Swiss Head Financial Crime Investigations

What you will do:

The Swiss Head Financial Crime Investigations is a critical role within the Swiss Compliance function, with direct business implications on ensuring a risk‑managed AML control framework to meet Swiss legal/regulatory obligations & HSBC standards in AML matters.

• Design and continuously develop operations and management of the Swiss Compliance FC Investigations team, responsible for conducting investigations surrounding accounts/transactions.
• Lead thematic and proactive client reviews to mitigate financial crime risk as required (e.g., complex relationships or cases).
• Escalate findings as necessary for MLRO & RRCSC review.
• Provide guidance, assistance, and training to direct reports to facilitate effective business support and risk mitigation.
• Responsible for overseeing the effective and compliant implementation and sustainable day‑to‑day execution of:
• anomalous activity identification and investigation
• anomalous activity reporting in accordance with agreed reporting requirements and SLAs
• Liaison with appropriate stakeholders, including FC Operations, FC risk stewards, regulatory compliance, and first line of defence functions
• Accurate and timely production of Management Information to ensure:
• KPI’s and KRI’s are accurately recorded and used to effectively measure and manage individual and team performance
• Identify AML risk management trends and issues
• Escalate as appropriate issues to management, including the Country MLRO and relevant Group investigations teams as allowed by Swiss bank secrecy.
• Ensure suspicious activity is reported to the appropriate authorities in a timely manner and in accordance with the applicable SLAs.
• Ensure that decisions to report to the authorities, or not, can be justified by documenting high‑quality, reasoned reports supported by investigative work and recorded findings.

• Money laundering investigations experience including transaction monitoring.
• Familiarity with transaction monitoring and associated case management systems.
• Experience identifying activity suggesting ML or CTF risk.
• Experience in undertaking investigations/analysis into customer activity with the ability to draw inferences from noted behaviour, including transactional profile, against expectation established from CDD data.
• Experience in banking.
• Strong understanding of regulatory landscape surrounding ML/CTF.
• Experience in writing reports to identify ML/CTF risk and/or SAR reporting.
• Both spoken and written communication skills with the ability to document investigative steps and conclusions effectively in a clear, concise and professional manner.
• Consistently achieve set objectives and take action to improve performance.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Managerial experience in a knowledge‑economy context.
• Collaborative working style with colleagues and broader stakeholders within a cross‑border and Lines of Business matrix.

Even if you feel you do not meet 100% of our qualifications, we encourage you to apply, if you believe this role is right for you.

Not only is HSBC a great place to work, but we also offer the following unique and exciting opportunities and benefits:

• We’ll help you progress your career, including access to development programmes, mentoring and coaching, as well as world‑class training through HSBC University.
• You can work your way and will have a say in when, where and how you and your team flexibly work together.

Our benefits will give you financial security, and can include:

• Health and meal allowance, public transport or (e‑bike) allowance.

Our family‑focused benefits can help you to support your loved ones and include:

• Days off for key events (weddings, moving house, adoption). A one‑time marriage or registering of a "Civil Partnership" grant. One‑time premium for birth or adoption, as "gift" or "voucher." 4 weeks’ paternity leave & 26 weeks’ maternity leave.
• Emergency Childcare with the Red Cross, free of charges for HSBC employees.
• Purchased holidays scheme, unpaid leave, sabbatical, Volunteering Leave.
• Accident insurance (private coverage) paid by the Employer, attractive Pension Scheme.

We’ll give you a huge…