Job description

KEY REQUIREMENTS

• Seasoned professional with finance industry experience in one or more senior risk or compliance roles, which must include significant ESG and wholesale business related experience
• Ability to work directly with ExCo level stakeholders.
• Ability to clearly articulate business and regulatory implications of analysis and findings.
• Experience of interpreting and analysing a large volume of information and/or data and provide succinct summary for management.
• Ability to guide and structure the bank’s reputational and sustainability risk
• In depth understanding and expertise of group and industry development in risk
• Have the confidence and knowledge to be able to influence and challenge senior levels on risk management issues.
• Resilient, steadfast and a completion driven self-starter
• Highly effective people and communication skills, able to work collaboratively in teams
• Completion driven self-starter with a high-level communication skills
  Preference will be given to candidates who hold Australian PR/Citizenship or New Zealand Citizenship, or who can demonstrate current unrestricted work rights in Australia without limitations.
  We value different perspectives, we succeed together, collaborating across boundaries, we take responsibility, holding ourselves accountable to get things done. Through these values, HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are appreciated and respected and where opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow in an inclusive environment. Applications from First Nations peoples are encouraged.
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• Enterprise Risk Stewardship - provide independent oversight & effective challenge to the wholesale business on the application of the risk management framework including RCAs, issue management and incidents.
• Risk stewardship with respect to ESG and Reputational Risk-related policies.
• Manage the AUH and NZ Climate Risk Programmes, act as lead for the Governance and Risk Management workstreams and the R&C lead for other workstreams, including mandatory disclosures.
• Ownership of all reporting as required to both formal and informal committees and forums, including ownership of the ESG Forum and managing the secretariat.
• Lead the development and implementation of Human Rights risk assessment and controls across AUH and NZM.
• Provide subject matter expert (SME) advisory support for ESG and Reputational Risk-related matters, including preparation of the annual Modern Slavery Statement including identification and execution of continuous improvements.
• Enhance and implement the Reputational Risk framework across AUH and NZM.
• Working with the CRCO and the Head of ERM, the role requires strong partnership with key stakeholders within AUH and NZM.
• Liaise with key stakeholders across the wholesale business as well as key offshore colleagues ensuring risk and assessments, and framework are in-line with group and regulatory requirements
• Act as the programme manager for AUH and NZ on Climate Risk Programmes.
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