Sustainability Technical Lead

Join a digital first bank that’s powered by people.

Our technology team builds innovative digital solutions rapidly and at scale to deliver the next generation of banking services for our customers around the world.
We have an entrepreneurial mindset. Our people work together, creating an agile, collaborative, and innovative culture. You’ll learn and expand your skills, plus we will support you every step of the way as you grow your career.


The Chief Technology Office (CTO) manages IT services and infrastructure critical for HSBC employees and customers, such as compute platforms, storage, database, data centres, voice, video and data networks, infrastructure security, cloud hosted infrastructure, contact centre and end user services such as collaboration and workspace technologies.

Within CTO is the Sustainability function, which serves as HSBC Technology’s central team that manage the creation and monitoring of environmental standards for technology related programmes and initiatives. This includes the production and management of energy and carbon metrics, data and insights that other areas within CTO and technology can consume to drive sustainable and commercial outcomes.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will 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 will:

• Be a primary lead on setting environmental standards and methodologies for Technology asset classes, and associated programmes and initiatives 
• Develop baseline capability assessments across technology domains to inform sustainability improvement roadmaps.
• Lead cross-functional working groups to embed sustainability into architecture, engineering, procurement, and operational practices.
• Should be able to articulate the product vision of what is to be built and convey that vision to the Agile software development team.
• Develop sustainability standards and guide the Tech Net Zero Practice in setting out standards, best practices with appropriate tooling.
• Support creation of assurance-ready data sets for regulatory reporting and internal audit purposes.
• Collaborate with teams to integrate environmental standards into technology supplier selection, evaluation, and ongoing due diligence

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

• Deep understanding of digital emissions accounting (e.g. cloud scope 2/3 estimations, embodied emissions of hardware, software energy profiling).
• Experience with sustainability data integration into enterprise platforms (e.g. ITAM, FinOps, ServiceNow, CMDB, DCI
• Familiarity with ISO 30134 data centre metrics, ITAM standards, and ITAD provider evaluation.
• Experience with Digital Sustainability activity-based engagement
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities across business areas at all levels including Group level executives.
• Leadership experience working in matrix, international teams.
• Experience driving or contributing to GreenOps, Sustainable IT, or Digital Carbon Footprinting initiatives.
• Ability to influence architecture and programme design decisions through a sustainability lens

This role is based in Sheffield, Birmingham, Barnsley, Wakefield Or Edinburgh.

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