Senior Risk Leader, Private Banking – Guernsey

HSBC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Senior Risk Manager for Private Banking in Guernsey. The role focuses on driving the risk agenda, shaping robust risk and control assessments, and delivering assurance through monitoring and testing.

The successful candidate will bring expertise in non-financial risk, RCA, and governance engagement, and will partner with 2LOD/3LOD teams to ensure timely remediation and alignment with Group standards.

Qualifications

• Experience with non-financial risk framework
• Ability to apply RCA in business environment
• Strong governance/committee engagement experience

Responsibilities

• Drive the business risk agenda as SME, providing authoritative guidance
• Shape risk and control assessments using RCA methodology
• Establish and monitor risk indicators for governance decisions
• Design and execute control monitoring plans with testing and indicators
• Challenge audit findings and remediation plans to timely closure
• Conduct thematic reviews to strengthen the control environment
• Record and escalate operational risk incidents with root cause analysis
• Partner with 2LOD/3LOD teams during audits and assurance reviews

Skills

Risk management

RCA methodology

Governance & committees

Control monitoring

Incident data management

Tools

Helios system

Job description

HSBC is seeking a Senior Risk Manager for Private Banking in Guernsey. The role focuses on driving the risk agenda, shaping robust risk and control assessments, and delivering assurance through monitoring and testing.

The successful candidate will bring expertise in non-financial risk, RCA, and governance engagement, and will partner with 2LOD/3LOD teams to ensure timely remediation and alignment with Group standards.