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We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of LEAD CONSULTANT SPECIALIST.

Business: Group Data Technology

Principal responsibilities

Leadership and Team Management:

• Directly manage a team of approximately ten engineers, fostering a collaborative and efficient team culture.
• Lead and direct DevOps transformation in the team to faster and time to market in the Stitt/Lydia(GenAI) platform.
• Ensure smooth collaboration within the team and promote a culture of open communication and an engineering culture.
• Monitor team dynamics, conduct performance review assessments and provide constructive feedback.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Work closely with global business and IT stakeholders from GBGFs to understand their requirements, deal with concerns and communicate project updates.
• Act as a liaison between the engineering team and stakeholders, ensuring that the team aligns its practices and objectives with the organization's overall goals.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the organization.

Technical Strategy and Decision-Making:

• Make strategic technical decisions related to the products, keeping up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends.
• Make decisions about the technical direction of the project and the strategic advantage these choices can bring.
• Resolve any higher-level project issues that arise, ensuring that the team works in line with the strategy and within the set timeline.
• Automate whereever we can to improve time to market and reduce risk.

Project Delivery and Execution:

• Oversee the successful delivery of AI-related projects, setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities, and monitoring project progress.
• Ensure that project requirements are clearly understood and translated into technical design.
• Ensure that project deadlines are met and that the output aligns with the business requirements.

Performance Measurement and Continuous Improvement:

• Regularly evaluate and measure team performance, investing time in mentorship and growth of individual team members.
• Continuously strive for technical excellence and improve processes and practices within the team and in relation to the wider organization.
• Initiate and promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.
• Upskill the teams to be full stack.

• Minimum of 10 years IT working experience
• Strong awareness of global strategic direction and vision
• Strong awareness and understanding of other initiatives in domain to leverage re-use and/or best practice
• Strong domain expertise e.g. Commercial banking, Data, Risk, Finance, etc.
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to analyse and design business processes
• Able to prioritise user stories according to business expectations and interest
• Strong knowledge of Change Management and / or Scaled Agile Framework
• Familiar with JIRA and Confluence to log user stories and manage product backlog
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, complemented by an ability to collaborate with business, architecture and development teamsCandidate with less relevant experience or skills may be offered a lower Global Career Band than stated above.

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HSBC is an equal opportunity employer 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. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role.

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