Assistant Director Data and Analytics

HSBC Holdings plc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Bengaluru seeks an experienced Assistant Director of Data and Analytics to lead analytical initiatives across regions. You will own end-to-end analytics, profile data, and deliver insights using BigQuery, Python, Looker, and Qlik Sense.

You will partner with product and business teams to shape requirements, coach team members, and ensure governance and risk controls while embedding AI into analytics workflows with appropriate guardrails.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 to 12 years of relevant experience in analytics or data roles.
• Degree in a numerical discipline with CS/IS/engineering focus.
• Experience in unsecured lending and related product/finance analytics is a plus.
• Strong programming and BI tooling across multiple platforms and tools.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualise analytical solutions for business problems across regions.
• Own end-to-end analytics delivery on Google Cloud Platform and BigQuery.
• Use Python for analytics, automation, and lightweight modelling.
• Build BI dashboards with Looker and Qlik Sense for senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with product and business teams to shape requirements and drive data-driven decisions.
• Maintain strong data governance, controls, and audit readiness, including AI governance.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Data storytelling

Mentoring

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Tools

Google BigQuery

Looker

Qlik Sense

Python

R

Tableau

SAS

SQL

Unix

VBA

Adobe Analytics

Job description

Some careers shine brighter than others.

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 simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Assistant Director - Data and Analytics

In this role, you will:

• Act as a subject matter expert and consultant, conceptualising analytical solutions for business problems across multiple businesses and regions, with strong International Wealth and Personal Banking domain knowledge to translate business questions into key performance indicators and insights.
• Own end-to-end analytics delivery on Google Cloud Platform, using expert Structured Query Language with Google BigQuery for data profiling, complex joins, optimisation, and governed data sourcing and transformation through to stakeholder-ready outputs
• Use Python programming for analytics and automation, including pandas and numpy, reproducible notebooks, and basic modelling where needed to accelerate insight generation.
• Build business intelligence dashboards and insight narratives using Looker and Qlik Sense, defining metrics and communicating findings through clear storytelling and visual design for senior audiences.
• Partner with product and business stakeholders to shape requirements, manage expectations, drive data driven decisions, and lead and mentor team members through coaching and on-the-job training in a matrix environment.
• Continually reassess operational risk and demonstrate strong internal controls and compliance by following relevant procedures, keeping appropriate records, implementing audit actions, applying data quality checks and governance practices, and embedding generative artificial intelligence into analytics workflows with appropriate quality controls and guardrails.

To be successful you will:

• Minimum 6 to 12 years of relevant experience, with a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputed university in a numerical discipline with concentration in computer science, information systems, or engineering.
• Experience working within unsecured lending in a role such as product management, finance, analytics, or credit risk, with the ability to frame complex business problems into feasible solution approaches.
• Strong programming and analytical tooling capability, with proficiency in one or more of Statistical Analysis System, Structured Query Language, Visual Basic for Applications, Unix, Qlik, Tableau, R programming language, Python programming language, and other business intelligence tools and data technologies across Unix, mainframe, or Windows platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud computing on Google Cloud Platform, data modelling, Adobe Analytics, and exposure to data quality assessment and control, including delivery on data and information management projects of varying complexity.
  Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to develop and communicate complex concepts clearly and maintain effective interaction with the team, direct manager, and onshore business partners.
• Proven stakeholder management and collaboration skills, able to work across business groups and cross-functional teams to build end-to-end solutions and evaluate emerging techniques that enhance analytical capabilities and computational models.

You’ll achieve more at HSBC

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