Investigator Major Investigations

HSBC Group; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global banking institution is seeking an Investigator for Major Investigations, Risk, and Compliance. The role involves identifying and investigating financial crime threats, supporting strategic initiatives, and ensuring effective communication of findings. Candidates should have experience in the financial services industry, along with strong leadership skills and a strategic mindset. The position offers a hybrid work arrangement in locations such as Edinburgh or Birmingham, with a competitive benefits package including private healthcare and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Generous employer pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory or financial intelligence agency.
• Generalist expertise in Financial Crime, sanctions investigations preferred.
• Degree of leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Identify and investigate financial crime threats.
• Support execution of regional investigative procedures.
• Communicate investigative findings effectively.

Skills

Financial Crime subject matter expertise

Excellent communication skills

Strategic thinking

Education

Experience in financial services industry

Understanding of regulatory environment

Job description

Position

Investigator – Major Investigations, Risk and Compliance.

Role Overview

The techniques and technology that protect our business, our customers, and the many communities in which we operate from the harms associated with financial crime. FCI harnesses intelligence, analytics, technology, investigation, information sharing, and public‑private partnership to achieve this end, always seeking the most effective and efficient means. FCI is also partnering with Financial Crime Compliance to build the case for a more efficient and effective regulatory approach by defining a potential new regulatory landscape based on practical, tested innovation and serving as a thought leader in the ongoing public debate on the future of regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team of Investigation specialists to identify and investigate financial crime threats to the firm.
• Support strategies and initiatives among reporting teams in support of FCI objectives and ensure the effective execution of investigations within FCI.
• Support execution of the regional investigative procedures or approved country variances, which are designed to ensure the operational effectiveness of the investigative capability.
• Ensure effective information sharing across FCI and with other parts of the organization.
• Ensure investigative findings are effectively communicated to other parts of the organization for follow‑on mitigation action, and results recorded.
• Escalate significant financial crime threats and management issues to senior leadership so appropriate action can be undertaken in response.
• Undertake production and issue Management Information to senior leadership.
• Proactively identify key emerging financial crime threats.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a regulatory, investigative, or financial intelligence agency, or as a compliance manager within a global firm, in the financial services industry.
• Proven generalist Financial Crime subject matter expertise is required, with experience in sanctions investigations preferred.
• A degree of experience in mitigating the harms associated with the threat of financial crime at a strategic level.
• An understanding of the current regulatory environment and expectations, relevant regulations, codes, and as well as their underlying purpose to mitigate risk to the financial system and provide information useful for the public sector to provide law enforcement and security.
• A degree of leadership experience and a strategic thinker.
• Excellent communication and inter‑personal skills, with experience of dealing with executives at all levels.
• Ability to develop efficient and effective solutions to complex global issues.

Location & Work Arrangement

The base location for this role is Edinburgh or Birmingham – Hybrid working.

Benefits

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK‑based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you'd like to apply for one of our roles and need adjustments made, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk: Email: [e-mail] Telephone: [phone].