Assistant Director , Innovation

HSBC Holdings plc; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Bengaluru seeks an experienced professional for the role of Assistant Director, Innovation. You will drive analytics solutions across regions, lead data-driven projects, and partner with multiple business areas to deliver measurable impact.

The role requires deep expertise in data analytics, ML concepts, and cloud/big data ecosystems, with a focus on governance, scalability, and cross-regional deployment.

Qualifications

• Any graduation / post-graduation with at least 8 years of hands-on experience in Data Analytics / Operation analytics / Work-force management / Capacity Planning / Statistical modelling & Machine Learning / Visualization & Dashboarding / Java - Web Development.

Responsibilities

• Understand business domain, goals, and required technical expertise across regions.
• Translate analytical solutions to generic, redeployable forms across regions/markets.
• Provide actionable analytical solutions for unstructured business problems and communicate with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborate with business areas to deliver solutions impacting bottom-line.
• Lead analytical projects including design, data collection, database design, analysis and results presentation.
• Act as SME/consultant to conceptualise analytical solutions for multiple businesses/regions.
• Implement advanced data management and governance practices.
• Deliver independently with effective project management and documented evidence.
• Support Diversity programs and ensure compliance with policies and controls.

Skills

Data analytics

Operations analytics

Workforce management

Capacity planning

Statistical modelling

Machine learning

Visualization & dashboarding

Java - Web development

Education

Graduation or post-graduation

Tools

SAS

Python

R

SQL

Java Spring Boot

ReactJS

Tableau

Qlik

Looker

Power BI

Job description

Some Careers Have More Impact 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 realize their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Assistant Director , Innovation.

In This Role, You Will Be

• Strong understanding of business domain, functional goals, and the required technical expertise across multiple regions. Makes decisions, even with ambiguous /incomplete data at a pace that balances the need for further analysis and the need for timely decision given business priorities / requirements.
• Translate key analytical solutions as generic and re-deployable across regions / markets. Drive redeployment of the solutions
• Provide actionable analytical solutions for unstructured business problems. Communicates across all levels and with senior executives.
• Work closely with each business area to deliver specific solutions for each business bottom-line.
• Lead analytical projects and/or statistical models to include project design, data collection, database design, analysis, and presentation of results.
• Act as a Subject matter expert (SME)/consultant, conceptualise analytical solution for the business problem at hand for multiple businesses/regions.
• Implementing advanced data management and governance practices
• Ability to independently deliver without any handholding and effective project management and closure with documented evidence.
• Complete other related duties as assigned and support the Company’s Diversity programs.
• Ensure adherence with all the applicable compliance policies and business standards of Organization as applicable. Take timely action on Audit comments and be able to demonstrate compliance with Internal controls.

To Be Successful You Will Be

• Any graduation /post-graduation with at least 8 years of hands-on experience in Data Analytics / Operation analytics/ Work-force management/ Capacity Planning / Statistical modelling & Machine Learning / Visualization & Dashboarding / Java - Web Development.
• Strong programming skills in at least two of the following: SAS(Statistical Analysis System), Python, R, SQL(structured query language), Java - Spring Boot, ReactJS, Tableau, Qlik, Looker, Power BI, or similar platforms (Specific to the role)
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Google Cloud Platform (GCP),Azure) and/or big data ecosystems (e.g., Hadoop).
• Proficiency with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) tools like DataProc, BigQuery or similar technologies on other platforms.
• Experience with distributed computing frameworks such as Spark and Hive SQL(structured query language) (Good to have)
• Exposure to Generative AI: Understanding of Generative AI concepts, large language models (LLMs), and their potential applications in areas within operational analytics.

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC

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HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.