Compliance, Avp

-Job description

The Financial Crime Compliance Manager is responsible, along with the
Head of Compliance, for supporting the First LOD (business and functions) on their responsibilities to manage financial crime risks, and will be focused on ensuring that businesses are effective in countering financial crime risk. Responsibilities include:

- Working closely with the business and functions, advising on policy requirements and providing effective oversight of key processes related to financial crime, ensuring exposure to the risk is well managed and within risk appetite.
- Articulating risk appetite, policies and regulatory requirements and expectations regarding money laundering, sanctions, tax evasion, terrorist financing and bribery and corruption.
- Acting as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders both within First and Second LOD on financial crime and reputational risk related matters.
- Ensuring compliance with internal governance requirements related to financial crime risk, providing analysis, reporting and governance independent from the First LOD, thereby maintaining an objective assessment of risk exposure.
- Ensuring Global Policies and Local Regulatory requirements related to money laundering, sanctions, tax evasion, terrorist financial and bribery and corruption are properly reflected in local policies and procedures, and ensuring relevant stakeholders within First and Second LOD are aware of those requirements, supporting on enforcing the Financial Crime awareness culture in the Bank.

Supporting Regional and Global teams on Brazil related matters where required, as well as liaising with internal and external auditors and reviewers.
Requirements
- Significant experience in Financial Crime Compliance in the financial services industry, preferebly within a global firm. Previous experience in HSBC in a plus.
- Extensive knowledge in financial crime risks and regulations related to Money Laundering, Sanctions and Anti-Bribery and Corruption. Financial Crime related certification is a plus (i.e. ACAMS, ICA, PQO, amongst others).
- Knowledge of brazilian financial market and products.
- Excellent communicator with strong inter-personal and influencing skills.
- Lateral thinker with an ability to interpret and solve complex issues.
- Ability to work with different cultural groups. Previous experience in dealing with teams in other countries is a plus.
- Ability to manage conflicting priorities effectively and proven ability to meet challenging deadlines.
- Ability to adapt to a dynamic and fast-paced work environment, exercise discretion and work independently within broad guidelines.
- Ability to develop practical, cost effective solutions to complex global issues.

Fluent in Portuguese and English. Spanish is a plus.