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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 Protective Security RR Senior Specialist

Business: Risk & Compliance

Principal responsibilities

• The role holder must have strong subject matter expertise in Physical and Protective Security (PS) domain, along with practical knowledge of solutions used in this area, requiring frequent interaction with senior management stakeholders across Regional, GB/GF teams. Scope will include:
• Providing issues, event and incident oversight, including specialist oversight of technical controls
• Supporting regional, country and global ERM Managers with all PS risk related queries
• Providing advice, guidance and challenge to senior businesses, functions and entity management, ensuring robust opinion is provided through global governance
• Provide support in ensuring the Global PS policy and guidance is kept up to date from a regulatory and ERM perspective to enable the 1LOD to effectively monitor, manage and govern Resilience Risk within risk appetite.
• Provide support in the completion of ERM and regulatory reporting obligations (e.g. RAS, top & emerging risks, risk profile reporting, Opinion papers where relevant, etc.)
• Engaging with risk owners, control owners and risk stewards to ensure PS risks are managed in accordance to policy
• Overseeing compliance, for example, through the Risk and Control Assessment process, Top Risk Assessments and Incident Management process
• Engaging with their external network and counterparts to ensure that HSBC remains abreast of market / regulatory developments and leading amongst peers in our approach to PS Risk.

• Challenge and influence to ensure Protective Security (PS)Risk specialist advice and guidance is understood and followed 

• Provide specialist actionable and contextual guidance from Physical and Protective Security domain across Resilience risks, enabling business growth whilst maintaining related risks within appetite
• Broad understanding of Protective Security discipline, along with practical knowledge of solutions used in this area , including:
• Processes and procedure during incidents (cash in transit, bomb threat, social unrest, sabotage, disaster management and natural calamities such as earthquakes, tsunamis & floods),
• Physical security countermeasures together with key applications, networking devices, and security devices, which are integrated into Security Operations Centres (SOC),
• Technical security documents including, but not limited to, continuity plans, hazard mitigation plans, commodity plans, and after-action reports,Familiar with Project Management, Security Automation, Crisis Management, Loss prevention, Executive Protection, Travel Security, Security Operational Control, Investigations & Vigilance
• Certified in ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, specializing in information security management systems (ISMS)
• Certified in Continuity & Resilience
• Certified in any type of International Facility Security
• Proven experience of a relevant control environment such as audit or compliance
• Problem solving and analytical in applying Risk Management in context