Senior Manager Policy Sustainability Programme Delivery

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As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will 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.

Wealth & Personal Banking (WPB) serves more than 42 million customers worldwide with a complete range of banking and wealth management services. It is a global business that brings together management responsibility for Retail Banking, Wealth

Management, Insurance and Asset Management with a focus on customer-centric propositions and innovative and efficient distribution channels. WPB have an important role to play in supporting our customers on their sustainability journey and helping our clients to manage their investments for positive long-term environmental and social impact.

We have a very rare and exciting opportunity as a Senior Manager, Policy Sustainability Programme Manager. This is a key role whereby you will drive and support the execution of the strategy, and management of risks as new infrastructure is designed, deployed and operationalised. Sustainability is a rapidly evolving area and one of HSBC key strategic pillars. As the sustainability agenda is emerging, evolving rapidly and likely only to increase in scope and scale it requires a dedicated Programme management approach. 

Key Responsibilities:

•    Lead execution of WPB Sustainability Execution and Sustainability Risk Management Programme. 
•    Coordinate implementation activity across 4 lines of the business within WPB: Retail, Private Bank, Insurance and Asset Management.
•    Programme Governance and Group escalation to relevant GW Risk committees (incl. escalation to WPB Sustainability and Inclusion Oversight Forum /RMM, others)
•    Lead the monitoring of ESG emerging risks as the agenda evolves and work with NFR to effectively manage these risks
•    Lead the establishment of clear timelines and roadmaps for implementation of all material sustainability initiatives and policies, working effectively across the stakeholder group
•    Support development of ESG related risk strategy in alignment with bank’s overall objectives and regulatory requirements, & staying informed about industry best practices and emerging trends in sustainability risk management
•    Represent WPB at the Group Sustainability Programmes governance forums
•    Build relationships with the wider WPB sustainability community and Group Sustainability, Group Risk community and key internal stakeholders

The successful candidate will have:

•    Experience of working for the Big 4 or banking industry 
•    Solid understanding of the HSBC Risk Management Framework
•    Prior experience of working within Sustainability, including greenwashing risk management  is highly desirable
•    Demonstrable experience of implementing Risk Management Frameworks
•    Solid project management/transformation management skills, track record of managing organisation wide programmes
•    Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to build rapport and strong working relationships with a range of stakeholders

This is a hybrid working role with base location as London

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