Infrastructure Strategy Lead, Enterprise IT Transformation

HSBC; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Technology Infrastructure Strategy Lead to shape the infrastructure agenda across resilience, modernization, service quality and risk management. You will translate strategy into transformation plans and coordinate across teams to deliver measurable outcomes for HSBC's on-premise and cloud infrastructure.

In this UK-based role, you’ll define the vision, lead the operating rhythm for the EI leadership team, and produce executive materials for Exco reviews, while

Qualifications

• Ability to shape infrastructure strategy, roadmaps and transformation plans.
• Understanding of core domains such as compute, storage, databases, cloud and hybrid operating models.
• Strong experience of Infrastructure on premise stragey whining Data Centres
• Experience tracking delivery, dependencies, risks, issues and benefits across complex portfolios
• Confident producing clear strategy papers, decision materials and concise leadership updates at Exco level
• Capability in investment planning, budget management, prioritisation and spend transparency
• Analytical and decision-making skills, data-driven approach to identifying priorities, evaluating trade-offs and managing risk
• Skilled at bringing together diverse perspectives, creating alignment and accelerating decisions

Responsibilities

• Lead the annual and multi-year strategy cycle for Enterprise Infrastructure, defining the vision, priorities and strategic roadmaps
• Translate Group Technology and business strategy into clear, actionable infrastructure transformation initiatives
• Develop high-quality executive materials, including strategy packs, decision papers and leadership updates
• Own the leadership team’s operating rhythm, including regular reviews, strategic deep-dives and governance forums
• Track delivery of critical portfolio priorities, identifying dependencies, bottlenecks, risks and decisions needed to maintain momentum
• Partner with Transformation & Change and the Chief Operating Office to support investment planning, budget management and spend transparency
• Assess infrastructure capacity and capability requirements, supporting workforce planning and resource-allocation decisions
• Drive productivity, simplification and continuous improvement across processes, tooling and organisational design, while building alignment across senior stakeholders

Skills

Ability to shape infrastructure

Roadmaps and transformation plans

Core domains: compute, storage, cloud

Hybrid operating models

Delivery tracking across portfolios

Executive materials and leadership C-s

Investment planning and budget mgmt

Analytical decision-making

Job description

HSBC is seeking an experienced Technology Infrastructure Strategy Lead to shape the infrastructure agenda across resilience, modernization, service quality and risk management. You will translate strategy into transformation plans and coordinate across teams to deliver measurable outcomes for HSBC's on-premise and cloud infrastructure.

In this UK-based role, you’ll define the vision, lead the operating rhythm for the EI leadership team, and produce executive materials for Exco reviews, while