Alternatives Senior Business Analyst

HSBC Holdings plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Enhanced maternity & adoption pay

Contributory pension

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc is seeking an Alternatives Senior Business Analyst to shape the Global Target Operating Model across private markets. This senior role focuses on front-to-back transformation, scalable operating models, data-driven solutions and platform capabilities to support growth and controls across regions.

As an HSBC UK employee, you’ll access professional development and a competitive pay/benefits package, including private healthcare, enhanced maternity/adoption pay and a contributory

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Asset Management/Alternatives.
• Proven track record delivering front-to-back change in investment management.
• Strong data analysis capability, including SQL and data governance.
• Hands-on exposure to Alternatives platforms (Allvue, eFront, Arcesium, Anaplan, Citco Unity).
• Excellent stakeholder management in a global matrix.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across GTOM change initiatives.
• Elicit, analyse and document requirements and translate strategy into roadmaps.
• Design front-to-back solutions across portfolio management, valuation, reporting.
• Define data lineage and integration patterns; drive data quality.
• Collaborate with technology teams to evaluate and integrate platforms.
• Work with global teams across EMEA/APAC/AMER with controls.

Skills

Senior Business Analyst

Solutions Architect

SQL

Stakeholder management

Data governance

Platform integration

Automation mindset

Tools

Allvue

eFront

Arcesium

Anaplan

Citco Unity

Job description

Area of Interest: Asset and Wealth Management

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 18 Sept 2026

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential - whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We is currently seeking an experienced professional to join our Asset Management Alternative’s team in the role of Alternatives Senior Business Analyst to help shape the Global Target Operating Model (GTOM) across private equity, private credit, real assets and hedge funds. This is a senior role at the heart of front-to-back transformation—defining scalable operating models, data-driven solutions and platform capabilities that support growth, strengthen controls and improve efficiency across regions.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package.

• private healthcare for all UK-based employees
• enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work
• a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution

In this role you’ll:

• Lead end-to-end business analysis across complex GTOM change initiatives, from discovery through delivery and adoption.
• Elicit, analyse and document business requirements; translate strategy into actionable roadmaps and solution designs aligned to HSBC standards.
• Design and oversee front-to-back solutions spanning portfolio management, valuation, reporting and operational workflows across Alternatives.
• Define and govern data lineage, data flows and integration patterns across investment, operations and risk systems; drive data quality improvements.
• Evaluate, select and integrate market platforms (e.g., eFront, Allvue, Aladdin or equivalent) and partner with technology teams on scalable designs.
• Collaborate across business, operations, technology, risk and data teams globally (EMEA/APAC/Americas), embedding controls and ensuring consistent operating models.

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

• Extensive experience in Asset Management/Alternatives with strong knowledge of private markets such as Private Equity, Private Credit, Real Assets and Hedge Funds.
• Proven track record as a Senior Business Analyst and/or Solutions Architect delivering front-to-back change in investment management.
• Strong data analysis capability, including SQL and experience working with data lineage, integration and governance frameworks.
• Hands‑on exposure to Alternatives platforms and ecosystems (e.g., Allvue, eFront, Arcesium, Anaplan, Citco Unity or similar).
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills—able to bridge business outcomes and technology delivery in a matrixed, global environment.
• Strategic, structured problem‑solver with strong documentation skills and an eye for automation, simplification and scalable design.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via [e-mail] .