Associate Director / Director, Investigations, Global Coverage

• Reputable Financial Institution
• Global Investigations Team
• Attractive Package & Benefits

Our client is a reputable international financial institution offering a diverse range of services across Life Insurance, Pension, Wealth Management and Asset Management. With increasing business activities and a solid growth strategy in place, the company is now seeking a high-calibre Investigations professional to join the Global Investigations team, based in Hong Kong.

The key responsibilities for this position are as follows:

• Reporting to the Head of Investigations and be a senior member of the team conducting complex and sensitive investigations across regions
• Manage and conduct, independent or with team members, a diverse portfolio of investigations ranging from whistleblowing, fraud, conduct, financial crimes, ABC etc.
• Provide high quality investigation case reporting / documentation, conduct effective investigation interviews
• Deploy data analytics and utilize digital forensics and eDiscovery techniques and tools where appropriate
• Act as an advisor, guide and work with local country investigation teams, business units and functions on investigation cases to be conducted locally
• Involve in assurance testing, identify and remediate controls weakness
• Present investigation cases as Court evidence when required
• Coordinate effectively with internal and external parties and resources, maintain a network of relevant external contacts in the investigation space
• Keep up-to-date with industry development and provide strategic views and forward-thinking plans and ideas to senior management

Successful applicants will have the following skills and experience:

• Around 10-15 years relevant experience gained from Law Enforcement, Investigation, Forensic.
• Regional or Global exposure from Financial Services, Banking, Insurance, regulated industries, large MNCs or Forensic Practices within Big 4, Law Firms and / or Specialist Consulting Firms
• Must have experience in managing whistleblowing investigations in addition to fraud, conduct, privacy, ABC, financial crimes
• Understanding of International, Asia, US and UK laws and regulatory requirements and frameworks applicable
• Familiar with digital forensic / eDiscovery methodologies, practices and investigation tools
• Proven experience in projects delivery and management
• Strategic mindset and ability to come up with forward-thinking strategies and ideas
• Willingness to travel when required
• Excellent written and spoken skills in report writing and presentations
• Effective communicator with fluency in English, ideally with Mandarin or one Asian language

* Submission of CV in WORD format is preferred.