US Chief Compliance Office (CCO) Head of Advisory

HSBC Global Services Limited • Buffalo, NY

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About The Position

As a Lead Senior Manager, you’ll strategically enhance the bank’s risk and control environment. You’ll oversee, advise, and govern control activities supporting the effective management of both financial and non-financial risks, ensuring our frameworks, policies, and procedures are robust, compliant, and consistently implemented. Collaborating with risk, business, and infrastructure teams you will drive technical improvements, embed best practices, and deliver sustainable risk appropriate, control outcomes across the organization.

As our US Chief Compliance Office (CCO) Head of Advisory, you will:

Drive and provide advisory support across risk and control management processes ensuring alignment with internal risk frameworks and regulatory requirements
Oversee key risk and control assessments, to support the effectiveness of financial and non-financial risk controls, supporting risk appetite and long-term objectives
Support key papers, and governance forums, to promote risk culture and risk management framework principles and drive continuous improvement
Build and maintain strong relationships with risk, business, and infrastructure teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and risk awareness
Coach, mentor, and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, and risk excellence

Requirements

• Extensive experience in operational risk and control management, with deep knowledge of financial and non-financial risk frameworks (e.g., operational risk, conduct risk, compliance, credit, market risk)
• Experience with both financial and non-financial risks and controls related to an infrastructure function
• Strong background in ensuring risk appropriate outcomes across our controls
• Proven track record of navigating complex control environments within a highly regulated environment
• Strong leadership, partnership and people development skills
• Exceptional stakeholder management and collaboration abilities both internal and external to the team
• Confident and inclusive communicator, able to present risk insights and recommendations to executive and senior audiences
• Advanced analytical skills with expertise in Excel

Nice To Haves

• Experience with or interest in Gen AI applications for risk and control process improvement is advantageous

Responsibilities

• Drive and provide advisory support across risk and control management processes ensuring alignment with internal risk frameworks and regulatory requirements
• Oversee key risk and control assessments, to support the effectiveness of financial and non-financial risk controls, supporting risk appetite and long-term objectives
• Support key papers, and governance forums, to promote risk culture and risk management framework principles and drive continuous improvement
• Build and maintain strong relationships with risk, business, and infrastructure teams, promoting a culture of collaboration, accountability, and risk awareness
• Coach, mentor, and develop team members, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, professional growth, and risk excellence

Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits package
• Robust Wellness Hub
• Tailored professional development opportunities
• Welcoming and inclusive work environment
• Industry-leading volunteerism policy
• Generous matching gift program
• Comprehensive program of immersive Sustainability and Climate Change Initiatives
• Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed