Job description

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HSBC Private Bank seeks to be the leading international private bank for business owners and their families. It provides clients with wealth, business and family succession solutions in the largest and fastest growing markets around the world. At HSBC Private Bank, we put our clients at the centre of everything we do.

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our team as a Global Product Governance Lead, working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.

Role Purpose

Investments & Wealth Solutions (IWS) in GPB&W has been established to deliver an enhanced range of market leading in-house and third-party investment services and investment products as well as wealth lending solutions to all client segments across the WPB Wealth Continuum.

The Product Governance team in IWS carries out management and oversight of the Global Product Governance Framework, Policy, and Procedures across GPB&W products, investment services and credit solutions. The purpose of this role is to lead the product governance framework that supports all products and services (advisory, discretionary and execution only; banking, credit and insurance) offered globally by IWS.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the management of the IWS Global Product Governance Framework, ensuring it remains in line with Group and local regulatory requirements.
• Ongoing management of the IWS Global Product Committee (GPC) which oversees both Private Banking and Wealth business products and services for the Global Head of IWS.
• Work in partnership with all Product Management teams to ensure that the local/regional Product Oversight Committees are structured and conducted in accordance with the defined global product governance framework.
• Owner of IWS Global Product Governance due diligence templates used by global and local teams.
• Oversight responsibility for all GPC submissions, GPC secretarial duties, ensuring timely submissions, effective agenda management and global communication process.
• Main GPC contact across the global team and other Group businesses.
• Establish a Continuous Monitoring programme for in scope products, and manage on an ongoing basis.
• Manage the IWS Product Governance desk procedures and IWS guidance documents ensuring effective communication regarding changes and updates.
• Oversee management of all GPC MI which will include global tracking of all Post Implementation Reviews (PIR), Ongoing Product Reviews (OPR), Continuous Monitoring data and tracking of PIR and OPR findings ensuring effective local action to close.

Requirements

To be successful in the role, you should meet the following requirements:

• Experience of managing Product Governance Frameworks in an investment related business is preferred.
• An understanding of investment, banking, credit and insurance products and services.
• Prior experience in Private Banking or Wealth Management is preferred.
• Practical experience working alongside global product/business management teams.
• Effective presentation, interpersonal, negotiation, communication and analytical skills.
• Recognised strong organisational skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to guide a global business and owners in the best interests of the bank.
• Exhibit physical and mental endurance to study paper, author papers and publish regulatory compliant documentation.
• Strong and proven leader to develop and nurture stakeholder relationships with Regulators, regional teams and Audit.
• Excellent relationship management and diplomacy skills, ability to communicate, influence and negotiate effectively.
• University degree in Economics, Business or related banking disciplines.

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