Job description
Our purpose – Opening up a world of opportunity – explains why we exist. Here at HSBC we use our unique expertise, capabilities, breadth and perspectives to open up new kinds of opportunity for our more than 40 million customers. We’re bringing together the people, ideas and capital that nurture progress and growth, helping to create a better world – for our customers, our people, our investors, our communities and the planet we all share.
The Emerging Talent Lead – Americas is responsible for executing HSBC’s global emerging talent strategy at the market level, ensuring programmes are adapted to local context while staying aligned to global objectives. This includes oversight of end-to-end recruitment, onboarding, programme delivery for graduates, interns, and other early career pipelines, as well as leading a high-performing in-market team.
The Market Lead is the primary point of contact for all emerging talent activity within the market enterprise wide, working closely with business stakeholders, Talent Partners, local People Leads, and global colleagues. The role focuses on local execution, adaptation, and stakeholder influence, while providing insights upward to shape global strategy.
As our Emerging Talent Lead, Americas you will:
Translate global emerging talent strategy into actionable market-level plans and adapt programmes to reflect local academic calendars, labour laws, regulatory requirements, and cultural considerations
Provide market insights and feedback on challenges, opportunities, and trends to inform global decisions, as well as lead, coach, and develop a team of recruiters and programme advisors
Foster a human-centric, high-performance culture and ensure career development pathways for team members. Build team capability through training, mentorship, and cross-market collaboration
Promote cross-market learning by sharing local insights and best practices with peers
Partner with hiring managers and senior sponsors to define and execute hiring plans
Lead and oversee end-to-end recruitment for graduates, interns, and early career pipelines within the market
Ensure delivery against global standards for candidate attraction, assessment, and selection
Champion candidate experience through a high-touch, data-led approach
Oversee assessment and selection process, ensuring fairness, quality, and alignment to enterprise standards, in addition to oversee lengthy keep warm process and activities, ensuring engagement and belonging, reducing declines and reneges
Monitor recruitment health metrics (conversion rates, reneges, diversity, hiring manager satisfaction) and course correct as needed
For this role, HSBC targets a pay range between $134,500.00 and $201,800.00
The final fixed pay offer will depend on the candidate and a number of variables, including but not limited to, role responsibilities, skill set, depth of experience and education, licensing/certification requirements, internal relativity, and specific work location.
At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.
Requirements
You´ll likely have the following qualifications to succeed in this role:
Strong subject matter expertise in emerging talent strategy, recruitment, and development, in addition to a deep understanding of Americas market trends and candidate expectations
Ability to oversee high-volume, high-touch programme delivery at pace, with a focus on experience, equity, and post-programme outcomes
Lead, develop and inspire a high-performing team of emerging talent advisors and delivery professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
Coach and build leadership capability within the team, creating stretch opportunities and supporting career progression to build long-term bench strength
Comfortable using success metrics, reporting tools, and feedback to assess delivery and improve outcomes, as well as proven ability to use data and feedback to drive continuous improvement, decision-making, and impact measurement
Future-focused, insight-driven mindset with the ability to proactively evolve strategies over time and strong business partnering skills; trusted advisor to senior leaders
Able to navigate matrixed organisations and connect global strategy to local delivery. Strong planning, prioritisation, and governance skills
Works collaboratively globally across teams, and functions. Uses good judgment to make decisions that balance cost, value, and impact
Understands how the work connects to business goals and makes choices that support long-term success and ability to balance consistency with agility, adapting enterprise strategy to local needs without compromising quality or brand
Experience navigating and executing in a global-to-local delivery model, with awareness of local nuances, regulatory environments, and localization strategies
Bilingual Spanish Preferred
In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in the U.S. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. as HSBC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this position.
As an HSBC employee, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities to ensure you have the right skills for today and tomorrow. We offer a competitive pay and benefits package including a robust Wellness Hub, all in a welcoming, diverse and inclusive work environment. You will be empowered to drive HSBC’s engagement with the communities we serve through an industry-leading volunteerism policy, a generous matching gift program, and a comprehensive program of immersive Sustainability and Climate Change Initiatives. You’ll want to join our Employee Resource Groups as they play a central part in life at HSBC, including the development of our employees and networking inside and outside of HSBC. We value difference. We succeed together. We take responsibility. We get it done. And we want you to help us build the bank of the future!
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, race, national origin, ethnicity, disability or medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran service, religion, creed, sex, gender, pregnancy, childbirth, caregiver status, marital status, citizenship or immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other trait protected by applicable law.