Role Title: Traded Risk Lead Business Analyst

Business: Central Managed Services

New or Existing Role: Existing

Grade: GCB 4

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Global Risk is a thriving and expert risk management function supporting HSBC globally with all aspects of risk management. The team actively manages a varied and dynamic range of risk types, including security, fraud, information security, contingency, geopolitical, operational, credit, pension, insurance, financial crime and regulatory compliance, market and reputation risks. All parts of the Global Risk team use their skills, insight and integrity to handle established threats and those they see emerging, acting to protect and enable HSBC to deliver sustainable growth.

We are currently seeking an ambitious individual to join our team as a Traded Risk Lead Business Analyst working together with colleagues to define, manage and achieve divisional business targets.

Role Purpose

The Traded Risk Transformation team is responsible for the rollout of FRTB requirements through the successful implementation of strategic applications as well as business as usual (BAU) project activities to ensure the highest level of data quality and integrity for Risk Management and to comply with Regulatory commitments.

The Traded Risk Lead Business Analyst will primarily act as one of the leads across the FRTB planning and execution agenda for Traded Risk (TR).

In this role, you will:

• Support the planning and implementation of FRTB agenda for TR
• Efficiently improve the existing fragmented and manual systems
• Be responsible for global consistency and improved control framework         
• Meet internal and external target dates
• Improve the process of efficiency and internal control systems
• Reduce manual workload in Risk Control

Qualifications

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

• Knowledge of Basel 3 FRTB requirements is desirable
• Detailed knowledge on trading business & products, risk methodology and regulatory framework
• High degree of understanding of Traded Risk (Market or Counterparty Risk) terminology and concepts – exposure calculation approaches, Traded Risk Internal Controls framework, Basel II & III
• Educated to degree level in Finance, computer science or numerated related disciplines
• Experience in documenting requirements, validating functional specifications, drafting testing approach plans and user acceptance test cases
• Experience in risk system development cycles and working with Risk Technology departments.  
• Strong ability to understand and use complex systems and take a logical and constructive approach to investigating and communicating system problems
• High level of expertise in Excel & Access (VBA level), SQL, PowerPoint, Visio

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