Trust Advisory Manager

HSBC; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HSBC is seeking a Trust Advisory Manager to lead fiduciary risk management and regulatory compliance for TFS structures in a dynamic, private client-focused environment. You will assess evolving legislation, collaborate with IT, risk, and front office, and provide advisory input on onboarding and restructuring cases.

The role requires proven trust experience, strong governance instincts, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams while communicating complex concepts to stakeholders across

Qualifications

• Proven experience advising on or administering trusts, with working knowledge of private client tax issues.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to interpret new legislation and assess business impact; attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience in governance and risk management preferred; professional qualification in trusts, law, tax, or accounting desirable.
• Team player with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver technical training.

Responsibilities

• Manage and monitor fiduciary risks, regulatory and tax compliance, and implement controls for TFS-managed structures.
• Track and assess legal, regulatory, and tax changes impacting TFS business across jurisdictions, escalating risks as needed.
• Drive timely closure of fiduciary, regulatory, and tax issues through action plans and escalate where required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (including IT, transformation, and risk stewards) to design and implement solutions for regulatory, fiduciary, and tax obligations.
• Act as SME for trust technical matters with private client tax exposure; review onboarding and restructuring cases, and provide advisory input for timely decisions.
• Review and sign off on external legal, regulatory, or tax advice; support responses to regulatory consultations.
• Develop relationships with regulators, tax offices, and external advisors; deliver training and updates to front office teams; draft client communications and governance papers.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Professional qualification in trusts, law, tax, or accounting

Job description

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. 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.

International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB) helps deliver on HSBC’s purpose of opening up a world of opportunity by providing our customers with borderless banking and world‑class wealth management through best‑in‑class, mobile‑first capabilities, and exceptional people. Our international network and breadth of expertise enable us to support individuals, families, business owners, investors, and entrepreneurs. International Wealth and Premier Banking provides a leading premium proposition through Premier Banking and, together with our Private Bank, are present across the world’s most important markets, booking centres, and corridors most valued by our clients. Our wealth offering is further enhanced through our best‑in‑class manufacturing capabilities in Asset Management and Insurance.

Trust Advisory Manager

In this role you will:

• Manage and monitor fiduciary risks, regulatory and tax compliance, and implement appropriate controls for TFS-managed structures.
• Track and assess legal, regulatory, and tax changes impacting TFS business in relevant jurisdictions, escalating risks as necessary.
• Drive timely closure of identified fiduciary, regulatory, and tax issues through agreed action plans, tracking actions to completion and escalating where required.
• Collaborate with stakeholders (including IT, transformation, and risk stewards) to design and implement solutions for regulatory, fiduciary, and tax obligations.
• Act as subject matter expert (SME) for trust technical matters with private client tax exposure (or strong private client tax expertise with demonstratable trust knowledge) , reviewing onboarding and restructuring cases, providing pragmatic advisory input to enable timely decisions, and ensuring policy compliance.
• Review and sign off on external legal, regulatory, or tax advice, and support responses to regulatory or industry consultations.
• Develop relationships with regulators, tax offices, and external advisors; deliver technical training and updates to front office teams; draft client communications and governance papers.

To be successful you will need:

• Proven experience advising on or administering trusts, with working knowlege of private client tax issues (or proven private client tax experience with demonstratable trust exposure).
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to interpret new legislation and assess business impact; attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Experience in governance and risk management preferred; professional qualification in trusts, law, tax, or accounting desirable.
• Team player with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver technical training.

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Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.