Associate Director, Management Specialist

Brand:  HSBC
Area of Interest:  Technology
Location: 

Xi'an, SN, CN, -

Work style:  Hybrid Worker
Date:  24 Oct 2025
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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Management Specialist.
 
Business: IWPB Technology
 
Principal responsibilities
  • Define and drive the execution of transformational strategic initiatives, with a focus on Lean-Agile Centre of Excellence (LACE) and strategic tooling to drive Agile maturity and embed ways of operating
  • Drive the development of the WS Technology Operating Model to support the future state, including organisational design, process optimization, Agile adoption and technology governance 
  • Drive achievement of strategic and business goals through robust analysis of CIO Pillar performance, using internal and external information sources
  • Actively participate in and support ad hoc projects, including strategic reviews, planning, management information (MI), accountability and governance
  • Be a ‘trusted advisor’ to senior leadership and stakeholders by identifying opportunities, constructively challenging conventional thinking, and ensuring the customer and employee outcomes shape the design to prioritise and drive the execution of their change needs 
  • Ensure that the WS Technology Transformation mission statement/vision, plans and outcomes are communicated effectively across the organization and to key stakeholders
  • Work closely with WS Leadership team to identify focus areas to drive delivery performance, alignment to TOM, service resilience, adoption of new technologies and Agile WOO and other key prioritie.

Knowledge & Experience/Qualifications

  • A good university degree with at least 8 years of relevant work experience
  • Previous experience in managing strategic change and/or organizational transformation programmes (at least 5 years)
  • Previous experience in formulating Technology strategy and operating models (at least 5 years)
  • Previous experience in Agile ways of operating (at least 2 to 3 years)
  • Possesses well developed communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to building trust and solid working relationships with senior management and other stakeholders

What additional skills will be good to have:

  • Possesses strong data analysis skills
  • Ideally possess the ability to build complex data analysis queries using data tools such as PowerBI, Power Query, Jira JQL, Qlik Sense or EasyBI
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About HSBC Technology China
 
We develop, implement and support software and IT services and processes that allow HSBC to remain at the forefront of high-quality banking systems.
 
Candidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.
 
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