GSC: AI and European Engineering Lead

HSBC; Polska; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial services firm in Poland is seeking a Tech Lead to guide AI and Machine Learning initiatives. You will drive technical direction for LLM-based solutions, overseeing project priorities and leading cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in AI/ML, strong programming skills in Python, and excellent leadership abilities to manage stakeholders. This role offers a competitive salary package and benefits, making it an opportunity to significantly impact the organization.

Benefits

Car allowance

Healthcare benefits

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Financial support for trainings

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in AI/ML domains.
• Proven ability to oversee software implementation.
• In-depth understanding of LLM and RAG.
• Advanced programming skills in Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of AI/ML solutions, focusing on LLMs.
• Coordinate AI/ML implementations across teams.
• Ensure adherence to ethical AI practices.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Technical communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Demonstrated experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer

Tools

Python

SQL

GitHub

CI/CD methodologies

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.

Your career opportunity

Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) Technology supports HSBC’s business capabilities in trade and receivables financing, liquidity and cash management, capital financing & investment banking, payments, and credit & lending for corporate and institutional clients covering over 50 key global locations.

Working in CIB Technology means that you get to work with talented individuals from across the globe and your opportunities are limitless. We continually strive to provide a faster, better service, to look across and beyond our teams to collaborate, innovate and learn from each other, and we’re not afraid to challenge or learn from our mistakes.

Our CIB Technology teams work closely with HSBC’s global CIB businesses to help design and build digital services that allow our millions of customers around the world, to bank quickly, simply, and securely, and our staff to support them efficiently.

We are looking for a highly capable and experienced Tech Lead to guide our AI and Machine Learning initiatives under credit & lending area (CIB Credit & Capital Management – CIB CCM). In this role, you will be responsible for driving the technical direction of LLM-based solutions, overseeing prompt engineering efforts, and ensuring robust, scalable AI systems are delivered. You will lead a cross‑functional teams, manage project priorities, and act as the main technical point of contact across internal and external stakeholders.

What you’ll do

• Lead the architecture and development of AI/ML solutions, with a focus on Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering and RAG.
• Provide direction, oversee, and coordinate the implementation of AI/ML use cases across different team under Credit and Capital Management department.
• Active and engaged member of AI Communities / Forums at CIB Tech level. Be responsible for implementing and influence on strategic direction given by CIB AI team. Drive experimentation and innovation in NLP, ML, and AI technologies, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Ensure adherence to ethical AI practices, focusing on fairness, transparency, and accountability.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and data scientists on the team.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Present complex technical solutions and roadmaps clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Create, lead and manage CIB CCM Tech AI Management Meetings. Report directly to CIB CCM Tech Head and being active and engaged member of the CIB CCM Tech leadership team.
• Act as a senior technical expert for European based application by supporting key architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, ensuring code quality, and aligning technical work with business goals.

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• Demonstrated experience as a Tech Lead or Senior Engineer delivering software projects, preferably within AI/ML domains.
• Proven ability to lead, oversee, and shape strategic direction for software implementation across an organisation.
• In‑depth understanding of LLM architectures, prompt engineering, and Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG).
• Advanced programming skills in Python, with working knowledge of SQL, GitHub, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Capacity to manage multiple priorities and technical initiatives, particularly in developing NLP, ML, and AI solutions, with hands‑on experience in LLM experimentation.
• Commitment to AI best practices, ensuring fairness, transparency, and accountability within the team’s models and systems.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with a track record of synthesising complex information and making data‑driven decisions to achieve business objectives.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to present technical concepts to business audiences and build long‑term relationships with key internal and external stakeholders.

What we offer

The pay range for this role is 22 192 PLN - 33 000 PLN (monthly, gross).

Additional car allowance in the amount of 4620 PLN (monthly, gross).

Variable pay is discretionary, but influenced by Group performance, business/function performance and individual performance.

We offer a comprehensive and competitive package of benefits covering healthcare, family friendly leaves, pension and life assurance, as well as many other benefits to support your wellbeing.

• Additional bonuses for recognition awards
• Multisport card
• Private medical care
• Life insurance
• One‑time reimbursement of home office set‑up (up to 800 PLN).
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery and kindergarten discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund

Recruitment process steps

• Online behavioural test
• Telephone screen
• Interview with the hiring manager

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. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best.

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