Senior Data Business Analyst - Asset Management

HSBC Holdings plc; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Contributory pension

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Senior Data Business Analyst in London to join the Asset Management Data Analytics Office. The role focuses on shaping requirements, improving data quality, and delivering data products across Investment Data Service, Security Master, Funds Data and Entity Master, with collaboration across business analysts, IT and vendors.

You will work in a hybrid setup, partnering with global teams to define data artefacts, data quality controls and data governance in Google Cloud Platform

Qualifications

• Senior Business Analyst with investment data management experience.
• Strong SQL skills to validate datasets and transformations.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform data environments (e.g., BigQuery).
• Knowledge of Asset Management data concepts and related datasets.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyse and document business and functional requirements for data services across epics and user stories.
• Use SQL to interrogate, validate and reconcile datasets and support root-cause analysis.
• Support delivery activities including backlog refinement, UAT planning, and stakeholder sign-off.
• Define core data artefacts: business rules, data definitions, lineage notes, source-to-target mappings.
• Collaborate with engineers and platform teams to deliver and assure datasets on GCP.

Skills

SQL

GCP

Bloomberg data

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Tools

BigQuery

Job description

Senior Data Business Analyst - Asset Management

Location: London, GB, E14 5HQ

Brand: HSBC

Area of Interest: Asset and Wealth Management

Role Workstyle: Hybrid Worker

Date: 3 Oct 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 are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our Asset Management Data Analytics Office (DAO) Change team in the role of Senior Data Business Analytics to help deliver high-impact change across key enterprise data services and platforms including Investment Data Service, Security Master, Funds Data, Entity Master and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You’ll partner closely with Business Analysts, Test Analysts and Delivery Managers, as well as third-party vendors and IT service providers, to improve data quality, controls and outcomes for the Asset Management business. As we transition towards a data product-aligned operating model, this is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys shaping requirements, solving data problems, and getting change delivered at pace.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role you’ll:

• Elicit, analyse and document business and functional requirements across multiple data services (epics/user stories, acceptance criteria, process and data flows).
• Use Structured Query Language (SQL) to interrogate, validate and reconcile datasets; support root-cause analysis and resolution of data issues.
• Support delivery execution including backlog refinement, dependency management, User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning/execution and stakeholder sign-off.
• Define and maintain core data artefacts such as business rules, data definitions, lineage notes and source-to-target mappings.
• Work with engineers/platform teams to deliver and assure datasets and controls on GCP (e.g., monitoring, access management, data quality).
• Coordinate with vendors and IT service providers to agree deliverables, manage issues/risks and drive actions through to closure.

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

• Proven working knowledge of Asset Management and the data used within it
• Senior Business Analyst experience in investment data management (e.g., security master, pricing, holdings/positions, funds, entity data).
• Strong SQL skills with proven experience validating datasets and transformations.
• Hands-on experience in GCP data environments (e.g., BigQuery; cloud warehousing/lakehouse concepts).
• Strong working knowledge of Bloomberg data and common security identifiers (ISIN/CUSIP/SEDOL/BBGID).
• Strong stakeholder management skills across business, technology and third parties; confident chairing large meetings and driving actions.
• Comfortable working with global teams across time zones; adaptable with a team player mindset.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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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.

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