Associate Director, Credit and Capital Management Quant

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We’re currently seeking two experienced professionals to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Credit and Capital Management Quant. One role will require a portfolio management focus, while the other will have a broader quantitative focus.

This is an exciting opportunity to partner with Product specialists across the regions, especially within Credit and Capital Management (CCM) and Group Risk Analytics – to ensure models and analytics are optimised to serve the Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) franchise and structural market conditions in each region. You’ll lead workstreams to drive the build of the industry-leading python Felis Analytics Platform, working in cross-functional teams to deliver analytics products to the CCM business. You’ll also help deliver a global programme to build and use a set of tools that leverage capital and credit models to optimise portfolio strategy, improve risk-adjusted returns, and deepen understanding of portfolio risk.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you’ll:

• Use statistical profiling of disperse datasets representing inputs into the return on equity of the business identify opportunities to optimise one or more aspects of profitability metrics with a focus on product pricing
• Provide commercially driven thought leadership into the design and calibration of the relevant credit framework
• Consult with relevant stakeholders within CCM, Group Risk Analytics; and wider stakeholders across the Global Businesses and Global Functions (e.g. IT, Wholesale Data, Treasury, Finance etc)
• Function as trusted advisors, partnering with stakeholders and providing constructive challenge
• Build and enhance portfolio analytics to monitor and explain performance and risk (e.g., concentration, migration, default/loss experience, utilisation, limit and exposure dynamics)
• Develop portfolio optimisation insights to support actions on pricing, limits, appetite, and client/product strategy; quantify trade-offs between growth, profitability, and capital consumption
• Design and run stress/scenario and sensitivity analysis to understand portfolio behaviour under changing market conditions and inform strategic decisions
• Translate analytics into decisions: produce clear recommendations, options, and impacts for senior stakeholders; track outcomes and iterate

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Broad-based banking experience in financial services; preference for experience in credit, rates, or cash management markets
• Portfolio analytics and/or portfolio management experience, ideally in a quant/strats/analytics environment (e.g., portfolio monitoring, optimisation, stress/scenario analysis, concentration and limit analytics, risk-adjusted performance) is desirable
• Highly numerate with hands-on coding skills (e.g., Python, C++) and strong software development experience; comfortable building production-grade analytics
• Strong commercial acumen and execution capabilities, with experience in a strats, quant, analytics, or data function
• Experience working with financial data and large datasets; ability to define data requirements and improve data quality & lineage in partnership with data & technology teams
• Motivated quick thinker with innovative problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including preparing and presenting recommendations to senior management and other stakeholders

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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