requirements are delivered according to agreed priorities and in line with regulatory obligations, HSBC Group standards and internal policies. Also supports decision-making on Customer Due Diligence solutions and escalates issues, risks and dependencies when required. The role leads the implementation, governance, reporting and continuous improvement of Customer Due Diligence across Wealth and Personal Banking in the United Arab Emirates. Its purpose is to ensure that customer risks are properly understood and managed while HSBC meets its financial crime, regulatory and internal control obligations.

Role Responsibilities

• Oversee the Customer Due Diligence/ Customer Tax Reporting programmes
  Manage delivery of Customer Due Diligence and Customer Tax Reporting activities across UAE Wealth and Personal Banking, aligned with agreed priorities.
• Drive risk mitigation and control effectiveness
  Implement robust CDD controls, monitor financial-crime risks and ensure significant or emerging operational risks are escalated appropriately.
• Manage quality assurance and remediation
  Oversee CDD quality control, quality assurance, audit and second-line reviews, ensuring identified issues and remediation actions are completed on time.
• Provide governance, reporting and stakeholder updates
  Produce regular and ad-hoc reports, maintain accurate risk metrics and provide clear updates to senior management, risk committees and programme stakeholders.
• Ensure regulatory and policy compliance
  Confirm that CDD processes comply with Group standards, local regulatory requirements, internal policies and audit or regulatory recommendations.
• Lead collaboration and continuous improvement
  Work with Compliance, Operations, Relationship Managers, Change Delivery and other business teams to implement best practice, improve processes and support training and communication activities.

Role Requirements

• Financial-crime and Customer Due Diligence expertise
  Strong understanding of financial crime, Customer Due Diligence, AML/KYC activities, sanctions, counter-terrorist financing and proliferation-financing risks.
• Banking and regulatory knowledge
  Knowledge of retail banking and financial services products, together with an understanding of the UAE regulatory environment and applicable Group requirements.
• Leadership and change-management experience
  Experience creating or leading teams, managing reorganisations and implementing change in a financial-services or comparable environment.
• Programme and project-management capability
  Proven ability to manage multiple projects, prioritise competing demands, plan effectively and deliver outcomes to deadlines.
• Strong influencing and communication skills
  Ability to communicate and negotiate effectively at all organisational levels, build cross-functional relationships, explain risk‑management requirements and influence stakeholders towards practical solutions.
• 3 year graduation degree is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and 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.
• UAE National with Family Book

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