HSBC Group

Role purpose 

The Head of Strategy and Strategy Enablement, Communications Business and Markets (CBAM) supports the Head of Communications, CBAM (HoC CBAM) to drive a high performing team. Working closely with the HoC CBAM and the leadership team, the role holder will oversee and drive key strategic projects and tasks to completion on behalf of the HoC CBAM. You will provide strategic and tactical advice and support to ensure they are fully prepared for key committees, meetings, conferences, offsites etc., as well as working across the function to ensure team members are aligned on a strategic roadmap and to the execution of the plans set within that. You must be able take a forward-looking view to support the implementation of the CBAM strategy.

Principle Accountabilities

In this role you will: 

• Act as support and advisor for the Head of Communications, CBAM and the wider CBAM leadership team, and build effective relationship to deliver the team strategy and priorities.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders, including Group External Communications, Group Public Affairs and the Group Brand team, to ensure high levels of collaboration to enable effective and timely decision making.
• Collaborate with the CBAM leaders to enable the benefits of How we Lead and How we Succeed.
• Facilitate and prepare meetings with the Head of Communications to ensure they are constructive, focused, and outcome-driven, while ensuring readiness for committees and completion of minuted actions.
• Work closely with the PG&C COO team to ensure effective budget and risk management of the CBAM team. 

Functional Knowledge

• Extensive network of contacts across the Group – to enable things to get done at pace
• Exceptional organisation skills and project management experience
• A good understanding of how CBAM and the wider bank operate
• Works well with creatively minded people
• Can handle ambiguity without adding to it
• Experience in leading teams

Experience, Skills and Qualifications

• Exceptional organisation skills and project management experience.
• Empowerment of others: Be trusting in equal measures, empowering colleagues to take on tasks or projects that will help them step outside of their comfort zones and grow as professionals.  
• Exceptional business partnering skills, with a strong ability connect with colleagues across CBAM and the wider Group.
• A solid understanding of driving high performance and colleague engagement.
• Strategic and tactical thinker: Using a diverse set of insights to develop a broad perspective and lay out a vision and how this can be enabled. 

For further queries on the role, please contact Sam A GABRIEL <sam.a.gabriel@hsbc.com>, Talent Acquisition Operations Lead

If possible, kindly apply with CV in pdf format.