Lead, FCC Controls (Financial Crime Compliance)

TL;DR

Lead, FCC Controls (Financial Crime Compliance): Leading financial crime control reviews, investigations, and regulatory initiatives for a digital bank with an accent on fraud risk, transaction monitoring, and control effectiveness. Focus on identifying emerging risks, designing preventive measures, improving analytics capabilities, and coordinating escalations with internal teams and law enforcement agencies.

Location: Onsite in Hong Kong (SAR)

Company

hirify.global is a digital bank focused on customer-oriented financial products, mobile banking experiences, data security, and privacy.

What you will do

• Lead thematic reviews and strategic data analysis to identify emerging financial crime, fraud risks, and new operating methods.
• Conduct root cause analysis of fraud and financial crime incidents, design mitigating controls, and prepare management information reports.
• Lead financial crime control projects and regulatory initiatives across the bank.
• Manage the FCC Controls team and investigators handling transaction monitoring alerts, external fraud incidents, and law enforcement referrals.
• Oversee the identification and reporting of unusual transaction patterns to the JFIU through Suspicious Transaction Reports.
• Improve investigation quality, escalation processes, operational efficiency, and advanced analytics in collaboration with CDD and Fraud Operations teams.

Requirements

• University degree or higher in any discipline.
• At least 7 years of experience in financial crime compliance, fraud risk management, or investigations within banking.
• At least 3 years of team leadership experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of financial crime, fraud, credit, and operational risk management.
• Strong knowledge of financial crime compliance and fraud risk management frameworks, analytical skills, and incident management experience.
• Strong judgment, stakeholder management, report writing, ownership, and attention to detail.

Culture & Benefits

• Customer research informs products, features, and rewards.
• Strong focus on data security, privacy, and data ethics.
• Banking and lifestyle benefits are provided.
• Permanent full-time employment in the Risk department.