Senior Manager - Compliance Assurance CIIOM

HSBC; Saint Helier; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC in Jersey seeks a Senior Manager – Compliance Assurance CIIOM to lead risk-based assurance over RC/FC controls, aligned with HSBC’s RMF. The role sits under the Head of RC Assurance, IWPB, overseeing planning, fieldwork, issue validation, reporting and follow‑up across RC/FC themes.

You will cultivate strong relationships with senior leaders, regulators and Internal Audit, ensuring assurance outputs translate into actionable insights and robust control improvements across HSBC.

Qualifications

• Up-to-date Regulatory and Financial Crime knowledge.
• Experience in assurance or testing activities.
• Understanding of regulatory and financial crime risk in global financial services.
• Experience in highly regulated markets.
• Ability to build strong senior stakeholder partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Execute the local RC and FC assurance strategy in-country.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders and regulators.
• Assess the effectiveness of risk management activities and translate outcomes into insights.
• Lead assurance coverage across Lines of Business and entities within the CIIOM footprint.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Financial crime

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Risk assessment

Regulatory reporting

Job description

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 an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Manager – Compliance Assurance CIIOM.

This is a key role within Compliance Assurance, providing independent, risk-based assurance over the design and operating effectiveness of controls that manage Regulatory Compliance (RC) and Financial Crime (FC) risks. The role supports the global, standardised Compliance Assurance methodology aligned to HSBC’s Risk Management Framework (RMF) and helps ensure material RC/FC risks are identified, assessed, tested and reported in a consistent way.

The role sits within the RC Assurance structure and functionally reports to the Head of RC Assurance, International Wealth & Personal banking (IWPB). While positioned in RC Assurance, the role holder has clear accountability for planning and delivering assurance reviews covering both RC and FC risk themes, including end-to-end assurance activity from risk assessment and scoping through fieldwork, issue validation, reporting, and follow-up.

In this role you will:

• Execute the local strategy for the RC and FC Compliance functions in country to assess the effectiveness of controls in the first and second line of defence.
• Be responsible for building and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders, including the Head of RC Assurance IWPB, relevant first and second line business and risk leaders in-country, Internal Audit, and local regulators
• Be a subject matter expert on assessing the effectiveness of risk management activities to meet industry standards, local regulatory obligations, bank policy and in translating assurance outcomes into clear actionable insights
• Lead and contribute to the delivery of assurance coverage across all Lines of Business and legal entities operating across the CIIOM islands and branches, ensuring assurance plans are driven by the risk profile, regulatory expectations, emerging threats, and control performance

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

• Up to date Regulatory and Financial Crime compliance knowledge, with experience in assurance or testing activities.
• Clear understanding of regulatory and financial crime compliance risk within the global financial services industry (including the three lines of defence model).
• Experience working within highly regulated markets.
• Capable of building positive and resilient partnerships with key senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills, inter-personal and influencing skills. Awareness of when and how to adapt communication style for different audiences.
• Highly motivated self-starter that can work collaboratively, delivers on time, has a strong attention to detail and has the tenacity and drive to overcome challenge.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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.

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