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Some careers shine brighter than others. If you re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. 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. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations 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 a Senior Consultant Specialist. In this role, you will: Face-Off to the programme team, IT Leads and the MSS Central COO Teams Support monthly financial billing process for IT reviewing the latest LE, variances and rest of the year forecast view with enhanced focus on forecast gaps and placeholders Review and challenge the forecast vs actuals gaps and true up with the baseline to ensure any deviation is justified. Maintain a synthetic view of the IT resource MPP. Work with suppliers to ensure plans are accurate and up to date Ensure the resourcing and the IT hiring is tracked and delivery impact due to delays is captured and reported to the programme team Ability to corelate hiring status, FTE forecast and RAGs to assist the programme in efficiently managing its forecast and delivery plans Analyse the data for accuracy and retrospective checks to ensure the gaps, risks and any challenges are highlighted in time Provide support for governance packs as and when required both for IT and Business Quality Assurance oversight of Clarity to ensure conformance to programme standards [timely, accurate, relevant]: Ensure Change Control governance is followed, review impact assessments of CRs Ensure L1-3 Risks, Issues and [agreed] Dependencies are tracked in Clarity, updated and reported in relevant governance forums Ensure L1-3 Milestones are tracked in Clarity, updated and reported in relevant governance forums Ensure evidence of programme/project level change framework compliance is available Work with project Leads to remediate highlighted issues Collate L1-L3 Change Requests and associated POAP and RAIDs Work with Markets Control and Reg programme PMs and IT leads to ensure integrity and quality of data Work with the programme team on annual operating plan i.e. 2025 budget process Requirements To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements: A hands-on approach to making things happen, identifying and addressing issues risks in the project delivery (financial forecast, resourcing, hiring and status reporting) Excellent Project Lifecycle Knowledge in an agile delivery framework [what good looks like] Analytical mindset and strong knowledge and experience of working with reporting tools like MS Excel, Power Point and related reporting tools to provide insightful MI and dashboards for the senior management. Excellent organisational, planning and management skills Exposure to global initiatives/projects/programmes A background that includes expertise gained in regulatory change initiatives or other large multi-disciplinary change in a capital markets environment A background in system development lifecycle methodology techniques and documentation A sound understanding of the role that support functions such as operations, risk and finance play in investment banking Oversight of reporting and documentation via SharePoint. Ability to communicate, influence and negotiate effectively with peers and senior stakeholders in both business and technology / service departments Strong data analysis, financial and problem solving skills Strong reporting skills to assist in generating the MI/Dashboards to highlight the latest status, gaps etc and build efficiency in reporting by automating reports where possible using VBA Macros, Power BI etc. Skilled decision-maker considered and timely Strong written and verbal communication skills, with strong interpersonal skills Ability to work with minimal supervision and to contribute to a larger team Willingness to own work and problems and see through to completion and to use own initiative to resolve issues. Robust character able to deal with a diverse range of people. Self-motivation and a proven rapid learning capability in a changing environment are essential Committed to personal and professional development
