AVP - CMA Business Risk (Europe)

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We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

As an Assistant Vice President in Capital Markets and Advisory (CMA) Business Risk, Europe you’ll support the Europe CMA Business Risk leadership team to proactively manage non-financial and financial risks across the CMA product portfolio in line with the HSBC Risk Management Framework. The role helps protect customers and the firm by strengthening oversight, improving controls and ensuring issues are identified, governed and escalated clearly. You’ll deliver defined risk workstreams such as risk assessment and oversight, remediation of control issues, internal read-across and responses to external trigger events and regulatory change.

This role sits at the centre of how CMA in Europe identifies risk early, governs issues well and follows through to closure. You’ll have the scope to shape how workstreams are delivered, how MI tells the story and how governance supports clear decisions within risk appetite. If you’re looking to apply risk expertise in a fast-moving Capital Markets & Advisory environment with close partnership across the first, second and third lines of defence we’d welcome your application.

Success means early risk identification and high-quality assessment, disciplined action tracking to closure and timely escalation that supports decision-making within risk appetite.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

What you'll be doing

• Deliver risk workstreams for CMA Business Risk including internal read-across, control issue remediation and support for external trigger events

• Track actions to closure and maintain audit-ready documentation and evidence

• Coordinate new product initiative approvals, ongoing product governance and periodic reviews across top and emerging risks

• Assess risks and controls across CMA, identify themes and emerging risks and escalate observations with clear supporting evidence

• Prepare materials for CMA Risk Management governance meetings, including compiling MI, quality checks, minutes and action logs

• Support triage and evaluation of conduct-related issues across CMA, including drafting materials and recommending escalation next steps

• Strengthen escalation and communications for material issues by improving consistency, frequency and follow-through in reporting

• Partner with CIB COO teams and global and regional CMA Business Risk colleagues to align dependencies and support consistent implementation

• Support engagement with 1LoD assurance, 2LoD risk stewards and 3LoD Internal Audit including evidence gathering and closure of findings

• Summarise regulatory developments and change initiatives relevant to CMA and translate implications for Europe and in-country stakeholders

What we're looking for

• Bring established experience in frontline banking and/or risk management roles such as Business Risk, COO, Compliance, Operational Risk or frontline bankers.

• Apply working knowledge of regulatory compliance in an Investment Banking context

• Demonstrate proven delivery of projects and workstreams involving multiple stakeholders and ideally more than one jurisdiction

• Show in-depth understanding of key CMA product groups such as Structured Finance, Strategic Equity & Financing and Corporate Risk Solutions, broader exposures to other financing products are also helpful.

• Apply understanding of Corporate & Institutional Banking and core risk types in investment banking

• Communicate clearly in writing and verbally with the ability to engage credibly with senior colleagues

• Use a structured approach to governance, MI, action tracking and producing high-quality documentation

• Operate independently with flexibility, prioritising with risk-based judgement and flagging capacity or conflicts early with options

• Build effective workinng relationships across different business and cultural backgrounds

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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 - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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