Role Title: Senior Media Relations Manager Global Banking GBM

Business: Communications

New or Existing Role: Replacement

Grade: GBC4

Some careers have more impact than others.

If you’re looking for a career where you can make a real impression, join HSBC and discover how valued you’ll be.

Global Communications, designs and implements communications strategies which support HSBC’s business objectives, in line with our values, and enhance and protect our reputation among key stakeholders.

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our team as a Senior Media Relations Manager Global Banking GBM, working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.

Role Purpose

The role will be responsible for providing communications support for Global Banking and will work seamlessly with the GBM media relations and employee communications functions, the Global Banking Communications Lead, the Head of Global Banking and other senior Global Banking stakeholders to support the strategic direction and values of Global Banking/GBM.  The Senior Media Relations Manager will be responsible for the effective delivery of the Global Banking communications strategy in alignment with GBM’s global strategy and with the strategies of media relations and other functions, regions, businesses and stakeholders.

The role reports into the Head of Media, Wholesale Communications and supports the Communications Lead, Global Banking. The role holder will ensure delivery of a Global Banking media relations strategy working with the Global Banking Communications Lead, the global leadership team in London and HongKong, and liaising with and leveraging the GBM communications teams across the network, specifically members of those teams who support Global Banking. The regional team members who support Global Banking will continue to report to their regional heads of GBM Communications.

In particular, you will be responsible for:

• Managing Global Banking’s media relations activity to a high standard from London
• Collaborating with Marketing and the GBM business to deliver business-appropriate communications solutions

In this role, you will:

• Help create and deliver a globally-connected communications strategy for Global Banking
• Actively manage, enhance and safeguard the reputation of Global Banking
• Develop thorough knowledge of key media titles and develop strategies for engagement
• Anticipate and identify issues that may have an impact on Global Banking and provide insight, analysis and counsel to senior managers in Global Banking and in Communications
• Keep up to date with the news agenda across GBM to ensure Global Banking communications is responding rapidly and appropriately to industry issues and developments
• Generate relevant, timely messages to optimise commercial goals and manage reputational risks

Qualifications

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

• Strong storytelling skills with proven ability to produce clear, engaging narrative
• Excellent people management, interpersonal, strategic planning, influencing, negotiation, project management skills
• Strong presentation skills with understanding of board level requirements
• Credibility with senior executives
• Broad, expert knowledge of communication trends and best practice
• Broad knowledge of the financial service industry and global marketplace
• Role model management skills and behaviours
• Proven ability to develop and manage budgets
• Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and pressurised situations
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Proven crisis management skills

You’ll achieve more when you join HSBC. 

https://www.hsbc.com/careers

HSBC is committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website.

Issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited.

As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being an inclusive employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a healthy work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid creating circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process

Job Field

 : Communications and Marketing

Primary Location

 : Europe-United Kingdom-Greater London-London

Schedule

 : Full-time 

 : 

Job Posting

 : 29-Sep-2021, 20:36:25 

Unposting Date

 : 18-Sep-2022, 04:29:00