Manager Risk Analysis and Discovery

HSBC; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank is seeking an experienced individual for an intelligence analysis role. The successful candidate will combine expertise in financial crime with data analysis to articulate risks and enhance controls. Responsibilities include producing timely reports and collaborating with compliance teams. This hybrid position is available in Birmingham, Edinburgh, or Sheffield and promotes a diverse and inclusive workplace for all employees.

Benefits

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Contributory pension scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in intelligence analysis within public/private sectors.
• Extensive experience in research and critical analysis.
• Strong ability to identify emerging risks and trends.
• Excellent written skills with senior communication experience.
• Knowledge in financial crime themes.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial crime risks and articulate exposure.
• Produce high-quality reports for diverse audiences.
• Collaborate with other teams within Compliance.

Skills

Intelligence analysis

Research

Critical thinking

Risk and control management

Data analysis

Written communication

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Some careers open more doors than others.

If you’re looking for a career that will unlock new opportunities, join HSBC and experience the possibilities. 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.

Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward‑looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. Already an industry‑leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities including working towards any desired and relevant insurance qualifications, 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.

In this role you will:

• Combine financial crime subject matter expertise with data‑driven analytical approaches to analyse and articulate HSBC UK’s exposure to emerging and crystallised financial crime risk.
• Produce analytic output that genuinely furthers the bank’s understanding of illicit methodologies and drives control enhancement or adaptation.
• Articulate insights by producing high‑quality and timely written reports for a diverse set of audiences within the Bank.
• Develop core skills and subject matter expertise on topics relevant to the role, including research, data analysis, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, and risk and control management.
• Collaborate with other teams within the wider Compliance function and the Lines of Business.

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

• Previous experience working in an intelligence analysis role in the public or private sector, e.g. political risk or business intelligence, law enforcement, or similar.
• Extensive experience in research and critical analysis of information, working with a range of sources to develop actionable insights.
• Strong ability to identify emerging risks and trends from external data sources and translate them into actionable and relevant insights for stakeholders and decision makers.
• Strong ability to draw conclusions and recommendations from information that is potentially partial or incomplete.
• Excellent and demonstrable written skills with extensive experience in drafting reports, effectively communicating complex issues in clear and succinct language at a senior stakeholder level.
• Knowledge in financial crime themes, such as sanctions evasion or money laundering, or macro themes that impact the financial crime landscape, such as geopolitics.
• A proven track record of building relationships and proactively engaging with stakeholders across the organisation to gather information and influence outcomes.
• Desirable: Experience within data analysis: interpretation and transformation of data sets, delivering intelligence insights from raw data and producing effective and innovative data visualisations.
• Desirable: Familiarity within financial institutions, how they operate, and their products and services.

This role can be based in Birmingham, Edinburgh or Sheffield (Hybrid).

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. 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.

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