Project and Programme Management

Job description

Job description

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join Global Service Center (GSC) HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, with operations in 64 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people to fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions. We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of  "Project and Programme Management"

Principal accountabilities:

·  Drive / support programme delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, budget and risks
·  Assisting business stakeholders with the decomposition of complex business requirements into Epics and User Stories that can be delivered by Technology teams via respective backlogs with minimum cross product co-ordination
·  Managing / supporting relationships with internal and external stakeholders
·  Drive / support the use of Agile methodologies within Technology teams (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean) in line with corresponding transformation frameworks at the bank
·  Supporting of senior Project / Programme mangers across all stages of the initiative lifecycle to deliver larger / more complex / high priority Programmes & Projects
·  Lead / support definition of staffing / resourcing, responsibilities and schedules
·  Lead / support the establishment of effective programme controls and procedures
·  Drive  / support the adoption of HSBC standards and work in alignment with Change framework at all times.
·  Manage / support the development and promotion of the technology portfolio and project management practices 
·  Additional responsibilities of Programme Managers could include:
·  Set high expectations concerning quality and put in place / work within quality assurance processes
·  Lead the team to meet programme objectives
·   Accountable for all elements of programme financial management, including headcount and software delivery capitalisation
·  Manage negotiation with, relationships with and service agreement monitoring of external suppliers, including technology suppliers
·  Report progress, issues, dependencies and risks to steering committees / initiative leadership and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realisation

Requirements

Experience

·  Working experience in agile adoption or agile project implementations.
·  Leading teams with both local and global stakeholders from multi-disciplinary markets.
·  Programme Management working experience in complex multi-market initiatives.
·  In-depth knowledge in IT and Financial Business Solutions 
·  Managing relevant transformational budgets of more than USD 50m
·  Running yearly planning sessions and present to the Executive Committees 

 

Requirements

·  Fluency in Spanish and English
·  Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, with experience in a global organisation in financial industries, working across cultures,
·  Strong desire and capability to learn and adapt,
·  Demonstrated ability to lead large projects
·  Experience in roles which have required strong internal and external stakeholder management, effective teamwork and collaboration in a complex organisation, as well as managing teams in an ambiguous environment,
·  Practical experience of major business transformation with project management experience or exposure,
·  Ability to manage and mitigate operational risk effectively.
·  Strong managerial, communications, organizational, analytical, interpersonal and leadership skills,