This role is based in the United Kingdom and as such all normal working days must be carried out in the United Kingdom.

Join us as a Financial Crime Risk Threat Mitigation & Strategy Analyst

• In this critical role, you’ll work as part of a team to analyse, investigate, and research issues that affect our organisation
• We’re looking for someone fluent in Mandarin to work as part of a team and deliver intelligence, investigation, and reporting capabilities to understand and manage the financial crime risks we face
• You’ll build meaningful and lasting relationships with the wider business and make sure an effective flow of information is maintained across Financial Crime
• It’s a unique opportunity to take on a collaborative and challenging role

What you'll do

As a Financial Crime Risk Threat Mitigation & Strategy Analyst, you’ll contribute to the delivery of intelligence, investigation, and reporting products in a timely, effective, and professional manner. Working with stakeholders across the bank, industry, law enforcement, and government, you’ll help to make sure products meet legal and regulatory requirements and are of industry-leading standard.

You’ll also:

• Work with colleagues across the bank to deliver continuous effectiveness and efficiency improvements and contribute to the continuous enhancement of the financial crime risk management framework and control environment
• Contribute to the development of public and private sector collaboration to understand and manage financial crime risk to the bank and our customers
• Work with colleagues to help support and build a highly effective, professional, and diverse team
• Play a key role in supporting the delivery of a high quality, comprehensive, prevention focussed intelligence function within Financial Crime
• Produce of a wide variety of intelligence products and services using a range of existing and emerging sources for a variety of audiences including senior managers and executives
• Provide quality SEDD investigations and reports on existing threats or client connections

The skills you'll need

We’re looking for someone with a good understanding of the financial crime legal and regulatory environment. It’s also crucial that you have the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues and stakeholders. You’ll need good analytical, investigative, and research skills and the ability to produce high quality intelligence and SEDD reports. You should also have experience of working within an intelligence team, specialised enhanced due diligence sector, or similar specialist function. Along with excellent communication skills, you'll have the ability to understand and interpret the needs of our internal business, translating this into tangible deliverables.

You’ll also need:

• Fluency in Mandarin and English
• Excellent verbal and written skills
• Good interpersonal skills, particularly in terms of relationship management and networking
• Knowledge of anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing, and anti-bribery and corruption
• Strong organisation skills, and the ability to work independently
• The ability to deliver a range of high-quality intelligence products and services for a variety of audiences including senior managers and executives
• Good communication skills

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