Premier and Wealth Risk Manager

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Something new and exciting is happening at HSBC. We are separating our retail bank from our investment bank and creating HSBC UK, with a brand new state-of-the-art head office in Birmingham. The move is a big step, and will take us one step closer to achieving our ambition to be the bank of choice in the UK. However, the move to Birmingham doesn't just represent a new dawn for our business. It's also an exciting opportunity for ambitious professionals who are keen to get involved in a unique challenge and progress their careers. We're looking for individuals who are motivated to grow and shape the UK bank, and who will thrive in a flexible working culture within a dynamic and diverse office environment, making the most of what Birmingham has to offer.

Premier and Wealth (P&W) Risk Manager,

The Primary Purpose of this Role.

Role holders will carry out activities that will include most of the following:

• Directly influence the operational effectiveness of the functional/functional unit.
• Co-ordinate and manage projects. Typically, works on large, moderately complex projects/assignments.
• Support decisions through advice, counsel or services in area of specialisation.
• Accountable for delivery against prescribed targets, budgets and resourcing and responsible for volume, quality, and timeliness of end results.
• Adhere to and actively support established policies and procedures in own team.
• Support change initiatives and embed change initiatives within own team.

The Top Priorities that the role has responsibility for.

• Ensuring effective P&W operational risk reporting is in place to meet Risk Team, Governance forums and Senior Mg requirements (including Premier and Wealth Oversight Committee). This includes driving efficient reporting across the different legal entities as well as for P&W as a whole.
• Supporting key operational risk activities such as Trigger Event Reviews, root cause analysis and Risk Control Assessment (RCA) refreshes.
• Co-ordination / management of projects to improve effectiveness of P&W Operational Risk management (eg thematic reviews across P&W; including liaison with other relevant areas of the business).
• Responsibility for managing the administration required to support the monthly Risk Forum meeting.
• Manage or support ad hoc investigations, reviews or requests for information as required.

Qualifications

Preferable Requirements for role.

• Knowledge of the following products: Insurance, Investments, Wealth products, Premier.
• Experience of working with the following environments: Investments, Wealth Management, Risk & Regulatory.
• Experience of working in the following markets: Wealth & Insurance.
• Good working knowledge and understanding of operational risk management ideally in a financial services environment

The base location for the role is 120 Edmund Street, Birmingham.



We are required by the Financial Services (Banking Reform) Act 2013 to create a ring-fenced bank in the UK by 1 January 2019. Entirely new from the ground up, HSBC UK's head office is opening in Birmingham. The location of this role will move to our new state of the art offices at 2 Arena Central during 2018.

At HSBC we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages. Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.