Senior Data Risk Manager

Hsbc Global Services Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare (UK)

Enhanced maternity and adoption pay

Contributory pension scheme

Job summary

HSBC is seeking an experienced Senior Data Risk Manager to oversee data risk across Global Private Banking and Wealth and Premier in the UK. You will lead the governance, risk assessments and controls to mitigate data-related risk while aligning with policy and regulatory expectations.

The role involves senior stakeholder engagement and reporting to governance forums. You will act as a first line partner ensuring identification, escalation and remediation of data risk with robust controls and

Qualifications

• Experience in data risk, non-financial risk and governance within financial services.
• Strong understanding of data governance, quality, lineage and security.
• Experience in risk assessment, control design and escalation in regulated environments.
• Familiarity with risk and control narratives and audit/regulatory responses.
• Ability to translate policy and risk appetite into practical controls and MI.

Responsibilities

• Lead data risk identification and assessment across data quality, lineage, privacy and controls.
• Own the data risk and control framework with objective controls and evidence standards.
• Oversee control monitoring arrangements, review breaches and trends for escalation.
• Lead risk and control governance and escalation forums with logs and action tracking.
• Support and oversee control testing and assurance outcomes.
• Produce risk and control reporting and governance packs for senior forums.

Skills

Data risk

Non-financial risk

Governance

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Stakeholder management

Tools

Helios

Job description

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 are currently seeking an experienced Senior Data Risk Manager.

You will be responsible for leading the oversight, governance and management of data risk across Global Private Banking and Wealth and Premier, ensuring that the causes and consequences of data risk are understood, assessed, governed and mitigated through effective controls and robust risk management practices.

You will act as a key first line partner to ensure that data-related risks are identified early, escalated appropriately, evidenced in line with policy and regulatory expectations, and managed to the lowest sustainable residual risk level. You will also provide leadership on risk and control decisioning, governance packs, audit and regulatory responses, exception management and change-related control impact assessments for operational delivery.

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 will:

• Lead data risk identification and assessment by assessing risks arising from data quality, lineage, privacy, misuse, inaccurate reporting, weak governance or ineffective controls; define inherent and residual risk positions and recommend appropriate treatment actions
• Own and oversee the data risk and control framework for by defining control objectives, minimum control requirements, evidence standards and risk-to-control mappings, ensuring alignment to HSBC policy, standards and non-financial risk frameworks
• Provide oversight of control monitoring arrangements by challenging whether KRIs, KPIs and other monitoring mechanisms are sufficient, complete and fit for purpose, and by reviewing breaches, trends and emerging themes requiring escalation or remediation
• Lead risk and control governance and escalation forums for material data risk topics, including KRI breaches, control failures, assurance findings, incidents and remediation actions; maintain decision logs, action tracking and escalation records
• Support and oversee control testing and assurance outcomes by reviewing testing plans, findings and thematic issues from CMA, periodic testing or other assurance activity, and ensuring actions are tracked through to closure.
• Produce and/or lead risk and control reporting and governance packs using Helios / NFR and related management information, highlighting material themes, overdue actions, control weaknesses, breaches and emerging risks for senior governance forums

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

• Strong experience in data risk, non-financial risk, operational risk, controls management, data governance or related disciplines within financial services
• Sound understanding of data management concepts including data governance, data quality, metadata, lineage, critical data elements, stewardship, data retention and data security
• Experience in risk assessment, control design, control monitoring, issue management, governance and escalation within a regulated environment
• Good knowledge of risk management frameworks, policy and standards development, and the practical application of control requirements across business and technology processes
• Experience supporting audit, regulatory reviews and assurance activity, including preparation of risk and control narratives and evidence coordination
• Demonstrated ability to interpret policy and risk appetite and translate these into practical thresholds, controls, governance and management information

London office relocation: Between January and April 2027, many office-based HSBC employees in London will move from either 8 Canada Square or Queen Victoria Street to one of our new sites at St. Paul’s or Canary Wharf. Depending on when they join, successful candidates may start at an existing office before moving or join directly at a new location. The specific location cannot be confirmed at advert stage and will be discussed during the recruitment process. This does not apply to branch-based or HSBC Innovation Bank roles

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.

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