Head of IWPB Tech ASP

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Head of IWPB Tech ASP.

Business: WPB Regional Tech 

Job ID：32164

Principal responsibilities

Impact on the Business

• Lead and manage a global engineering cohort of ~100 engineers and associated delivery/ops leads responsible for ASP market applications.
• Own the resilience, availability and operational performance of ASP applications; accountable for meeting agreed SLAs and minimizing business impact from incidents.
• Deliver the regional technology roadmap to support product launches, market growth and customer experience improvements; technology decisions will directly influence revenue, client trust and regulatory standing.
• Understand the markets requirement, drive cost efficiency and commercial outcomes through vendor management, application consolidation and reuse.
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to drive engineering innovation and efficiency.

Stakeholders – Internal and External

Internal:

• Global & Regional CIOs, Architecture, Value Stream & Platform leads, Product Owners, IWPB Business Heads, Risk/Compliance, Operations, Finance, HR.
• Group IT horizontals (IT Security, IT Risk, Design & Application D&A, IT COO) and Global Technology leadership.

 External:

• Strategic vendors, cloud and platform providers, system integrators and third‑party partners.
• Regulators, industry working groups and market standards bodies as required.
• Partner ecosystems and marketplace participants for integrations.

Leadership & Teamwork

• Lead, develop and retain a regional/global engineering team of ~100 engineers across design, development, QA, release and production support.
• Build an inclusive, high‑performance culture that enables collaboration across multiple jurisdictions and time zones.
• Represent ASP technology in the global IWPB Tech leadership team to align priorities, share best practice and coordinate global supply of capabilities.
• Provide performance management, career development and succession planning for senior technical roles.
• Cultivate an environment that supports diversity and reflects the HSBC brand.
• Able to manage engineering under the tight budget and time frames.

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• Ensure technology goals are identified, communicated, documented, agreed and delivered in the most cost-effective manner possible.
• Identifying key risks, issues and interdependencies and provide appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Supporting audit / independent programme assessments as required
• Ensure HSBC is not put at any operational or reputational risk.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

• At least Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline; advanced degree desirable.
• Significant senior technology leadership experience (typically 12–20+ years) with responsibility for multi market delivery and operational management of engineering teams (scale ~100 engineers).
• Proven track record translating global technology strategy into regional market execution and delivering resilient, customer facing financial services applications.
• Deep technical knowledge across cloud native architectures, microservices, API and Digital platforms, DevOps/DevSecOps, observability and SRE/operations.
• Solid experience in financial services technology (wealth management, retail banking or asset servicing) and familiarity with APAC regulatory environments.
• Demonstrated experience managing vendors, commercial contracts and regional budgets.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills with experience engaging senior business, risk and regulator stakeholders.

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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