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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations 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 fulfill their hopes and realize their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team as an Associate Director - Delivery Management Specialist.

In this role, you will:

Primary Accountability:

• The Pod Lead is responsible for managing the Regional Risk project Pod, developing team capabilities across multiple functional areas, maintaining staff engagement, managing underperformers, and developing talent.


• Functionally leading the pod by defining and executing engineering delivery plans, collaborating with other pods in Enterprise Risk IT and business units to solve problems using technology.


• This role suits a candidate eager to build a high-performing team and drive organizational change through design thinking, innovation, and thought leadership.


• Mobilize a team operating across various technology stacks to deliver operational excellence.


• Leverage knowledge of best practices, processes, frameworks, tools, and automation to enhance service quality.


• Foster a learning culture, ensuring the team's technical expertise remains current with industry developments.


• Collaborate with the Production & Infrastructure Pod to manage patching processes, ensuring compliance with cybersecurity best practices.


• Manage vendor relationships, negotiate with vendors regarding product defects, and advocate for the best outcomes for HSBC.


• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, driving transformation and managing conflicting stakeholder priorities.


• Operate as a technical expert across product or service release stages, maintaining excellent domain knowledge and customer focus.


• Support identification, root cause analysis, and resolution of IT service problems, guided by Embed DevOps principles.


• Customers / Stakeholders:


• Assist stakeholders in decomposing complex requirements into manageable Epics and User Stories for delivery.


• Monitor and report on project progress, issues, dependencies, and risks; recommend actions to maintain progress and benefits realization.


• Manage relationships with key regional, national, and global stakeholders to ensure alignment on critical issues.


• Leadership and Teamwork:


• Work with the technology team and product owner to improve productivity through backlog management and Agile methodologies.


• Promote Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban, Lean) within technology teams.


• Enforce process discipline and continuous improvement in software delivery, support processes, and DevOps pipelines.


• Ensure adherence to technology standards, controls, and architecture frameworks.


• Manage the development and promotion of technology portfolios and project management practices.


• Drive compliance with security controls, governance, and architecture standards.

Technical Skills (preferred):

• Technical leadership and delivery planning


• Tools: Jira, Confluence, Teams, Jabber


• Programming and data skills: Python, ETL, Data lake architectures, Cloud Lake architectures


• Version control and CI/CD: GitHub, Jenkins, S3


• Operating systems and databases: Linux, Windows, MS SQL Server


• Application servers: WebSphere, Tomcat


• Automation and scheduling: Control-M, X-matters


• Analytical and troubleshooting skills


• Production support and controls