Business Money Laundering Control Manager (UAE National role)
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About the Role
HSBC seeks a Business Money Laundering Control Manager (UAE National) for its IWPB Distribution Network in Dubai. The role involves identifying and mitigating money laundering and sanctions risk, supporting frontline onboarding, reviewing high-risk cases, and ensuring compliance.
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Responsibilities
- Discharge the Business Money Laundering Control Manager (BMLCM) and risk role for the IWPB Distribution Network
- Plan, direct and oversee risk related activities to support customer facing teams
- Support frontline onboarding processes, including clearing high risk queues
- Review and assess screening referrals from the RMO team and IWPB frontline teams
- Follow up on CDD completion, monitoring and chasing outstanding CDD actions
- Review high risk cases to safeguard the bank
- Manage and support escalations from frontline
- Maintain strong compliance records and operational controls
- Apply KYC due diligence rigorously for individuals linked to Sensitive Sanctioned Countries, SCC, high risk third countries and non residents
- Provide expertise, coaching and training on Financial Crime topics
- Act as a key point of contact for network/RCC queries
- Contribute to ad hoc Compliance and Risk assignments
Requirements
- Any risk related courses (ACAMs, ICA, Other Risk courses) completed would be an added advantage
- Proven ability in CDD, analytics, financial crime prevention activities
- Must understand HSBC’s IWPB procedures
- A broad knowledge of financial crime risk and local regulatory environment
- A good understanding of Lines of business procedures for AML, Sanctions, AB&C, Tax
- An understanding of the Premier, Advance and Personal Banking Propositions
- A graduation degree is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and/or work permit
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Role Overview
- Location: MSquare Branch, Dubai
- HSBC aims to be the international bank of choice for affluent customers, supporting their domestic and international banking, and holistic wealth management needs.
In This Role, You Will
- Discharge the Business Money Laundering Control Manager (BMLCM) and risk role for the IWPB Distribution Network, proactively identifying and mitigating money laundering and sanctions risk through effective monitoring, controls and timely escalation/reporting of suspicions.
- Plan, direct and oversee risk related activities to support customer facing teams and enhance the customer experience, while operating in line with internal controls, AML/sanctions requirements and relevant regulatory expectations.
- Support frontline onboarding processes, including clearing high risk queues (e.g., non resident, sanctions, high net worth individuals, Special Category Customers (SCC)) to ensure timely progression and appropriate risk handling.
- Review and assess screening referrals (e.g., Blacklist/World Check) from the RMO team and IWPB frontline teams, taking timely action and supporting screening related follow ups in line with required processes.
- Follow up on CDD completion, monitoring and chasing outstanding CDD actions through to closure.
- Review high risk cases to safeguard the bank, including providing guidance on cash transactions, conducting detailed reviews of high value cash transactions and ensuring approvals are obtained per the cash escalation matrix.
- Manage and support escalations from frontline (including RFIs), applying appropriate challenge, ensuring robust documentation, and providing high quality responses to payment alerts requiring Level 3 due diligence.
- Maintain strong compliance records and operational controls, including restriction monitoring (log, track, evidence and follow up) and ensuring compliance with applicable local regulatory requirements.
- Apply KYC due diligence rigorously for individuals linked to Sensitive Sanctioned Countries, SCC, high risk third countries and non residents.
- Provide expertise, coaching and training on Financial Crime topics (including non resident processes), using case studies to upskill staff and helping teams manage client expectations through effective questioning.
- Act as a key point of contact for network/RCC queries, promoting a strong compliance culture and supporting the raising of FC UARs where appropriate.
- Contribute to ad hoc Compliance and Risk assignments, supporting projects with timely inputs/status updates and overseeing remedial FCC/Risk actions (including sample checks to confirm corrective actions are effective).
Requirements
- Any risk related courses (ACAMs, ICA, Other Risk courses) completed would be an added advantage.
- Proven ability in CDD, analytics, financial crime prevention activities.
- Must understand HSBC’s IWPB procedures.
- A broad knowledge of financial crime risk and local regulatory environment.
- A good understanding of Lines of business procedures for AML, Sanctions, AB&C, Tax.
- An understanding of the Premier, Advance and Personal Banking Propositions.
- A graduation degree is essential for obtaining a UAE visa and/or work permit. If your university certificate is from outside the UAE, up to date attestations and equivalency are also mandatory.
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