HSBC Group

If you are a UK or CIIOM based employee, please apply using the following link which will take you to our new Recruitment System: https://performancemanager.successfactors.eu/sf/jobreqpvt?jobId=5958&company=hsbcholdin&st=FAEFD9ED3909E488F117F3ACC3041D5E41BDA341

If you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further. 

Our Risk and Compliance function has a critical role to play in supporting, challenging and advising across all areas of the business through establishing policy, monitoring profiles, and identifying and managing forward-looking risk and compliance. We focus on creating an environment that encourages our people to speak up and do the right thing, as well as protecting our customers, the organisation and the integrity of the financial markets in which we operate. Already an industry-leader in many respects, we want to continue setting standards and evolving to respond to strategic changes. 

The Global Head of Climate Risk and Regional Head of CIB and HBEU; Climate, Reputational and Sustainability Risk is an exciting leadership opportunity that will form part of the Global Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) team.  The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that Climate Risk across HSBC and Climate, Reputational & Sustainability Risk across CIB & HBEU is managed, embedded and adheres to the defined standards as per the appropriate frameworks, policies, procedures and regulatory requirements.

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages.

In this role you will:

•    Take a lead in defining the Group approach for management of Climate Risk, ensuring climate risks that are relevant to each risk type in HSBC’s risk taxonomy are identified, assessed, and managed within appetite across our businesses and functions at global, regional and market level.  
•    Lead change initiation, design and delivery and be accountable for successful delivery of refreshed or new approaches on priority matters.
•    Contribute to relevant Transformation Programmes within the Group by proactively engaging and assisting in the identification and mitigation of risk. 
•    Provide stewardship over 1LoD activities related to Reputational, Climate and Sustainability Risk across CIB & HBEU, delivering effective Risk Stewardship in line with the Risk Management Framework.
•    Provide technical advice and support to the across the 1LOD ensuring they understand and are aware of the control environment and assessment of risk in relation to climate risk globally and Reputational and Sustainability Risk in respect of HBEU and CIB. 

To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

•    Must have thorough prior experience in Climate and/ or Sustainability Experience and can confidently understand the impact of these risks within HSBC Group. 
•    Strong knowledge of the relevant regulatory landscape and ability to access the impact of proposed changes in regulatory rules to the bank, especially those pertaining to climate, reputational and sustainability risk.
•    Deep knowledge of a financial institutions business model, products and key risk drivers and a demonstrated ability to effectively balance risk management, regulatory expectations and commercial pragmatism.
•    Technical expertise of climate, reputational and sustainability risk, including how this risk can be identified, assessed, monitored and controlled and mitigated where relevant.
•    Experience of establishing and maintaining external relationships, including some experience of interfacing with regulators.
•    Proven ability to develop strong networks with key stakeholders at all points in a matrix structure, this includes influencing and attaining buy-in where required. 
•    Prior experience leading a team. 
•    Providing expert advice and robust challenge, delivering risk management policies and managing risks and controls.

This role is based in London on a hybrid working basis.

If you are an HSBC Contractor and wish to apply to this role, click here

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Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse.

If you’d like to apply for one of our roles and need adjustments made, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk:

Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
Telephone: +44 207 832 8500

You can find out more about the recruitment journey and what to expect by viewing our Recruitment Process FAQs in HR Direct and by clicking here (only available via internal access).