Manager Product Risk Governance

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At HSBC we exist with the purpose of Opening up a World of Opportunity. We use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to provide opportunities for our customers and colleagues through global connectivity. We bring together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world - for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.

As an HSBC employee in Australia, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities, competitive pay, an embedded flexible working culture and a range of employee benefits. These include market-leading subsidised private health cover, free salary continuance insurance, share match equity scheme, enhanced parental pay and leave offering, subsidised banking products and services, bonus leave days and wellness programmes including discounted gym memberships.

Within International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB), we serve 41 million customers globally, including 6.7 million who are international, from retail customers to ultra high net worth individuals and their families. We help our customers to take care of their day-to-day finances and to manage, protect and grow their wealth. Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to deliver on HSBC’s purpose of opening up a world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world-class wealth management through best-in-class, mobile-first capabilities and exceptional people. Our key areas of operations include Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Asset Management and Global Private Banking.

The role of Manager - Product Risk Governance directly supports IWPBs Retail Product Business and reports directly to the Senior Manager Product Risk Governance IWPB. The purpose of the position is to support the Senior Manager of Product Risk Governance to enable and validate that colleagues within IWPB Retail Products deliver best in class products, propositions, and processes to all our customers, colleagues and the Bank itself whilst mitigating associated risks that surround them.

Your main responsibilities will include:

- Execution of the Control strategy to improve risk and control management for Retail Products
- Acts as the escalation point for all complex Product Risk governance and control related matters
- Providing control expertise and opining on the end to end health of the control environment across IWPB product lines
- Support the implementation of Group Risk policies and frameworks for Risk Management incl. embedding of Operational Risk Transformation actions.
- Managing internal and external audit requirements for Retail Products.
- Frequent engagement with IWPB ExCO and Risk, Compliance and Assurance (RCA) counterparts on issues related to monitoring, controls and remediation.
- Increasing risk and control awareness and capability within the Retail Products team
- Ensure effective systems, procedures and control infrastructure is in place to support product delivery
RequirementsTo be successful in this role, you will need:

- Bachelor’s degree in a Finance and/or business-related field (preferred but not mandatory) with relevant experience in Risk and control Management, ideally in a retail product environment
- Ability to present complex issues confidently and concisely to Senior Management using simple language
- Comprehensive knowledge of the external environment (risk, regulatory, political, competitors etc.).
- Outstanding relationship management, collaboration and influencing skills with experience of positive, challenging interactions with senior executives across multiple functions.
- Ability to build senior relationships by communicating, influencing and negotiating effectively with senior executives, non-executives, regulators, third parties and internal management teams.

We value different perspectives, we succeed together, collaborating across boundaries, we take responsibility, holding ourselves accountable to get things done. Through these values, HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are appreciated and respected and where opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow in an inclusive environment. Applications from First Nations peoples are encouraged.