AVP - Risks and Compliance Testing

HSBC Service Delivery Sp. z o.o.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Multisport card

Flexible working hours

Private parking

Job summary

HSBC Service Delivery (Polska) Sp. z o.o. is seeking an AVP - Risks and Compliance Testing to execute independent testing of controls across RC and FC processes within the Second Line of Defense.

The role focuses on identifying deficiencies, validating findings with stakeholders, and driving effective actions in a large financial services setting. The candidate will support the annual compliance monitoring plan and collaborate with Risk Stewards, ensuring adherence to HBCE’s methods.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of RC and FC risks in financial services.
• Experience in an Assurance team or other 2LoD activities.
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders and ability to justify findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Execute independent testing and review of controls across RC and FC processes.
• Identify deficiencies and root causes to enable action plans.
• Validate findings with stakeholders and escalate significant control deficiencies.
• Draft reports proposing issues and summarising root causes.
• Inform Risk Owners and Control Owners about the design and effectiveness of controls.
• Support design and execution of control activities and testing templates.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

2LoD experience

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

English communication

Job description

AVP - Risks and Compliance Testing

Miejsce pracy: Kraków

Your responsibilities

• Execute the independent testing and review of controls on HBCE’s RC and FC processes to verify their effectiveness across both 1LoD and 2LoD within HBCE’s geographic perimeter.
• Identify deficiencies, weaknesses, and root causes to enable the implementation of an effective action plan.
• Validate identified findings with key stakeholders and escalating significant control deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Draft of reports, proposing issues, summarising findings and root causes.
• Inform Risk Owners, Control Owners and Risk Stewards of the design and operational effectiveness of the controls within their area of oversight and control.
• Support the design and execution of control activities, helping to develop and maintain testing templates and other tools used by the team.
• Ensure testing activities comply with HBCE’s Compliance Monitoring Programme methodology.
• Participate in the definition of the Annual Compliance Monitoring Plan in collaboration with HBCE Compliance Risk Stewards and the HBCE Head of Risk Permanent Control.

Our requirements

• Strong knowledge of Compliance (RC and FC) risks, with experience in an Assurance team or other 2LoD activities.
• Clear understanding of the Risk & Control framework within financial services industry and good knowledge of European regulation.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to support decisions with sound reasoning and clearly articulated justifications.
• Being able to build positive and resilient partnerships with key stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills with strong inter-personal and influencing skills.
• Working experience in a major financial institution, within a matrix environment, including reporting internationally.
• High level of professional and personal integrity.
• Full proficiency in English language (written/spoken/formal).

What we offer

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One-time reimbursement of home office set-up (up to 800 PLN)
• Cafeteria platform
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours
• Free parking

Benefits

• sharing the costs of sports activities
• private medical care
• sharing the costs of professional training & courses
• life insurance
• remote work opportunities
• flexible working time
• integration events
• corporate sports team
• retirement pension plan
• corporate library
• no dress code
• coffee / tea
• parking space for employees
• leisure zone
• extra social benefits
• employee referral program
• opportunity to obtain permits and licenses
• charity initiatives
• family picnics
• extra leave
• In-office gym

Recruitment stages

• Online assessment
• Phone interview
• Job interview
• Welcome to HSBC!

About the role

Risk and Compliance acts as risk stewards and is supported by a range of specialist teams, including an independent Risk Permanent Control team in the Second Line of Defense.

The role will form part of a larger HBCE Risk Permanent Control team which provides independent Assurance (Permanent Control) activity in the Second Line of Defense within HSBC Continental Europe.

The key objective is to execute 2LoD thematic reviews on all 1LoD controls related to RC and FC risks. The work would be performed in accordance with an annual plan, which needs to cover all controls within a 3-year cycle on a risk-based approach.

HSBC Service Delivery (Polska) Sp. z o.o.

HSBC is one of the world’s largest banking and financial services organisations. Our global businesses serve more than 40 million customers worldwide through a network that covers 63 countries and territories.

HSBC Service Delivery (Polska) Sp. z o.o. is HSBC's global finance, operations, risk and technology centre. We use our unique expertise and capabilities to provide specialised services – our people range from technologists transforming the banking experience to operations professionals managing 1.7 trillion payments a year.

Our Purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. We are bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.