Associate Director, Non-Financial Risk

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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 Associate Director, Non-Financial Risk Management, MSS (GCB 4)

In this role you will:

• Drive implementation of initiatives to optimize risk assessment and internal processes to effectively manage risks along Markets and Securities Services businesses (FX, Rates, Derivatives, Credit, Trading, Sales, Money Markets, Custody, Trust Services, etc) as the first line of defense
• Stay on top of operational incidents and control issues affecting MSS Korea, ensuring timely escalation, clear documentation, robust root cause analysis, and effective communication to relevant stakeholders
• Proactively identify emerging risks arising from business activity, regulatory developments, process weaknesses, people changes or organizational change, and translate these into practical mitigation or control enhancement actions
• Provide effective oversight, coaching, training, and quality review of offshore Bangalore support, helping to prioritise work, clarify expectations and improve consistency and execution quality
• Maintain strong execution discipline across the NFR agenda, including governance actions, incident remediation, RCA refreshes, issue management, reporting and action tracking
• Act as principal contact point for Audit & other independent functions in the second line of defense that conduct periodic surveillance and control reviews
• Establish and maintain a robust and efficient control environment ensuring early identification and escalation of issues that arise and appropriate resolution

To be successful you will need:

• In-depth knowledge of non-financial risk management policy and procedures, strong understanding of Markets and Securities Services business and products
• Strong experience in business management, Audit or risk/control roles
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and project management skills to enhance procedures and controls
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal and negotiation skills
• Ability to collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior executives
• Well developed leadership and people management skills, able to drive change and provide positive influence to achieve organisation goals
• Strong problem solving and prioritization skills and be able to perform multitask under pressure with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent team player with a proactive and self-motivated attitude and ability to think and act independently

Qualification : 

• Degree holder, preferably with a professional qualification, with strong knowledge of internal control and risk management in markets
• Strong experience in business management, Audit or risk/control roles within a markets business
• Strong understanding of Markets business and products
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and project management skills to enhance procedures and controls
• Well developed leadership and people management skills, able to drive change and provide positive influence to achieve organisation goals
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to negotiate and work effectively with senior business leaders across business lines and geographies
• Strong problem solving and prioritization skills and be able to perform multitask under pressure with a keen eye for detail
• Excellent team player with a proactive and self-motivated attitude and ability to think and act independently