Researcher, Enhanced Due Diligence (Financial Services)
- Shanghai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Conduct public records research and discreet interviews to gather intelligence surrounding companies and individuals
- Conduct research into specific topics and issues and draft summaries and findings in situations where contentious issues arise, either as part of a team or independently, depending on the requirement of the situation
- Produce high-quality research reports for financial institution clients
- Assist in the proposal process, conduct scoping research, and communicate with clients to understand their requirements
- From time to time, communicate directly with the clients, which primarily include members of the compliance or internal control departments of financial institutions, in order to clarify the scope of projects, address questions, and suggest potential additional avenues of research
- Assist his or her managers in developing and expanding the pool of research resources and subcontractors of Control Risks in the region
- Liaise with and provide feedback to vendors and subcontractors, ensuring the quality of work they provide is high and adheres to our global delivery standards
- Engage with colleagues across Control Risks to address client queries
- Interact regularly with researchers, supervisors, managers, and the Quality Assurance team to provide support and feedback on VANTAGE work
- Participate in discussions with other members of the VANTAGE team and Control Risks Group on potential service/product improvement
- Education to degree level (minimum of a bachelor’s or equivalent experience)
- Full fluency in written and spoken Chinese and English is essential
- Experience in writing, researching and reviewing/editing research reports; demonstrated excellence in research, writing and editing in Chinese and English
- Strong knowledge of open source research techniques
- Good communication skills; ability to think on one’s feet and engage with individuals of different levels of seniority and from different backgrounds, to obtain information Ability to think critically and solve problems
- Strong knowledge of the socio-political environment in greater China
- Proven ability to meet project deadlines and perform well under pressure
- Experience executing and managing enhanced due diligence projects for financial institution clients
- Experience engaging with international clients, preparing written proposals, providing verbal updates, and answering follow up questions and queries
- Control Risks offers a competitively positioned compensation and benefits package that is transparent and summarised in the full job offer.
- We operate a discretionary global bonus scheme that incentivises, and rewards individuals based on company and individual performance.
- Control Risks supports hybrid working arrangements, wherever possible, that emphasise the value of in-person time together - in the office and with our clients - while continuing to support flexible and remote working.
- Working with our clients, from day one our people are given direct responsibility, career development and the opportunity to work collaboratively on fascinating projects in a rewarding and inclusive global environment.
- The Company is committed to further its diversity, inclusion and equity agenda and as an employee you have access to various business resource groups in the Company including the Company's LGBT+ network called MOSAIC, the Women's Network, and Synergy - a people network to celebrate and promote ethnic diversity at Control Risks