HSBC Group

Business: Global Finance - Finance Change

Open positions: 1

Role Title: AVP Finance Change Delivery Fusion- PMO GSC’S

Global Career Band: 5

Location: Gurugram

Recruiter Name: Kiran

Why join us?

Context:

• Programme Management Office is the information hub for projects and programmes within the portfolio and involves tracking/reporting, assurance/quality control, information management, financial tracking, risk/issue tracking, change control, support and knowledge management/learning from experience. The Programme Management Office will add value through the knowledge; skills and experience of its staff.  The PMO help ensure benefits of regulatory change maintenance are realised and ensures investments are focused on delivering value to the overall  function through portfolio management, effective governance, training and project coordination.

Role Purpose

• PMO will be responsible for managing the global governance and project reporting processes across the programme
• The role holder will be responsible for ensuring the programme compliance with the Change Framework  and will work with project managers across the team to put in place appropriate procedures to ensure this compliance
• The role holder will need to manage consistency across multiple stakeholder requests, and will need to ensure a focus on programme governance, risk and issue management, status reporting and appropriate escalation
• The role of Programme Management Office Manager is to support the Programme Management Office Team including: tracking status of programme deliverables and milestones; supporting the adoption of the project lifecycle and methodologies; programme level risk and issue co-ordination; monitoring the status of projects transitioning into normal service; coordination of the regular project and programme level reporting cycles; co-ordination of project Governance arrangements, Post Project Reviews, Programme level workshops. Additional responsibilities include assisting the PMO Manager with defining and updating the project management processes, standards and governance, contributing to Quality Reviews, and co-ordinating activities in support of quality objectives.

The Opportunity:

• The programme has a strong collaboration with key business stakeholders from Finance and work closely with DBS and other Finance Change teams to deliver the projects in its portfolio.  The role exists to deliver a key enabler for a significant Finance transformation programme, which has significant quantitative and qualitative benefits, and regulatory dependencies. The focus of the role may evolve with changes to the internal and external environment
• PMO will be responsible for managing the global governance and project reporting processes across the Delivery projects
• The role holder will be responsible for ensuring the programme compliance with the Change Framework and will work with project managers across the team to put in place appropriate procedures to ensure this compliance

Role Dimensions:

• The role holder will support delivery of complex transformational change with regulatory and high profile internal drivers 
•  The role holder will have not have direct line management responsibilities, but will need to deliver through matrix management

What you’ll do:

• The PMO will play a key role in the management and control of the programme governance in Finance Change. Supporting the programme initiation, design and delivery, the role holder will manage the Project Management Office to provide effective support for the Programme Director and workstream Change Leads under the Change Framework. The Programme PMO will:
• Establish & support core PMO processes including project reporting, risks & issues management, project governance processes, planning and dependency management, financial reporting, resources planning and tracking
• Work with programme management to produce regular and ad hoc reporting for presentation to a range of levels within the organisation
• Maintain working understanding of the objectives, plans and risks of the wider Finance programmes
• Develop effective relationships with key programme stakeholders
• Liaise with other Finance Change programmes to develop plans and manage cross-dependencies, notably the Liquidity, Basel 3 programme etc.
• Provide input to related programme governance forums, to advise stakeholders on status, delivery feasibility, plans, dependencies, risks and issues.
• Identify relevant contributors to the project reporting processes, and ensure they are fully engaged and understand their required inputs and timelines
• Clearly communicate progress, issues and successes to stakeholders
• Deliver an effective and efficient project reporting process, including management of operational risks associated with the project
• Ensure adherence with Change Framework and use of standard project management tooling e.g. Clarity.
• Manage all regulatory and compliance matters and Non-Financial Risks(NFRs). 
• Implement best practice in risk policies and governance frameworks.
• Track progress of mitigating actions for risks/issues/ dependencies and highlights any scope change.
• Anticipate risks/ issues/dependencies that are not easily evident and help others to recognise them.
• Promote ethical management of risk across project / programme / sub function portfolio.
• Create an environment which anticipates risk, ensuring action is taken to quantify and mitigate them.
• Communicate changes in policy and governance effectively, reinforcing risk processes within the project / programme team

What you will need to succeed in the role:

Technical Skill Requirements

• Project management skills in a complex regulatory environment, with strong risk, issue and dependency management skills
• Understanding of data compliance governance processes, and familiarity with HSBC processes preferred
• An understanding of Finance reporting data, systems and processes
• An understanding of systems delivery lifecycles and delivery methodologies
• Ability to structure problems and identify solution options
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Project)

Educational Requirements

• Educated to minimum of degree level or equivalent professional qualification

Personal Skill Requirements

• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships at a range of levels of seniority
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
• Mature and independent - able to work with little supervision
• Commitment to delivery, with an ability to drive activities to conclusion
• Ability to professionally and effectively present information and respond to questions from all levels of management
• Ability to maintain effective oversight over a range of activities, and effectively prioritise and escalate
• A self-starter with excellent written/verbal communication skills
• Team player able to manage conflict and conflicting priorities
• Ability to provide effective direction to more junior colleagues
• Ability to quickly attain understanding of new systems and processes

Experience

• Financial Services Project experience across both internal reporting and regulatory requirements, including experience of Finance reporting systems and processes
• Experience of working with audit, regulatory affairs and compliance functions, in a project context
• Experience of mobilising project activity, including establishing new workstreams and delivery processes
• Experience in change management, driven by IT systems implementation, across a large organisation
• Track record of successful delivery in a matrix management context
• Experience of working in a large, global banking organisation.

What additional skills will be good to have?

• Relevant Project/Programme management professional qualification such as PMP or Prince 2 (preferred)
• Strong experience of using Clarity, CA Workbench, SharePoint (desirable but not essential)

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