Being part of HSBC in Switzerland, you’ll help evolve and grow our business.

As part of the Second Line of Defense (2LoD), the role will consist of setting policy, give advice and provide independent challenge in the main areas of Financial Crime Risk, including Money Laundering, Tax Evasion, Fraud, Sanctions and ABC. The person covering this role is expected to act as Subject Matter Expert and oversee and assess the risk management activities carried out by the First Line.

Are you interested ? Do you have proven knowledge of and experience in applying legal and regulatory financial crime compliance requirements ? Do you enjoy to be part of a cohesive team ?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, we want to hear from you

What you will do:

The incumbent will assist the first line of defense (1LoD) functions such as Relationship Managers (RMs), Business Management, Client Lifecycle Management team (CLM), BRCM to meet applicable laws and regulations, internal standards and Group policies with respect to money laundering deterrence, prevention and detection.Provide support to the Head of FC Risk Stewardship and Chief Compliance Officer when and where required;Represent the FC function in different business forums and projects to ensure the FC risk aspects are considered, appropriately managed and satisfactorily mitigated.

In this role you will:

Efficiently and regularly cooperate with the Front office and other stakeholders in order to spread Compliance culture, enforce Compliance requirements and respect the Front office business objectives according to the FC risk appetite framework of the Group and the Bank
Perform at all times an adequate follow-up of the tasks in order to escalate potential issues in a timely manner

Impact on the Business

Review policies, procedures and desk instruction manuals to ensure they are in line with legal regulatory requirements, Group policies and procedures and specific Group Private Banking requirements
Provide guidance and respond to the 1LoD on matters related to FC and ABC
Respond to requests received by the Bank from third parties on matters related to FC and ABC
Provide support, expert advice and guidance to the 1LoD to help ensure Operational Risks are managed effectively and are meeting the standards defined by the ORMF
Prepare Training material and conduct the training sessions on all FC related matters and topics
Review and if appropriate concur on account opening requests and reclassification to ensure compliance with the local regulatory requirements as well as with the Group standards with respect to internal KYC policy (quality and depth), in particular:
Conduct plausibility checks of the KYC profile prepared by the RMs and CLM
Ensure corroboration of information provided by the RMs and the checks performed by CLM