Global Head of Technology Controls UK

Global Head of Technology Controls UK

The GCIO Chief Control Office (CCO) team plays an important role in enabling the bank to operate within its risk appetite by ensuring efficient and effective risk and control management.  We do this by providing operational risk and control expertise, specialist technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the businesses and functions we serve. Key activities include implementation and oversight of the Group’s Risk Management Framework, ongoing and targeted controls assessments, implementing and maintaining robust risk governance, and championing a proactive risk culture. GCIO CCO works closely with partners across all lines of defence and is responsible for maintaining positive relationships with our regulators and external partners.

In this fantastic new role, you will join a growing team to partner with HSBC UK to oversee and manage all aspects of the risk and control portfolio related to the services provided to, and consumed from, the Group. Your purpose is to take accountability for GCIO Risk Management so GCIO can achieve strategic outcomes for HSBC, while remaining resilient and secure.

You will be a leader within the GCIO Chief Control Office (GCIO CCO) Function that directly supports the

HSBC UK CIO within HSBC.

This is a truly, senior global role, leading the CCO HSBC UK team to a value based and outcome focussed way of working, including driving cultural change, and delivering strong integrated risk management across HSBC UK and the business.

In this role, duties will include:

• Enabling the Businesses and Regions to execute their strategic growth objectives in a safe and secure way
• Supporting CIOs to make decisions based on data to actively manage HSBC’s residual risk
• Providing Businesses and Regions with clear understanding of Technology risks and the role they play in mitigating these risks
• Partnership with Risk and Control Owners to make sure risk positions are understood and reflected in the control activities from design through implementation to robust metrics
• Identifying, growing and supporting talent

 To be successful in this role you should have the following skills:

Technical:

• Technology and Cyber controls
• Technology risk management and frameworks
• Executive Leadership
• Technology risk factors
• Non-Financial Risk frameworks
• Risk and control reviews
• Translation of strategies & plans to achieve business and functional goals
• Project management
• Writing and presenting board papers

Behavioural Skills:

• Business partnering
• Customer Orientated
• Outcome Orientated
• Problem Solver
• Team management

Cognitive Skills:

• Divided attention
• Auditory processing
• Critical thinking
• Collaboration

This role is based in Sheffield or Birmingham on a hybrid basis.

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