Solution Architect, Client Connectivity

CIB - Global Payments Solutions (GPS)

Global Payment Solutions (GPS) is made up of almost 10,000 colleagues across 58 countries and territories. This business is uniquely positioned to help clients make payments across borders, currencies and regulations, quickly and efficiently with dedicated in-country and regional support. Our expertise in this area is repeatedly recognised by the industry’s most prominent publications and associations with numerous global, regional, and country awards. 

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team.

In this role, you will:

• Undertake requirement gathering, design and documentation of detailed solution designs that ensure clients can
seamlessly integrate new channels, products, and services into their operations.
• Continuously look for innovative ways to add value for the client and promote HSBC’s world class implementation
and integration experience
• Apply comprehensive capability knowledge and experience of GPS payment, liquidity, collections, and digital
integration (H2H, Treasury APIs, SWIFT) to deliver solution designs that meet both functional and non-functional
(i.e. operating hours, cut-off times, volumes, weekend processing) client needs, and can be implemented in the
timeframe required
• Proactively identify capability gaps on bank and/or client side that will influence the success of the implementation
and provide alternatives where necessary during project execution to derisk the delivery
• Keep on top of industry trends, emerging technologies, competitor offerings and changes in payment regulations
to support your advisory and problem-solving capabilities
• Apply experience implementing treasury transformation projects, sharing learnings and best practices to guide
development of solutions and inform the implementation plan
• Be available to the Project Manager throughout the project lifecycle to consult on risks, issues, dependencies,
project planning and testing approach including test case definition
• Liaise with Product Managers and Technology SMEs as required to support solution design activities, establish
strong internal network to support client success

Your day-to-day responsibilities will include
• Facilitate client workshops to understand their business goals and current pain-points across treasury, payment and collection processes. Drive a line of questioning to clients to uncover opportunities for optimization, automation and faster integration of information to support decisions and actions. This may include TMS or ERP upgrade.
• Support pre-mandate and RFI/RFP requests, providing GPS Sales and/or clients with technical expertise to develop appropriate solutions and proposals
• Finalize product and technical solutions post-mandate, elaborating the statement of work to reflect a comprehensive via of the solution to align client expectations and implementation plans
• Work with the Project Manager to inform the project plan and identify potential risks or dependencies
• Cultivate and nurture strong, trusted relationships with clients and third-parties through open and proactive communication, demonstrating an understanding their business needs
• Manage a varied portfolio of complex, global projects, including piloting new products/services
• Feedback to the GPS Product and Digital teams on the competitive market landscape and client specific requirements, to help drive product enhancements and developments

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

• A subject matter expert of Global Payment Solutions capabilities across payments, collections and liquidity, and
their underlying systems and processes
• A subject matter expert of HSBC Digital channels and their underlying systems and processes. Knowledge of
domestic payment clearing, international rails and industry standard formats i.e. ISO20022 is key
• Knowledge of industry changes and project management/transformation best practices
• Strong experience working in customer facing roles, tailoring solutions to various client sectors.
• A track record of delivering large, complex and global change for clients
• Excellent communication, influencing and presentation skills, both verbal and written, with ability to adapt style and
approach to the audience (break down technical or complex problems so they can be easily understood by
stakeholders with less technical understanding)
• Additional languages are an asset

Interested employees please ensure that you submit your application before Unposting Date (as below).

For employees with less than 12 months in the same role, please obtain and attach your current functional manager's (and entity manager’s if you are a Regulatory Approval/Filing Required Role) approval in the application.

Please ensure to completely understand the 'Internal Job Application Guidance' below and adhere to it before you submit a job application.

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For details, please contact Clarat JIN at 608678819798  [claratdyjin@hsbc.com.cn]

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