Manager, CIB Sustainable Finance and Transition

HSBC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A major global bank is looking for an experienced Manager to lead the CIB Sustainable Finance and Transition strategy in London. This hybrid position requires strong commercial acumen in banking products, excellent communication skills, and the ability to manage multiple initiatives. The candidate should be experienced in product development, ideally with knowledge in sustainability practices. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is essential.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial acumen and knowledge of banking products and services required.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively at senior levels.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and managing multiple demands.

Responsibilities

• Support commercialization of the Sustainable Finance & Transition strategy.
• Drive alignment on risk framework across key sectors.
• Support portfolio management and transaction decisioning processes.

Skills

Understanding of the Group and CIB business

Strong commercial acumen

Excellent interpersonal skills

Experience in informing product development

Job description

Overview

If you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further.

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages.

We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of

Manager, CIB Sustainable Finance and Transition (SF&T).

In this role, you will:

• Support the commercialization of the Sustainable Finance & Transition strategy, including but not limited to:
  • Prioritization initiatives around clients, and coordination / assignment of client names to SF&T originators
  • SF&T participation into client planning process, and developing sustainability/SF&T component of the client plan, together with Sales enablement colleagues
  • Drive alignment on risk framework and appetite across key sectors
• Support Portfolio Steering capability deployment, to deliver against our net-zero commitments (incl FE / Coal / NZ50)
• Support portfolio management and transaction decisioning processes, considering and maximizing revenue and returns within the constraints of climate related performance and risks
• Identify and prioritise commercial opportunities across the strategic drivers (NTB and ETB) and establish a process to execute, in partnership with regional sales teams.
• Establish financial profile baseline / goals, scorecards and performance dashboard, together with Sales enablement colleagues.
• Work with Sales enablement to enable the commercialisation of content and thought leadership – including client plan tear sheets, pitch books, case studies, and market & sector insights – to support C-suite dialogue and business development.
• Conduct competitor analysis to understand the external landscape; Inform product & proposition development.

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

• Understanding of the Group and CIB business
• Strong commercial acumen and knowledge of banking products and services. Frontline / Banking experience is essential.
• Experience in informing and commercialising product and proposition development.
• Knowledge of and experience in sustainability or sustainable finance preferred, not mandatory
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with proven ability to communicate effectively and confidently at senior levels of management
• Comfortable managing a range of initiatives and objectives, interacting with multiple teams and stakeholders of different levels, cultures, and operating models
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity, adapting to changing priorities, working in a dynamic environment and getting things done. Navigation and tenacity to manage multiple demands at any given time

This is a hybrid role based in London.

More about opportunities and inclusion

Continue to grow with our internal opportunities.

We believe that being open to a range of perspectives and cultures is vital for our business. We work hard to ensure our diverse and inclusive workplace reflects the communities we serve. We want everyone to achieve their potential – regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. If you have a different way of seeing the world, we are interested in hearing from you.

HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for all. We will provide reasonable adjustments to remove any disadvantage to you being considered for this role. We are proud members of the Disability Confident Scheme, and will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role. Within the workplace you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has processes in place to avoid nepotism. This means we will avoid circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.