IT Sr Delivery Manager/Lead Consultant Specialist

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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 Lead Consultant Specialist

In this role, you will:

• Managing the deliveries under Retail Banking & Strategy including initiation, approach, budgets, risks, issues, building stakeholder buy-in around the project plan, commitments and changes to the system resulting in the final delivery.
• Responsible for following methodologies and governance using standard project management tools and working closely with delivery managers and team across business units.
• Supporting Technology teams to manage delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, resourcing, dependencies, communications, and budgets.
• Providing management to maintain a focus on how the project aligns to wider program objectives, where appropriate, and to the change portfolio across HSBC
• Responsible for ensuring timely project reporting, risks, issues, and dependencies to the management, stakeholders and steering committees. Making recommendations to influence decision-making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realisation.
• Ensuring adherence to standard controls thru Non-Functional Requirements and drive teams to achieve compliance and framework, capability management, security controls and technology architecture designs.
• Establishing effective governance and controls, in line with Business Transformation Framework, and co-ordinating cross DevOps and cross Global Business/Global Functions delivery
• Manage all EMEA deliveries and other regional projects delivered by various DMs within the space. Proven track record in delivering high quality on time deliveries within budget allocations.
• Demonstrate good knowledge of Program/Project Management Framework, supporting the creation of detailed plans including key activities and milestones using Clarity and other HSBC tools.
• Support Global Program and/or regional change management implementation activities as applicable.
• Manage progress against plan and assess any roadblocks, risks and issues which would surface and hinder project deliveries.
• Define Critical Success Factors (CSFs), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other objectives that must be met by the project and project delivery team.
• Develop a good level of understanding of the appropriate business systems of the Group and their associated IT project management requirements.
• Risks, issues and problems are managed and escalated efficiently with a minimum service disruption.