Associate Director Data and Analytics

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director Data and Analytics.

Business: ASP & ME CDAO 

Principal responsibilities

Deliver the Hong Kong Data & AI product portfolio

• Own and manage delivery of the Hong Kong Data & AI portfolio, ensuring prioritisation, sequencing, and resourcing maximise value and throughput.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of Data & AI products and value streams, including data pipelines, platform integrations, analytics development, and AI use cases from ideation to production and adoption.
• Track delivery health and outcomes through clear portfolio reporting and dashboards (delivery, benefits, risk, dependencies, and capacity).
• Drive value realisation: define success measures, ensure adoption, and evidence benefits delivered across the portfolio.

Strategic thinking and AI operating model innovation

• Apply a strategic mindset to translate business priorities into a coherent Data & AI delivery roadmap for Hong Kong.
• Design and evolve an innovative AI operating model (ways of working, governance, controls, and delivery patterns) that enables safe, scalable AI delivery at pace.
• Balance global portfolio standards with Hong Kong-specific requirements, constraints, and opportunities.

Demand, prioritisation, and stakeholder alignment

• Support demand management by evaluating new initiatives, shaping proposals, and recommending trade-offs to optimise portfolio outcomes.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to resolve conflicts, manage dependencies, and ensure efficient execution across teams.
• Provide clear, compelling updates and decision papers to drive timely decisions and maintain momentum.

Risk management and responsible delivery

• Balance execution at pace with protecting the Customer and the Bank, ensuring delivery decisions consider risk, controls, and stakeholder impacts.
• Operate effectively through ambiguity, holding self and others accountable to meet commitments and manage delivery risks proactively.
• Embed a “Data First” culture
• Champion Data First principles across Hong Kong delivery: treat data as a strategic asset, prioritise data quality and reuse, and promote consistent standards and transparency.
• Encourage teams to build with reuse, lineage, and measurable outcomes in mind—so Data & AI products are trusted, scalable, and sustainable.

Requirements

Essential experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, IT, or related field; PMP (or similar) advantageous.
• 7+ years’ experience in portfolio management, product delivery, or strategic planning; at least 3 years in a supervisory/leadership role.
• Proven ability to optimise portfolios and align delivery to organisational goals and measurable value.
• Strong analytical skills to develop portfolio reports and dashboards.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management skills, including resolving conflicts and prioritising initiatives.
• Knowledge of local business practices and regulatory considerations relevant to Hong Kong (and ability to align with regional/global standards).

What additional skills will be good to have?

Essential capabilities (aligned to the role focus)

• Strategic mindset: sees ahead and translates priorities into a practical Data & AI roadmap.
• Cultivates innovation: challenges traditional approaches; drives modern AI delivery patterns and operating model improvements.
• Action oriented: delivers at pace with clear ownership and urgency.
• Builds effective teams: creates strong, diverse teams that deliver outcomes together.
• Drives vision & purpose: communicates a compelling Data First and AI-enabled vision that motivates action.
• Resilient: rebounds from setbacks and keeps delivery moving.
• Manages ambiguity and ensures accountability: creates clarity, manages dependencies, and holds teams to commitments.
• Persuasion & conviction: influences senior stakeholders with clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Risk management: makes balanced decisions that protect customers and the bank while enabling delivery.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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