Job Description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

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 simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Consultant Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Develop and manage project strategies, securing stakeholder engagement for project plans, commitments, and modifications.
• Assist technology teams in managing delivery by balancing scope, schedule, resources, dependencies, communication, and budget.
• Collaborate with the technology team and Product Owner to enhance productivity through effective backlog management and Agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, and Lean.
• Oversee and report on progress, issues, dependencies, and risks to programme management and stakeholders, providing recommendations to sustain delivery momentum and benefit realisation.
• Ensure adherence to standard controls, driving teams towards compliance with frameworks, capability management, security controls, and technology architecture designs.
• Support the prioritisation of capabilities within the Value Stream, including the creation of Capability Investment Cases and Capability Hypothesis Statements.
• Identify and resolve delivery impediments, escalate issues to Portfolio/CIOs, and track key delivery risks and dependencies.
• Manage governance forums such as VS Reviews, Portfolio Syncs, Scrum of Scrums, PI Planning, and QBR.
• Maintain a comprehensive view of resource demand across the Value Stream (geography, skillset, grade), establish long-term capacity plans with stakeholders, and manage Value Stream-level delivery reporting (self-service and exception reporting for senior stakeholders).

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

• 10 years of IT experience with 5+ years in Business & Project Management, including project management in the banking domain.
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, Agile (Scrum/Kanban), and hybrid delivery models.
• Knowledge of Avaloq technology (added advantage).
• Ability to manage distributed teams and lead multiple teams through subordinate managers, with accountability for independent budgets.
• Broad understanding of concepts and principles across multiple or rapidly evolving disciplines.
• Advanced understanding of value units, products, regions, and legal entities, including HSBC’s product and service positioning.
• Ability to handle diverse activities requiring complex judgements and solutions, applying strategic vision and analysis; makes decisions within strategic guidelines aligned to long-term business goals.
• Strong business planning, continuous improvement ownership (end-to-end implementation), and high-level interactive listening, negotiation, and influencing skills.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.

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Issued by – HSBC Software Development India