Consultant Specialist

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If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist.

Business: CTO Data Technology

Principal responsibilities

•      Lead delivery of one or more workstreams/squads to deliver agreed outcomes (customer, operational, regulatory), using Agile delivery practices and appropriate governance.

•      Own and drive delivery plans (roadmaps, sprint/release plans, milestones), ensuring transparency of progress, risks, issues, and dependencies.

•      Facilitate Agile ceremonies (daily stand-ups, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retrospectives) and promote continuous improvement.

•      Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects and Engineering Leads to shape delivery scope into executable backlogs and prioritised increments.

•      Proactively manage RAID (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) and drive mitigation actions to closure.

•      Manage delivery governance and reporting (status updates, steering materials, metrics), ensuring stakeholders have clear, timely information.

•      Coordinate across multiple teams and functions (technology, business, operations, risk, compliance, vendors) to ensure aligned delivery and smooth handovers.

•      Ensure delivery adheres to HSBC change delivery lifecycle expectations, including controls, documentation, and auditability where required.

•      Support release and cutover planning, environment readiness, and operational acceptance (including support model, runbooks, monitoring, and resilience considerations).

•      Drive quality outcomes by promoting clear Definition of Ready/Done, acceptance criteria, and effective testing approaches (unit/integration/UAT coordination as applicable).

•      Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile mindset and practices, fostering a collaborative, inclusive, high-performing team culture.

Requirements

•      Proven experience delivering technology change as a Project Manager, Scrum Master, Agile Delivery Lead, or similar role in complex organisations.

•      Strong knowledge of Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban) and practical experience running ceremonies, managing backlogs with Product Owners, and enabling iterative delivery.

•      Demonstrable experience managing delivery governance, stakeholder engagement, and senior-level communication.

•      Strong ability to manage dependencies across multiple teams and to navigate ambiguity and changing priorities.

•      Experience with delivery tooling such as JIRA and Confluence; strong Microsoft Office skills (PowerPoint, Excel, Word).

•      Solid understanding of software delivery lifecycle and engineering concepts (e.g., APIs, cloud infrastructure, front/back-end systems, CI/CD, non-functional requirements).

•      Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to drive actions through to completion.

•      Strong negotiation, influencing, and relationship management skills across stakeholders with competing priorities.

•      Experience in banking/financial services and/or data/platform delivery is preferred.

•      Comfortable working with colleagues across regions and cultures (North America, Latin America, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Europe).

Professional Skills & Qualities

•      Delivery leadership with a “get it done” mindset while maintaining control, quality, and transparency.

•      Strong facilitation skills and ability to create alignment quickly.

•      Data-driven approach to delivery (metrics, flow, predictability, outcomes).

•      Calm under pressure; able to manage conflict constructively and keep teams focused on outcomes.

•      Respectful of different cultures and working styles; inclusive and collaborative.

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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