Senior Sustainability Risk Management and Framework Manager (18 Month FTC)

If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC, and fulfil your potential \- whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Senior Sustainability Risk Management and Framework Manager.

You’ll join Group Reputational \& Sustainability Risk (GRSR), where you’ll help manage reputational and sustainability risks across HSBC in support of the Group Chief Risk \& Compliance Officer, as ESG\-related expectations and risks continue to evolve rapidly and increase in scale and complexity. You’ll play a key role in enabling the Bank to deliver its Sustainability commitments in the right way—a core part of HSBC’s strategy—by supporting consistent and efficient identification, assessment, and management of reputational and sustainability risks at a global level. Reporting to the Global Head of Sustainability Risk Management and Framework, you’ll focus on ESG commitments oversight and standards, and on embedding the Sustainability Risk Management Framework, alongside other priorities as required.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK\-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.

In this role, you will:

• Support in the identification, mitigation, and management sustainability risks across HSBC


• Incorporate Sustainability Risk within HSBC’s Risk Management Framework, ensuring this is embedded throughout both 1LOD and 2LOD


• Enhance our Risk Management systems to ensure Sustainability Risk can be captured


• Tracking and ensuring delivery of GRSR ESG specific change items, governance and audit actions as required


• Undertake strategic analysis, as required, on emerging issues that could create reputational risk for HSBC and develop mitigation plans, including input to development of relevant principles or policies


• Drive the evolving Environmental, Social and Governance Risk agenda, working with other stakeholders in the development of, and execution of, activities aligned with the identification and mitigation of relevant risks relating to HSBC’s activities and portfolios


• Close working contact with a broad set of key internal stakeholders at all levels across the Group

• Proven, in\-depth experience in ESG\-related reputational and sustainability risk


• Strong analytical skills to synthesise complex information into clear insights and actions


• Demonstrated success in Financial Services within large, matrixed, globally diverse organisations


• Broad global sustainability knowledge, with the ability to translate agenda into practical risk management


• Excellent written and verbal communication, including on complex, subjective, or contentious topics


• Track record leading and delivering initiatives across 1LOD and 2LOD, focused on effective implementation


• Strong stakeholder management across Risk, Transformation and Business lines, influencing at all levels


• Credible and confident presence, able to manage multiple workstreams and represent GRSR with senior leaders and external parties

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces \- no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio\-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com.

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