Head of Risk Analysis and Discovery FC CoE

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Head of Risk Analysis and Discovery FC CoE

Business: Risk & Compliance

Principal responsibilities

• The role is a key risk management role with a broad remit and responsibilities including, but not limited to:
• Providing direction and oversight across the full suite of analytical activities undertaken by RAD CoE teams to include the provision of data science and analytics support to RAD teams globally, the operation of the Risk Discovery DRA coverage control and the associated assessment of control effectiveness, as well as the development of a new CoE-based analysis capability providing research and production support to Group and Regional RAD teams.  
• Driving continuous improvement of an operating model for an end-to-end global RAD capability from project inception, through analytical scoping, data acquisition, analysis and research, production, through to the delivery of a final analytical output.
• Ensuring increasing sophistication of analytic tradecraft, effective operational management and work force planning – particularly the creation greater resource fungibility to better respond to analytical demands globally.
• Creating and driving a location strategy (through the RAD CoE footprint) and optimisation initiatives to optimise cost efficiency whilst maintaining quality, leveraging automation and emerging technologies such as AI.
• Creating a development environment, framework and supporting materials to enable a diverse pipeline of talent to develop and progress through management grades.
• Builds and maintains effective partnerships to drive and accelerate the execution of financial crime risk management activities delivered by RAD including close liaison across the RAD leadership, other Financial Crime CoE capabilities and the wider Investigation and Detection functions.