If youre 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.

The Opportunity

Join the Global Macro Non-Financial Risk (NFR) team to provide first-line risk and control support across FX, Rates and Commodities. This role helps keep governance, risk and control standards working effectively in a global business with regular engagement across regions and lines of defence. Youll provide business leaders with decision-useful management information, bring clear challenge where controls or evidence require improvement and ensure timely escalation and remediation of Issues and Events. The scope spans governance forums, risk and control framework, incidents and issues management, and trading controls and conduct monitoring. Success looks like reliable control execution, high-quality reporting and closure of incidents, issues and actions through sustainable remediation. Youll also help translate framework changes into practical execution across the business.

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.

What you'll be doing:

• Own relevant Global Macro NFR governance forums and Risk Management Framework components covering risks, issues, actions, conduct and NFR metrics
• Produce concise management information, highlight trends and data-quality issues and escalate material matters with clear next steps
• Ensure governance packs are produced and reviewed to a high standard, including, review of key risk indicators, and supporting evidence with transparent tracking of decisions and actions through to closure
• Coordinate risk and control assessments, control monitoring, trigger reviews and thematic reviews, incorporating associated remediation planning
• Monitor Business-aligned controls and exceptions across Helios and DEER and support timely, evidenced closure of overdue or ageing items
• Coordinate first-line responses to operational incidents and near misses including classification, root-cause analysis, read-across and escalation requirements
• Support audit, compliance assurance, regulatory and thematic reviews by coordinating evidence, responses and action closure
• Partner with Front Office and key control functions to keep trading controls and conduct governance practical, evidenced and aligned to the risk profile

What we're looking for:

• Bring substantial experience in non-financial risk, operational risk, controls, audit, compliance or Front Office COO or business management within Global Markets or a comparable trading environment
• Demonstrate strong understanding of front-to-back markets processes across Trading, Sales, Operations, Technology, Product Control and second-line functions
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, influencing senior stakeholders across locations and functions
• Evidence ability to produce senior-management reporting, governance materials, risk assessments and issue remediation with clear written analysis
• Apply structured evaluation of complex risk and control matters, focusing on what is material and escalating with sound judgement
• Maintain disciplined execution across deadlines, quality assurance and escalation while keeping stakeholders aligned through clear updates

Strengthening Global Macro Controls

This is a high-impact role at the centre of how Global Macro keeps risk mitigated through controls that are designed adequately and operating effectively day to day. Youll help ensure incidents, issues and control gaps are identified early, escalated clearly and closed with evidence. The work spans global stakeholders and governance with visible outputs in reporting, forum materials and remediation delivery. If youre looking to shape practical outcomes across a complex trading environment, wed welcome your application.

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, were 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.

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