Technology Project Management

Job description

HSBC Bank Canada, a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc, is the largest and leading international bank in the Canada, with assets of US $2,522bn as at 31 December, 2017. HSBC serves customers worldwide through an international network of around 3,900 offices in 67 countries and territories in Europe, Asia, North and Latin America, and the Middle East and North Africa
We help companies and individuals across Canada to manage their finances through three global business lines: Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Retail Banking and Wealth Management.
It’s this global connectivity that you will find yourself inspired and collaborating with colleagues not just locally but also across continents and cultures.

About Retail Banking and Wealth Management

Retail Banking and Wealth Management serves millions of customers worldwide through our branch network, call centres, and digital and mobile banking. We also connect institutional and retail clients with investment opportunities through our Global Asset Management division. Simpler, faster, and more efficient. These are the underlying principles of the RBWM IT team. To help us achieve this, we are developing a new online banking service with improved security, improved experiences, and improved features. The purpose is to provide Retail Banking and Wealth Management services to HSBC’s customers across browser, mobile and tablet and continue to evolve how we connect and interact with our customers. Be part of HSBCs digital transformation.
Key Objectives for Technology Project Management:

Technology Project Management jobs are accountable for successful delivery of Technology projects and ensuring benefits realisation. Project outputs may form part of a technology-based change programme, delivery of a technology-only Programme, or may be standalone.The scope of projects may be global and may span multiple HSBC business areas.

Principle Accountabilities:

The Project Management role will hold most or all of these responsibilities:
· Managing the project approach, building stakeholder buy-in around the project plan, commitments and changes
· Supporting Technology teams to manage delivery proactively, balancing scope, schedule, resourcing, dependencies, communications and budgets
· Working with the Technology team and Product Owner to drive improvements in productivity through backlog management, maturity in the use of Agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, Lean), and corresponding management of dependencies
· Providing management to maintain a focus on how the project aligns to wider programme objectives, where appropriate, and to the change portfolio across HSBC
· Managing, monitoring and reporting progress, issues, dependencies and risks to the programme management, internal stakeholders and/or steering committees. Making recommendations to influence decision-making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realisation
· Enforcing process discipline and improvements in areas of expertise, such as disciplined agile software delivery, production support processes, or continuous DevOps pipelines development
· Helping with the development and running of the programme management office or project management practice
· Ensuring adherence to standard controls and drives teams to achieve compliance and framework, capability management, security controls and technology architecture designs
· Establishing effective governance and controls, in line with Business Transformation Framework, and co-ordinating cross DevOps and cross Global Business/Global Functions delivery

Desired profile

Qualifications :

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications:

Experience/Qualification Requirements:
·  At least 3 years of experience in a IT project/programme management role
·  PMP accreditation preferred
·  Agile certification preferred (such as DAD, Scrum, Kanban)
·  Financial industry experience, especially Banking, preferred
·  Minimum five years of experience working within IT
·  Experience of working with teams/resources across different time zones is an advantage
·  Must be willing to occasionally work unsociable hours in order to collaborate with different countries

HSBC Proud

In 2017, HSBC Bank Canada was named one of the Best 50 Corporate Citizens by Corporate Knights magazine, in addition to The World’s Best Bank by Euromoney Magazine in its annual Awards for Excellence.
Join HSBC, and benefit from the following:
·  Career Development: Within your current role, as well as Canadian and international opportunities
·  Company Reputation: Offering prestige, strength, and longevity
·  Business Growth: Underpinned by our drive, and the highest banking standards
·  International Connectivity and impact: Build global relationships and be a part of international initiatives
·  A diverse workforce: Reflecting our belief that diversity of thought, background and perspective make HSBC a stronger organization
·  Corporate Sustainability: We build our business for the long term by balancing social, environmental and economic considerations in the decisions we make