Core Strat Manager
£ Competitive via Umbrella
London (Hybrid)
6 Month Contract
HSBC is currently seeking an inquisitive and technical person to join our team in the role of Core Strats Manager. Within this position, you will support the Core Strats function in partnering with Product specialists across the regions – especially within Wholesale Credit and Lending and Group Risk Analytics - to ensure models are optimised to serve the CMB franchise and structural market conditions in each region. You will also work across workstreams to drive the build of an industry leading credit platform within the Felis Wholesale Analytics Platform. This will include working in cross-functional teams to implement changes to the technology stack.
Responsibilities:
• Support the build of a state-of-the-art code library and development environment
• Carry out statistical profiling of disperse datasets representing inputs into the return on equity of the business identify opportunities to optimise one or more aspects of profitability metrics with a focus on product pricing
• Support the design and calibration of the relevant credit framework
• Partner with wider Credit Strats team and client facing teams in the design of capital & resource efficient products ensuring the tooling is available to monitor the performance of those products
• Liaise with relevant stakeholders within Wholesale Credit and Lending, Group Risk Analytics; and wider stakeholders across the Global Businesses and Global Functions (e.g. IT, Wholesale Data, Treasury, Finance etc)
• Act as trusted advisors, partnering with stakeholders and providing constructive challenge where necessary
• Contribute towards the Strats “hub organization” approach – sharing SME expertise/knowledge, and connecting disparate teams
• Ensure projects adhere to HSBC’s Operational Effectiveness & Controls policies
• Comply with all required internal policies and external rules or laws, taking into account all of the relevant policies and rules applicable to any given business process
Experience Required:
• Broad banking experience in financial services, with preference for those who have focused on credit, rates or cash management markets.
• Experience of working with production level analytical systems and model deployment
• Experience in code architecture, systems design, code optimisation and test led development
• An understanding of Data Exchange Application Programming Interface (APIs)
• Highly numerate with experience of software development and experience in a range of coding languages, e.g. Python, C++
• Demonstrable commercial acumen, with experience in a Strats / quant / analytics / data function
• Experience with financial data and data analytics
• Problem solving skills and the ability to take the initiative and think on your feet
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with experience of preparing and presenting recommendations to managers and other stakeholders
• The ability to achieve results both collaboratively and individually