Position summary

Joining Group Reputational & Sustainability Risk (GRSR), you will help manage reputational and sustainability risks across HSBC, supporting consistent and efficient identification, assessment, and management of these risks at a global level. Reporting to the Global Head of Sustainability Risk Management and Framework, you will focus on ESG commitments oversight and standards and on embedding the Sustainability Risk Management Framework, enabling the bank to deliver its sustainability commitments in the right way.

Why this role matters

This role helps HSBC deliver its sustainability commitments while managing the reputational and ESG risks that come with them. By embedding the Sustainability Risk Management Framework across the first and second lines of defence, enhancing risk systems, and driving the ESG risk agenda, the manager supports credible, well-governed delivery of a core part of HSBC's strategy.

Key responsibilities

• Risk management: Support the identification, mitigation, and management of sustainability risks across HSBC.
• Framework embedding: Incorporate Sustainability Risk within HSBC's Risk Management Framework, ensuring it is embedded throughout both 1LOD and 2LOD.
• Systems: Enhance risk management systems to ensure sustainability risk can be captured.
• Delivery tracking: Track and ensure delivery of GRSR ESG-specific change items, governance, and audit actions.
• Strategic analysis: Undertake strategic analysis on emerging issues that could create reputational risk and develop mitigation plans, including input to relevant principles or policies.
• ESG agenda: Drive the evolving ESG risk agenda, working with stakeholders to identify and mitigate risks relating to HSBC's activities and portfolios, in close contact with key internal stakeholders at all levels.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits in Group Reputational & Sustainability Risk (GRSR), reports to the Global Head of Sustainability Risk Management and Framework, and works with stakeholders across Risk, Transformation, and Business lines, plus senior leaders and external parties.

Key details

• Contract and locations: 18-month fixed-term contract; London or Edinburgh (plus two more UK locations); hybrid.
• Benefits: Private healthcare for UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay, and a contributory pension with generous employer contribution.

Requirements:

• 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 the 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, strong stakeholder management across Risk, Transformation, and Business lines, and a credible, confident presence with senior leaders and external parties.