Senior Risk Lead, Esg And Wholesale

Join to apply for the Senior Risk Lead, ESG and Wholesale role at HSBCThe Senior Risk Lead, ESG and Wholesale role is a key risk management position with a broad remit across independent risk management of the Wholesale business and leadership of the second line management of ESG and Reputational Risks across Australia and New Zealand.
The role also acts as the Programme Manager and workstream lead for the AUH and NZ Climate Risk Programmes.
ESG Risks include climate, sustainability, modern slavery, human rights, indigenous reconciliation and access and inclusion.
This role has no direct or indirect reports.
It supports the AUH and New Zealand (NZM) Head of Enterprise Risk Management as the lead ERM Wholesale Risk Steward and the ESG and Reputational Risk Steward.ResponsibilitiesEnterprise Risk Stewardship - provide independent oversight and effective challenge to the wholesale business on the application of the risk management framework including RCAs, issue management and incidents.Risk stewardship with respect to ESG and Reputational Risk-related policies.Manage the AUH and NZ Climate Risk Programmes, act as lead for the Governance and Risk Management workstreams and the R&C lead for other workstreams, including mandatory disclosures.Ownership of all reporting as required to formal and informal committees and forums, including ownership of the ESG Forum and managing the secretariat.Lead the development and implementation of Human Rights risk assessment and controls across AUH and NZM.Provide subject matter expert advisory support for ESG and Reputational Risk-related matters, including preparation of the annual Modern Slavery Statement including identification and execution of continuous improvements.Enhance and implement the Reputational Risk framework across AUH and NZM.Work with the CRCO and the Head of ERM, and partner with key stakeholders within AUH and NZM.Liaise with key stakeholders across the wholesale business and offshore colleagues ensuring risk and assessments and frameworks align with group and regulatory requirements.Act as the programme manager for AUH and NZ on Climate Risk Programmes.RequirementsSeasoned professional with finance industry experience in one or more senior risk or compliance roles, including significant ESG and wholesale business experience.Ability to work directly with ExCo level stakeholders.Ability to articulate business and regulatory implications of analysis and findings.Experience interpreting and analysing large volumes of information/data and providing succinct summaries for management.Ability to guide and structure the bank's reputational and sustainability risk.In-depth understanding and expertise of group and industry development in risk.Ability to influence and challenge senior levels on risk management issues.Resilient, steadfast and a completion-driven self-starter.Highly effective people and communication skills, able to work collaboratively in teams.Completion-driven self-starter with high-level communication skills.Preference will be given to candidates who hold Australian PR/Citizenship or New Zealand Citizenship, or who can demonstrate current unrestricted work rights in Australia without limitations.We value different perspectives, we succeed together, collaborating across boundaries, we take responsibility, and we hold ourselves accountable to get things done.
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