Global Macro NFR (Associate Director)

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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.

The Opportunity

Join the Global Macro Non-Financial Risk (NFR) team to provide first-line risk and control support across FX, Rates and Commodities. This role helps keep governance, risk and control standards working effectively in a global business with regular engagement across regions and lines of defence. You’ll provide business leaders with decision-useful management information, bring clear challenge where controls or evidence require improvement and ensure timely escalation and remediation of Issues and Events. The scope spans governance forums, risk and control framework, incidents and issues management , and trading controls and conduct monitoring. Success looks like reliable control execution, high-quality reporting and closure of incidents, issues and actions through sustainable remediation. You’ll also help translate framework changes into practical execution across the business.

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.

What you'll be doing:

- Own relevant Global Macro NFR governance forums and Risk Management Framework components covering risks, issues, actions, conduct and NFR metrics
- Produce concise management information, highlight trends and data-quality issues and escalate material matters with clear next steps
- Ensure governance packs are produced and reviewed to a high standard, including, review of key risk indicators, and supporting evidence with transparent tracking of decisions and actions through to closure
- Coordinate risk and control assessments, control monitoring, trigger reviews and thematic reviews, incorporating associated remediation planning
- Monitor Business-aligned controls and exceptions across Helios and DEER and support timely, evidenced closure of overdue or ageing items
- Coordinate first-line responses to operational incidents and near misses including classification, root-cause analysis, read-across and escalation requirements
- Support audit, compliance assurance, regulatory and thematic reviews by coordinating evidence, responses and action closure
- Partner with Front Office and key control functions to keep trading controls and conduct governance practical, evidenced and aligned to the risk profile

What we're looking for:

- Bring substantial experience in non-financial risk, operational risk, controls, audit, compliance or Front Office COO or business management within Global Markets or a comparable trading environment
- Demonstrate strong understanding of front-to-back markets processes across Trading, Sales, Operations, Technology, Product Control and second-line functions
- Communicate clearly in writing and verbally, influencing senior stakeholders across locations and functions
- Evidence ability to produce senior-management reporting, governance materials, risk assessments and issue remediation with clear written analysis
- Apply structured evaluation of complex risk and control matters, focusing on what is material and escalating with sound judgement
- Maintain disciplined execution across deadlines, quality assurance and escalation while keeping stakeholders aligned through clear updates

Strengthening Global Macro Controls

This is a high-impact role at the centre of how Global Macro keeps risk mitigated through controls that are designed adequately and operating effectively day to day. You’ll help ensure incidents, issues and control gaps are identified early, escalated clearly and closed with evidence. The work spans global stakeholders and governance with visible outputs in reporting, forum materials and remediation delivery. If you’re looking to shape practical outcomes across a complex trading environment, we’d welcome your application.

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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