HSBC is hiring Manager Intelligence

Role Overview:

The role holder will be part of a team of Intelligence Managers within the Global I&A Team, serving as a key point of accountability for financial crime-related intelligence collection, development and dissemination; undertaking qualitative as well as quantitative analyses associated with HSBC’s exposure to financial crime threats. The role holder is expected to deliver timely and accurate all source analytical output to a diverse set of internal and external audiences; we must be quick to publish, comfortable with a variety of product types, and relevant to our audience.  A key facet of the role is the ability pro-actively to identify, research and analyse threat themes, working collaboratively with others in multi-disciplinary project teams.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Pro-active, timely development of intelligence and analysis to identify, understand and enable the remediation of financial crime threats to the bank, in support of FCTM Investigations, the 1st and/or 2nd lines of defence.  Development of own analyst production plan.
• The identification and succinct articulation to the most senior audiences, including potentially board level, of financial crime threat themes that have the potential to have a material impact on the financial results, reputation or long term business model of the Group.  This includes analysis related to networks, typologies, industries, client portfolios, the Bank’s major commercial initiatives and other issues at a regional and global level.  A critical skill is the ability to identify and brief the strategic implications of our analysis for the Bank
• Efficient prioritisation of often competing stakeholder requirements and proactively-generated casework, producing well-drafted and peer reviewed intelligence products that are tailored to individual customer needs, and require minimal management amendment.
• Development and application of financial crime subject matter expertise to enhance our understanding of threats to the Bank, and to improve our business impact.
• Develop/participate in collaborative, multi-disciplinary project teams, notably with Investigations, to bring appropriate Intelligence support to FCTM casework and the Line Of Business (LOB). 
• Collaborate within Subject Matter Communities and other fora in the Bank to share knowledge, and develop analytical best practice and consistent analytical narratives.  Benefits include improved interaction with and impact of our analysis with the LOBs.  
• Identify intelligence gaps and agree with stakeholders plans to close them.
• Work closely with Research Analytics and Systems delivery colleagues in FCTM to provide feedback on proprietary tools, data models and/or identify gaps in data.
• Contribution of typology insights to support the development of typology-driven data analytic models and tools.
• Adherence to operational controls, as outlined in procedures and policies to ensure risks are identified and managed
• Contribution to processes for building management information (MI)
• Deliver fair outcomes for our customers and ensure own conduct maintains the orderly and transparent operation of financial markets 

Experience & Qualifications:

• Degree holder (or equivalent) with outstanding analytical (qualitative and quantitative) and problem-solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Strong team player with a proactive and self-motivated attitude and ability to think and act independently
• Knowledge and/or Background in financial crime themes, such as sanctions evasion or money laundering, or financial intelligence would be an asset
• Experience with data analysis: interpretation and transformation of data sets, delivering intelligence insights from raw data and producing effective and innovative data visualisations. Competent Excel user with experience in basic coding an advantage
• Experience with network analysis: Previous use of network analysis applications (I2, Palantir, Maltego, NetReveal or equivalent), confidence in deriving insight from network analysis and application of social network analysis techniques would be an asset.
• Experience of the intelligence cycle, and as a qualitative analyst of geopolitical and other strategic themes is desirable
• Experience of undertaking comparative assessments of multiple competing hypotheses would be an asset
• A keen interest in business, banking and current affairs is desirable.

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