Security as Platform CTO

Brand:  HSBC
Area of Interest:  Technology
Location: 

Guangzhou, GD, CN, 510620

Work style:  Hybrid Worker
Date:  24 Apr 2026

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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Security as Platform CTO.

 

Business: Digital Platforms

 

Job ID41624

 

Principal responsibilities

  • Provide the Global leadership to drive the engineering of Digital Security Platform(DSP) development and continually improve the product quality.
  • Provide the in country on the ground leadership within Digital Authentication & Identity(DA&I) team in China Technology Centres, driving all the team activities in China.
  • Working with Digital Platforms leadership team to drive excellence engineering practice.
  • Represent DA&I technology across the broader IWPB and Technology communities. 
  • Lead, drive and inspire others and those around you to deliver the workforce for the future.
  • Drive the Diversity & Inclusion expectations and commitments within the Global DA&I team to deliver a truly diverse workforce. 
  • Work closely with Platform Leads, Value Steam Tech Leads, Portfolio and Engineering Heads as part of the Digital Platforms Technology Leadership team.
  • Lead a customer-centered culture, championing activities and encouraging everyone to be at their best.
  • Typically peer to peer, but expected to engage with colleagues 2 levels above peers, other than peer group key individuals likely to be IWPB CIO’s and China Technology Leadership.
  • Strengthen stakeholder relationships, building relationships to influence decisions and ensure stakeholder advocacy using organizational knowledge.
  • Drive new ways of operating and shifts in culture across the workforce in Global DA&I team aligned to and leading the broader Digital Platforms and IWPB strategies

Leadership & Teamwork 

  • Manage IWPB IT DSP team(200+).
  • Leading and directing executive and non-executive work groups and effecting change through people. 
  • Managing operational functions, directing process re-engineering and efficiency exercises.
  • Ability to lead and influence across a broad range of the Technology organization.
  • Strong ability to balance risks vs. rewards and maximizing the cost effectiveness and profitability for the business.

 

 

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

  • Strong understanding of the design and development practices for the Authentication and Authorization of Internet Banking system.
  • Technical ability and understanding in relation to Channels’ capability focused on quality and maximum re-use.
  • Ability to understanding the relationship between application design, data and infrastructure.
  • Large scale and complex enterprise planning capabilities
  • Experience in relation to cyber security and knowledge of Cloud.
  • Experience of agile at scale methods, using Scaled Agile and DevSecOps tools and processes.
  • Demonstrable success in understanding and delivering towards customer needs in large, complex organizations.
  • Commercially aware and understands platforms, services and underlying processes to fulfil these.

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***Issued By HSBC Software Development (GuangDong) Limited***