Associate ECM Syndicate

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 an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate ECM 

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.

HSBC is the leading MENAT ECM house and has led, as Global Co-ordinator, many first-of-a-kind transactions including the world’s largest ever IPO (USD29.4bn IPO of Saudi Aramco), the first ever ABB in Saudi Arabia (Almarai, 2017) and first ever Secondary Marketed offerings in each of Saudi Arabia (Saudi Aramco, 2024), the UAE (ADNOC Gas, 2025) and Qatar (Ooredoo, 2025).

HSBC’s ECM Syndicate desk in London operates as one of the syndicate ‘hubs’ alongside desks in Hong Kong and Riyadh (newly established) facilitating client access to investors in all corners of the globe. All applicants should have an extremely strong ability to operate in a fast-paced environment, with clarity, accuracy and efficiency whilst maintaining a strong desire to win through effort, differentiation and intensity.

The successful applicant will be required to support the desk in all capacities including investor targeting, live bookbuilding, liasing with markets (public side) colleagues in sales and trading with regard to secondary market flows/themes/investor feedback, all of which are packaged up into our client narrative/pitching and transaction recommendations.

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages.

In this role you will be:

• Working closely with origination and sales/trading across pitching, market updates, and transaction recommendations
• Executing transactions in conjunction with HSBCs global sales and trading platform across MENAT Cash Equity and EMEA Equity-Linked
• Working alongside origination colleagues, building relationships with clients and investors to understand financing needs, market access, timing and execution strategy

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

• ECM Experience
• Syndicate and deal execution experience, ideally including the use of bookbuilding applications
• A real interest and good understanding of the drivers of equity markets
• Energy, enthusiasm, drive and commitment to learn and continuously bring a value proposition to win in a competitive market.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:

Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500