AVP, RISKS AND COMPLIANCE TESTING

HSBC Holdings plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 161,000 - 212,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Life insurance

Private medical care

Home office set-up allowance (PLN 800)

Employee assistance program

PPK contributions

Corporate events

CSR initiatives

Nursery discounts

Training & education support

Social fund

Free parking

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Kraków, Poland, is seeking a Risk and Compliance professional to support the 2LoD Assurance activities within the HBCE Risk Permanent Control team. The role focuses on executing independent testing of RC and FC controls, identifying issues, and engaging with stakeholders to drive effective remediation.

The ideal candidate will have strong RC/FC risk knowledge, European regulatory understanding, and excellent analytical and communication skills, with English fluency.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of RC and FC risks and assurance activities.
• Experience in a 2LoD or assurance function within financial services.
• Understanding of European regulatory framework.
• Excellent analytical and justificatory skills.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders across regions.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Conduct independent testing of RC and FC controls in 1LoD/2LoD within HBCE.
• Identify deficiencies and root causes to inform corrective actions.
• Validate findings with stakeholders and escalate significant issues.
• Draft reports, summarize findings and root causes.
• Inform risk and control owners of design and effectiveness.
• Help develop testing templates and tools used by the team.
• Ensure testing activities align with the Compliance Monitoring Programme.
• Contribute to Annual Compliance Monitoring Plan in collaboration with HBCE stakeholders.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

2LoD experience

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

Job description

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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 simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

Your career opportunity

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 (2LoD) within HSBC Continental Europe.
The key objective is to execute 2LoD thematic reviews on all First Line of Defense (1LoD) controls related to Regulatory Compliance (RC) and Financial Crime (FC) risks. The work would be performed in accordance with an annual plan, which needs to cover all controls within required cycle on a risk-based approach.

What you'll do

• Executing 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.
• Identifying deficiencies, weaknesses, and root causes to enable the implementation of an effective action plan.
• Validating identified findings with key stakeholders and escalating significant control deficiencies in a timely manner.
• Drafting of reports, proposing issues, summarising findings and root causes.
• Informing Risk Owners, Control Owners and Risk Stewards of the design and operational effectiveness of the controls within their area of oversight and control.
• Supporting the design and execution of control activities, helping to develop and maintain testing templates and other tools used by the team.
• Ensuring testing activities comply with HBCE's Compliance Monitoring Programme methodology.
• Participating in the definition of the Annual Compliance Monitoring Plan in collaboration with HBCE Compliance Risk Stewards and the HBCE Head of Risk Permanent Control.

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• 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

The pay range for this role is 14 384 PLN - 19 000 PLN (monthly, gross).

Variable pay is discretionary, but influenced by Group performance, business/function performance and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering healthcare, family friendly leaves, pension and life assurance, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.

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

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (for external candidates only)
• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)
• Interview with the hiring manager

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. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.
If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please let us know.