Job description
Some careers shine brighter than others.
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.
HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 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 Consultant Specialist.
In this role, you will:
- Manage and drive end to end project starting from inception to project closure. Manage delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, resourcing, dependencies, communications and budget.
- Manage the project approach, building stakeholder buy-in around the project plan, commitments and changes.
- Work with the Technology team and Product Owner to drive improvements in productivity through backlog management, maturity in the use of Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean), and corresponding management of dependencies
- Work closely with Value Stream leads and Sub-Value Stream leads to ensure Project progress, risks, financials are managed to align with HSBC’s ways of working.
- Reporting progress, issues, dependencies, and risks to the Core Banking Portfolio Manager and to the Project steering committees as appropriate and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realisation.
- Adopt and share standards, tools, best practices, principles for cost, quality and productivity improvement. Work within project controls and procedures, within established quality assurance processes. Adhere to HSBC project methodology at all times.
- Promotes the Group’s Values and strategy by creating a positive work environment and promoting teamwork to drive engagement.
Requirements
To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements:
- Excellent written and spoken communication skills; an ability to communicate with impact, ensuring complex information is articulated in a meaningful way to wide and varied audiences.
- Experience working in relevant environment/s, i.e. Project Management & Programme Management
- Experience as IT Project Manager for medium/large, complex IT projects using Software Delivery Life Cycle (SDLC)/Agile methodology.
- Experience working in relevant market/context, i.e. SDLC / Agile Development Methodologies
- Role relevant qualifications, i.e. CSM/PSM/SAFe certifications are desirable but not essential.
- Past working experience in a relevant role, i.e. Strong working experience in a Project / Program Management role
- Experience of using relevant software packages, i.e. Clarity, GPDM, Discover is desirable but not essential.
- Past working experience on relevant systems, i.e. HSBC Group Systems, UK Systems is desirable but not essential.
- A history of constantly looking for ways to do things better and an excellent understanding of the mechanism necessary to successfully implement change.
- A successful history of delivering complex projects and/or programmes, utilising appropriate techniques and tools to ensure and measure success.
- Experience of successful budget management and use of numerical data to assesses and report on performance and/or identify business issues and opportunities
You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC.
www.hsbc.com/careers
Issued by – HSDI