PC Governance and Control Manager

HSBC Holdings plc; Kraków; On-site; PLN 226,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Multisport card

Life insurance

Free parking

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HSBC Holdings plc in Kraków is seeking a VP-level Governance and Control Manager within Product Control. You will shape governance reporting, strengthen control performance visibility and ensure issues are tracked through to closure.

You will lead governance activities, oversee risk and control frameworks, and drive process improvements with stakeholders across locations. A strong background in Product Control or Valuation Control is essential.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in Product Control and governance.
• Experience with risk and control frameworks and remediation tracking.
• Strong analytical capability across quantitative and qualitative data.

Responsibilities

• Own governance reporting for key committees with insightful analysis and executive commentary.
• Deliver end-to-end governance/control exercises including methodology review and senior-management outputs.
• Maintain governance trackers, data quality, and timely escalation of breaches.
• Coordinate stakeholder responses for governance initiatives, including data-driven conclusions and actions.
• Support change initiatives impacting Product Control governance including process redesign and UAT.
• Identify process improvements including automation or AI to reduce operational risk and shorten cycles.
• Act as primary BAU contact, triaging requests and managing priorities.
• Manage and develop a small team, coaching on quality standards.

Skills

Product Control

Valuation

Governance

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Leadership/Team management

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Education

ACA/MBA Finance/CFA or equivalent

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

Controllership is an expert function that exists to deliver trust in the numbers, providing insight and running controls and processes that enable the business to grow and succeed safely. Product Control is an integral part of Controllership and provides independent control and assurance, product expertise, commercial insight and guidance across trading activities throughout HSBC. The Governance and Control team focuses primarily on Valuations while also supporting the P&L, Accounting and Treasury control pillars to strengthen the control environment, maintain robust frameworks and meet internal standards and external regulatory requirements. As VP, Governance and Control Manager, you will shape governance reporting, strengthen control performance visibility and ensure issues and remediation are tracked through to closure.

What you’ll do

• Own governance reporting for key committees such as the Valuation Control Committee including insightful analysis, executive commentary and a clear view of emerging risks and required decisions or actions
• Deliver annual governance and control exercises end-to-end including methodology review, stakeholder engagement, challenge and analysis and senior-management-ready outputs
• Maintain and enhance core governance trackers and management information such as overdue items, initiative actions and data quality items ensuring data integrity and timely escalation of breaches
• Coordinate stakeholder responses for governance and control initiatives including challenging inputs, analysing themes and presenting conclusions, risks and recommended actions
• Support change initiatives impacting Product Control governance and reporting including process redesign, tooling and control enhancements with requirements input, UAT and implementation readiness
• Identify and deliver process improvements including automation or AI where suitable to reduce operational risk, improve control effectiveness and shorten cycle times while tracking realised benefits
• Act as the primary point of contact for BAU queries by triaging requests, managing priorities and ensuring timely turnaround with appropriate escalation
• Manage and develop a small team, allocating work, coaching on quality standards and ensuring effective coverage and continuity

What you need to have to succeed in this role

• Bring substantial experience in Product Control, valuation, Non-Financial Risk and governance
• Apply proven knowledge of risk and control frameworks and governance routines including identifying, assessing and escalating issues with remediation tracked to closure
• Demonstrate strong analytical capability across quantitative and qualitative information including root-cause investigation, trend analysis and synthesis of insights for senior stakeholders
• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally including producing concise executive commentary and influencing stakeholders across locations
• Use sound judgement and structured problem-solving to balance control discipline with pragmatic delivery
• Manage competing priorities to tight deadlines while maintaining quality under pressure
• Bring Product Control or Valuation Control experience or equivalent experience in broader Finance Control or Reporting
• Hold ACA, MBA Finance, CFA or equivalent qualification, or bring equivalent demonstrable experience

What we offer

The pay range for this role is 20,242 PLN – 25,000 PLN monthly, gross.
Additional car allowance in the amount of 4786 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).
• Cafeteria platform
• Employee assistance program
• Additional contributions to PPK scheme
• Corporate parties & events
• CSR initiatives
• Nursery discounts
• Financial support with trainings and education
• Social fund
• Flexible working hours
• Free parking

If your CV meets our criteria, you should expect the following steps in the recruitment process:

• Online behavioural test (for external candidates only)
• Telephone screen (for external candidates only)
• 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.
If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please let us know.