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HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 62 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.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Product Owner.

Business: Wholesale

Principal responsibilities

The Associate Director, Product Owner will typically be responsible for the below with specific focus on:

Responsible for the product vision, strategy, roadmap of what is to be built by collaborating with the wider global and regional stakeholders and communicating to the IT, Change and BAU teamsResponsible for leading the design of Features and Epics, which are broken down into smaller stories within the product backlog in a prioritised order to be built by the Agile delivery teams Ensure other IT product owners, Vendors, and Product delivery managers understand all requirements, and they are planned for deliveryEnsure that the product meets the HSBC quality standards and cover all bases with Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance and other supporting areas Ensure that the product is fit for purpose within different regions and adapt as necessary to enable global rolloutsWorking closely with the IT delivery and architecture teams to ensure that the solution is fit for delivery modelWorking closely with the business architecture and business analyst teams to ensure the product meets the Target operating model and process flows and adapt as necessaryWork closely with the Programme delivery lead to prepare a product roadmap that aligns with the overall portfolio transformation strategy and portfolio roadmap.

Customers / Stakeholders

Primary customers are:

Business lines – GBM CMBFunctional Teams – e.g. Risk, Group FinanceOperational support teams Group Regional teamsOther Risk sub-functions – global and regional

Other stakeholders on projects will include (as demanded by specific project need):

Other IT delivery functions Other Transformation functions Regulatory authorities Other service delivery functionsData service providersSoftware, data and service vendors

The Product Owner will interact equally with senior management of stakeholder groups and support/coordinate staff as necessary. Governance should be in accordance with Group standards, policy and procedures.

Leadership Teamwork

Trusted by colleagues and customers to make balanced, fair decisionsAbility to collaborate and showcase the product to teams and stakeholders.Contribute to an environment of continuous performance improvement. Building an inclusive culture where diversity of thought and different perspectives are equally valued

Major Challenges

To be flexible and adaptable in an environment of constantly changing priorities, challenging bureaucracy and staying true to the values and strategy of the Group. Drive embedding of new ways of working.Working across multiple markets and business/functions with multiple delivery and business partner teamsDefining the approach and dealing with complex requirements and unique projects – often one-off initiatives.Management and control of projects to meet exacting timescales.Achieve sustainable saves and measurable improvements across the programme as set out in the business case The systems and processes involved are often highly technical or require specialist knowledge to understand and effectively support the change programme fully.