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HSBC Global Private Banking helps high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients manage, grow, and preserve their wealth for generations to come. Our network of global experts helps clients access investment opportunities around the world, plan for future with wealth and succession planning, manage their portfolio with tailored solutions, and find the right support for their philanthropy. 

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Vice President and Senior Product Specialist.

Principal Responsibilities

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing GPB&W’s key needs as related to funds and ETFs. The candidate will lead a programme of regular engagement with key markets and senior HSBC stakeholders as appropriate to drive continued success in HSBC investment fund and ETF business within GPB&W.

What you’ll do:

• Manage the needs of 65+ business entities that make us of GMS-approved funds and ETFs in GPB&W including Global Private Banking, Retail Wealth, Insurance and Hang Seng
• Drive strategic priorities and commercialisation initiatives across funds business. Ensure the funds product offering is best-in-class and aligned to CIO Views and the economic environment
• Collaborate with GMS investment due diligence (IDD), organisational due diligence (ODD) and asset manager relations team within GMS as well as external stakeholders in HSBC local teams and with asset managers to identify and define product needs and bring to market
• Work with business entities on requests for new fund coverage and build investment cases for new fund requests
• Co-ordinate product-related activities and ensure fund launches and related initiatives are followed through to completion and appropriate reporting made to senior GPB&W and Group management as required
• Assist GMS with strategic growth aims including through the production of reports, presentations, and management of data to support strategic decision making.
• Assist with group financial planning through collaboration on individual market funds businesses and forecasts as well as assisting with the prioritisation of future capital investment to improve existing capability and build new technologies
• Support the team of Product Specialists within GMS at the guidance of the Head of Product Specialists

• 10 years or more of prior experience in the Funds / Asset Management industry
• Proven experience in managing strategic partnerships
• Practical knowledge and experience of financial markets, the macroeconomic environment, risk management, regulations and their application to the fund market
• Proactive, positive attitude and ability to multi-task especially under pressure to meet time sensitive deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrable experience of negotiation and senior stakeholder engagement
• An analytical mindset and attention to detail, with strong numeracy skills and ability to process and summarise key information to inform strategic decision making
• Team player, strong organizational and time management skills
• Experience in Microsoft Office, including PowerPoint. Ability to quickly process information gathered into HSBC slide format for senior stakeholder engagement
• Professional qualifications / certifications like an MBA, Masters with Finance, CFA or CAIA are a positive
• Team player with leadership experience

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 

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