Description
We're seeking an AML Engagement Officer to join our team in Dubai. As an AML Engagement Officer, you will directly report to the UAE MLRO and assist in the management of the end-to-end internal and external Production Order / Law Enforcement and regulatory requests, from the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE), Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), and Law Enforcement Authorities (LEAs), for all Onshore HSBC operations in the UAE.
Your responsibilities will include managing the end-to-end process of Production Order Management process in the UAE, ensuring that the PO enquires are timely actioned and responded to back to the authorities in accordance with regulatory requirements and current legislation. You will also manage the UAE FIU / CBUAE PO enquiry Portals, manage the MLRO and UAE AML Compliance central mailbox that receives referrals and escalations from external and internal stakeholders, in relation to Production Order.
In addition, you will ensure that enquiries from colleagues of other business areas within HBME and other HSBC Group offices are dealt with in a professional, responsive manner, and that appropriate guidance is given. You will handle the regulatory correspondences with the CBUAE, SCA, UAE FIU and LEA, by reaching out to the various business and support functions in the UAE.
You will produce regular management information tracking operational statistics on productivity and quality metrics for the UAE, ensure high level of quality in data captured in the Production Order Tracker, and quality check all responses uploaded in the CBUAE / UAE FIU Portal before MLRO approval and onward submission to the UAE FIU and CBUAE.
You will independently assign or refer to the relevant SMEs the handling of queries or referrals received in the generic mailbox, undertake process control assurance activities on information security in the management of confidential records maintained, balancing Business opportunities and needs with complex regulatory requirements, balancing local regulatory requirements with international standards and Group requirements, evaluating reputational AML and CTF risk arising from customers and transactions, recognition of the AML priorities by business management, understanding Group, International and local regulatory requirements and recognition of AML, CTF risk, complex international sanctions environment, complexity arising from regional sensitivity due to political and economic structures.