Senior Product Manager, Middle Office - HSBC Markets and Securities Services

Job description

Job description

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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.

Securities Services provides robust and reliable solutions that enhance performance and mitigate risk, today and in the future. Working with institutional investors, banks, insurance companies, governments and multinational corporations, Securities Services offers a range of fund administration, global custody, sub-custody and clearing, and corporate trust and loan agency services.   

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as a Senior Product Manager, Middle Office.  

Principal Responsibilities

The Senior Product Manager, Middle Office role is a key member of the global Middle Office Product team, with key responsibilities as follows:

·  The definition of the product strategy and proposition for component products within the Funds product range and the design and maintenance of the associated business operating models
·  This aspect of the role has a global dimension, with individuals or teams operating in multiple geographies supporting colleagues responsible for various functions, including new business acquisition and service delivery
·  Working closely with colleagues across Fund Services the job-holder will ensure that strategic change initiatives and tactical enhancements to the Middle Office product are delivered to meet the evolving needs of the business, to time and on budget.

Market and Product Strategy:

·  Contribute to the development and maintenance of a strategy and associated roadmap for Middle Office globally in a cohesive fashion
·  Identify new and enhanced global product opportunities, providing input to Middle Office product strategy initiatives

Product Management:

·  Ownership of product components advised from time to time by Global Product Head
·  Define Middle Office requirements for Funds products, including operating model, sales and pricing strategy, marketing and brand adherence
·  Identify opportunities for product improvement and differentiation, efficiency and standardisation, scalability and drive process improvements
·  In conjunction with IT, align the Funds Middle Office product architecture and design to the IT architectural blueprint
·  Design and maintain global product definition documentation and relevant elements of sales collateral for Middle Office elements of Fund products
·  Establish and maintain relationships with key senior individuals in the market, for example with relevant industry bodies, regulators, consultants, competitor organisations, software vendors, data vendors and appropriate other third parties. Use input to contribute to product development and product management processes
·  Provide thought leadership both internally and externally through promotion of best practices, interaction with trade publications, speaking on public trade forums
·  Make approved Middle Office presentations directly to Funds clients at User Groups, and in response to specific requests from global sales & marketing to represent middle office product elements at client meetings
·  Maintain an awareness of market and competitor developments and position and differentiate the middle office offering, globally, relative to the competition
·  Preparation and deliver of periodic reports within set deadlines in relation to the performance of the middle office product
·  Adhere to HSBC governance principles including business acceptance committees and funds value stream

Commercial:

·  Prepare product costing dynamics as relevant to Funds pricing strategies in respect of Middle Office cost base allocations
·  Work with operations to ensure cost estimates provided for deal are accurate and fair. Challenge operations should this not be case
·  Prepare business cases for projects, change initiatives, new product launches

Brand and Markets:

·  Ensure products are delivered in adherence to HSBC brand guidelines

Requirements

·  Demonstrates an in-depth knowledge of the securities market and the associated market infrastructure
·  Experience in custody or broader securities services
·  Experience in product management, development and risk management.
·  Proven track record in driving innovation and demonstrating thought leadership
·  Knowledge of global market infrastructure
·  Strategic and creative thinker
·  Able to manage a complex and multi-disciplinary global environment (‘building bridges’)
·  Strong leadership qualities of decision making, authority and people motivator
·  Good communicator, both verbally and in writing
·  Able to work in pressurised environment and manage priorities effectively and be a good team player at the same time

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