BFCR Procedure Governance

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Responsible for coordinating HSBC Innovation Banking (HINV) assessment, adoption and implementation of Financial Crime (FC) procedure changes issued by HSBC Global and UK CMB procedure owners. Acting on behalf of HINV in the first-line Business Financial Crime Risk (BFCR) team, the role engages procedure owners and relevant stakeholders to determine applicability, coordinate impact, and gap assessments, establish appropriate governance and implementation approach, and track actions, decisions and evidence through to closure.

The role also coordinates engagement with second-line Financial Crime Risk on forthcoming policy changes that may affect HINV procedures, supporting early assessment, readiness, and alignment. The role supports consistent and timely delivery within HINV through effective stakeholder engagement, constructive challenge, and escalation, drawing on Financial Crime and other SME expertise where required.

• HINV Governance and Delivery Coordination:
  Establish and maintain HINV's governance framework for assessing, adopting, and implementing FC procedure changes. Coordinate relevant business, operational, control, technical, and specialist stakeholders; agree scope, responsibilities, milestones, dependencies, decision points, approval routes, and escalation arrangements; and drive actions to timely completion.
• Assessment of Forthcoming Changes:
  Maintain visibility of forthcoming FC policy changes through engagement with relevant second-line FC Risk, HSBC Global, and UK CMB procedure owners. Coordinate HINV's assessment of applicability, operational and control impacts, urgency, dependencies, and required approvals, ensuring conclusions-including non-applicability-are supported and recorded.
• Impact, Gap, and Action Management:
  Coordinate impact and gap assessments by bringing together procedure requirements, HINV operational knowledge, and SME interpretation. Produce clear summaries of required changes, rationale, actions, and completion evidence; maintain action and decision logs; track owners, due dates, and dependencies; and elevate overdue or blocked actions through evidenced closure.
• Exceptions and Delays:
  Coordinate cases where HINV cannot implement a change by the required date or proposes a different approach. Obtain the appropriate SME assessment and approval, document temporary safeguards or local arrangements, and track decisions through to resolution or formal closure.
• Implementation and Adoption:
  Coordinate HINV's adoption of procedure changes from consultation and impact assessment through to local decision, approval, implementation, readiness, training, communications, and launch. Escalate material risks, dependencies, or delays as required.
• Specialist Engagement and Decision Support:
  Mobilise relevant Financial Crime SMEs and facilitate HINV questions with HSBC Global, UK CMB procedure owners, and Financial Crime Risk where requirements, applicability, technical interpretation, or operational impact are unclear. Ensure advice, decisions, and implications are reflected in records.
• Documentation, Evidence, and Reporting:
  Maintain accurate, current, and appropriately approved local BFCR documentation. Keep clear records of decisions, actions, approvals, progress, and implementation, and provide concise reporting to support governance, assurance, and audit requirements.
• Stakeholder Partnership and Influence:
  Build effective partnerships across HINV and with relevant HSBC stakeholders, facilitating timely engagement on forthcoming policy and procedure changes, challenging constructively, and escalating unresolved…