Project Manager - IWPB

HSBC; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC seeks a high-caliber Project Manager for its International Wealth and Premier Banking division. This role involves leading program delivery, managing stakeholder relationships, and utilizing Agile methodologies to ensure successful project execution. Opportunities for career growth are available within a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Project Manager in technology and business change.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Scrum, and project management best practices.
• Experience in working with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Drive and lead programme delivery balancing scope, schedule, and budget.
• Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide effective project reporting and implement quality assurance processes.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Programme delivery

Risk management

Job description

Some careers grow faster than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you will be respected as an individual and valued for the contributions you make, join HSBC and discover how diversity drives our success. 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.

International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB) helps deliver on HSBC’s purpose of opening a world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world-class wealth management through best-in-class, mobile-first capabilities and exceptional people.

Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to support individuals, families, business owners, investors and entrepreneurs. IWPB has four key business areas responsible for efficiently bringing the best of HSBC to our clients through a broad and relevant suite of wealth and retail banking capabilities: Asset Management, Global Private Banking & Wealth, HSBC Life, Retail Banking & Strategy and COO & Digital Transformation.

We are currently seeking a high-caliber professional to join our team as a Project Manager.

The Role

As a Project Manager within IWPB, your role will be to lead change initiation, design, and delivery, and you will be accountable for the successful delivery of both Technology and Business Change Programmes, ensuring benefits realization. You will operate comfortably with stakeholders at an executive level and engage and influence a wide spectrum of stakeholders and partners across HSBC.

Furthermore, in this role you will be required to:

• Drive and lead programme delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, budget, and risks
• Assist business stakeholders with decomposing complex business requirements into Epics and User Stories that can be delivered by Technology teams via respective backlogs with minimal cross-product coordination
• Manage and support relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Drive and support the use of Agile methodologies within Technology teams (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) in line with corresponding transformation frameworks at the bank
• Support senior Project / Programme managers across all stages of the initiative lifecycle to deliver larger, more complex, high-priority Programmes & Projects
• Lead and support the definition of staffing, resourcing, responsibilities, and schedules
• Establish effective programme controls and procedures
• Support the adoption of HSBC standards and work in alignment with the Change framework at all times
• Manage and support the development and promotion of the technology portfolio and project management practices
• Provide effective and comprehensive project reporting at local forums, and manage Program Artifacts
• Set high expectations concerning quality and implement quality assurance processes
• Report progress, issues, dependencies, and risks to steering committees and initiative leadership, making recommendations to influence decision-making to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realization