Vice President – Senior Project Manager

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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 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 Vice President – Senior Project Manager

Business:Global Banking and Markets

Principal responsibilities

• Proactive planning and update on regular activities to track progress against plan
• Chair Steering committee / working group meetings, from time to time as the case may be.
• Provide consulting / project management expertise across initiatives globally.
• Stakeholder management – act as focal point for dissemination of timely and accurate information related to the project, apply standard and customised communication approaches
• Business relationship management – develop and nurture fruitful and mutually benefitting relationships with stakeholders across various levels
• Undertake cost benefit analysis, where applicable, to justify changes and recommendations

Impact on the Business

• Interact with Regional Heads of D&RR, Operational Hubs, Change delivery and Solution Leads at a global, regional and local level to ensure delivery of projects as per agreed schedules within budget.
• Develop business cases, proposals, presentations and other high impact documents for meetings and events being undertaken.
• Ensure accurate and timely delivery of management reports on key initiatives and projects that are being undertaken by actively engaging senior stakeholders.
• Proactive planning and update on regular activities to track progress against plan.
• Chair Steering committee / working group meetings, from time to time as the case may be.
• Provide consulting / project management expertise across initiatives globally.
• Stakeholder management – act as focal point for dissemination of timely and accurate information related to the project, apply standard and customised communication approaches.
• Business relationship management – develop and nurture fruitful and mutually benefitting relationships with stakeholders across various levels.
• Undertake cost benefit analysis, where applicable, to justify changes and recommendations.

Leadership & Teamwork

• Lead and influence a large group of people, without a formal reporting relationship.
• Manage and coordinate with multiple stakeholders at various levels in the organization and get necessary decisions taken within desired timelines.
• Act as an ambassador of MSS OPS organization at all times.
• Work closely with virtual teams (based in UK & non-UK locations), creating a strong culture of transparency and collaboration.

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• Adhere strictly to compliance and operational risk controls in accordance with HSBC and regulatory standards, policies and practices, report concerns or observations in terms of control weaknesses, compliance breaches and operational risk impact.
• Ensure all due diligence is performed to prevent adverse impact to MO processes, infrastructure, and service timings.
• Work closely with UAT and Training teams to ensure Operations is readied for the change implementation into production/ BAU.
• Maintain RAID log for allocated projects.
• Promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the HSBC brand.
• To implement the Group Compliance Policy by maintaining compliance risk in conjunction with the relevant Compliance Department

Customer / Stakeholders

• Navigating a large, complex organisation and working cross asset classes.
• Taking a strategic approach and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders to drive forwards the vision for the GBM MO.
• Defining the project/workstream approach, building stakeholder buy-in around the project plan, commitments, and changes.
• Manage delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, communications, and risks.
• Reporting progress, issues, dependencies and risks to project leadership and committees as appropriate.
• Ensuring the project/Workstream aligns to wider programme deliverables whilst working within established quality assurance processes.
• Lead the team to meet performance targets aligned to objectives.