Business Design and Capabilities Lead

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 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 Business Design and Capabilities Lead

Principal responsibilities

•    Understand business challenges, gather requirements, and translate them into technical solutions with fast turnaround times.

•    Standardise and automate common capabilities to deliver efficiency, scalability, and consistency across Risk & Compliance 2LOD activities.

•    Work with IT and financial engineering teams to ensure specifications meet business requirements and internal standards.

•    Maintain strong governance and documentation standards, ensuring compliance with internal controls, audit, and risk policies.

•    Collaborate with Risk Transformation, IT, Financial Engineering, and Operational Risk teams to align rapid solutions with broader strategic initiatives.

•    Mentor junior developers and foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and user-centric design.

Requirements

•    8+ years’ experience in software/application development, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior development role.

•    Proven expertise in rapid prototyping and tactical tool development in a large corporate or regulated environment; proficiency in Python and .

•    Familiarity with regulatory and supervisory expectations for risk and compliance processes, data quality, and model governance.

•    Strong understanding of Risk & Compliance processes, preferably within financial services.

•    Demonstrated ability to manage and prioritise multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

•    Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and problem-solving skills.

•    Experience working in a global matrixed organisation, preferably in financial services and transformation roles.

Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation need will be prioritised.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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