Job Description

Job descriptionIf youre looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued youll be.HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Head of Screening, Analytics and MI TechnologyIf youre looking for further opportunities to develop your career, take the next step in fulfilling your potential right here at HSBC.Risk & Compliance IT delivers cutting-edge technology to protect the Bank and its customers from Financial Crime and to meet our various regulatory commitments. Our applications/services cover Anti-Money Laundering, Sanctions & PEP Screening, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, Regulatory and Tax Reporting, Customer Due Diligence/KYC (Know your Client) and RiskManagement.The Risk & Compliance function are looking for an individual to become the - Head of Screening, Analytics and MI TechnologyWe operate in a 100% Agile environment and deliver change rapidly but with built-in quality and control - driving adoption of the latest technologies such as machine learning & AI, while ensuringthat our databases, applications, and environments are operating at the level of performance and reliability demanded by HSBCs 40 million customers. Youll find working in Risk & Compliance both challenging and rewarding. Youll be surrounded by experts in their fields and will be given time to invest in growing your skills and knowledge both in role and via a vast library of technology training and development. We operate a flexible working environment meaning that you can manage your work commitments around the demands of your personal life.Youll be engaging with some of our 1500 Risk & Compliance colleagues around the world and delivering enterprise-level best-in-class solutions. Working for HSBC means you will have a wealth of development opportunities - and not just within Risk & Compliance Technology. As you get to know HSBC and grow your network, youll identify a variety of stimulating and diverse directions in which to develop your career with us.The role holder will lead the Screening, Analytics & MI function and act a strong partner to cross functional business teams across HSBC delivering evolutionary and transformation change and technology service assurance, working with regional and global business / technology leads to provide optimised global services adjusted to address regional requirements where appropriate. The role requires the global implementation and coordination of associated IT initiatives, working with regional and global business / IT / ITID / Architecture leads to provide optimized global services adjusted to address regional anomalies where appropriate. The role holder will cover all software delivery including responsibility for strategy, budget, people, vendor service management, contracts and risks. The role holder will also drive sharing and re-use across these products including ensuring resources are skilled in both and the right solution are selected for different use cases.RequirementsPrincipal responsibilitiesThis role will carry out some or all of the following activities:

• Deliver agreed initiatives and book of work.

• Act as the senior leader and overall service owner of the estate for Risk and Compliance IT.

• Drive the transformation of the technology estate and contribute towards improving our Risk

and Compliance capabilities

• Drive the objectives of the broader technology transformation within the function of delivering

Agile and DevOps processes, structures, and outcomes.

• Build a relationship of trust and influence across the functions

• Partner with internal and vendor teams to define the strategy and enterprise architecture for

all systems used globally. Understand market trends in relation to services in scope and mapinnovations to service problems and outcomes across services.

• Manage production support and infrastructure to be aligned to allow for resilience, control and

high quality performance of systems and processes.

• Monitor services effectively across the domain and maintain and improve Net Promotor Scores

across the technology service.

• Responsible for technology RTB and CTB budgets for the service lines.

• Remain current on data, digital and emerging trends affecting the Financial Services industry

and the Risk and Compliance domain.

• Implementation and management of controls regarding major contracts with vendors.

• Report on change delivery and service quality status on behalf of service line.

• Ensure Technology and operational risks are appropriately controlled in line with Group and

business objectives.

• Working with relevant Regional CIOs and procurement to ensure compliance with all

regulatory needs in each operational geography.

• Ensure all audit findings are effectively addressed.

• Manage and continually optimise workforce.

• Drive team engagement and cultural initiatives for the function. Engage and develop an

effective global team through town halls, communication, performance management,

• development plans and reward/recognition practices.

• Cultivate an environment that supports diversity and reflects the HSBC brand and values.

Requirements:

• An experience technology leader with a track record of on time delivery and innovation.

• Experience of implementing and owning SaaS/Cloud solutions and Hadoop based systems.

• Knowledge of banking and financial crime desirable.

• Ability to manage and innovate in a global setting across a matrixed estate.

• Experience of architecture practices and defining a multi-year vision and driving investment

cases for change.

• Vendor management expertise including in an outsourced model.

• Strong data and integration experience and an understanding of APIs.

• Technology transformation experience of global deployments in a banking environment and

expert level program management skills.

• Track record of DevOps and Agile adoption and optimisation.

• Strong financial acumen, budgeting and forecasting and ability to operate strategically on

commercial matters.

• Track record of forming strong partnerships with external vendors and assurance of their deliverables.

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