Global Markets Front Office, Model Governance Quant

-Job description

**Some careers shine brighter than others.**

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 simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with operations in 64 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 **AVP-Model Governance**

**The Opportunity**:

- Roles are within Quant Analytics team in FO Quants space with Rates, Credit, EM Rates, Equities and FX

**Requirement**s
- Prior experience of 5-7 years of working on model governance on front office or risk management side.
- Good documentation and communication skills are required for this role
- Prior experience of coding in Python and VBA is desirable
- Good team player

**What you’ll do**:
**Key activities and decision making areas**

**Impact on the Business/Function**
- Work within the FICC Quantitative Analytics team on
- Support resolution of problems
- Support development of models
- Respond to Ad-Hoc model requests

**Typical Targets and Measures**
- Ensure delivery of tasks as per the pre-defined timelines
- Evidence of effective support for problems / requests
- Timely completion of reports

**Customers / Stakeholders**
- Key resources in FI Analytics team in Bangalore
- GBM Service Centre management in Bangalore
- Global Quant team and FI management in London
- Internal Collaboration - Develops close and effective working relationships within respective Functions /Businesses
- As part of the team to develop a good relationship with the London team, to ensure communication lines are fluid.

**Typical Targets and Measures**
- Feedback from team members
- Ensure stakeholder satisfaction through timely delivery of quality work
- Feedback from resources in London
- Timely completion of development and troubleshooting tasks with minimum bugs

**Leadership & Teamwork**
- Work to ensure seamless communication and teamwork
- Focuses on driving results, even under pressure, through personal drive, perseverance, encourage collaboration and create clarity
- Work within a team, under the direction of Lead Analysts

**Typical Targets and Measures**
- Good feedback from team members
- Effective collaboration and communication within the team
- Evidence of working effectively under direction

**Operational Effectiveness & Control**
- Develops the infrastructure and capabilities needed to enable operational effectiveness and the delivery of the desired results and ensures that decision making is delegated to the most appropriate people
- Offer solutions to problems, supporting with the continuing development, implementation and improvement of the processes, structures, capabilities, capacity and infrastructure needed

**Typical Targets and Measures**
- Infrastructure and capabilities have measurable impact on operational effectiveness
- Adequately work on projects and initiatives leading to proven process or functionality improvement

**Major Challenges** (The challenges inherent in the role that require a continual test of the role holder’s abilities)
- First wave of offshoring of Markets Front Office roles so strong support and guidance will be required for the business
- A rapidly changing regulatory environment with extensive impacts on the Markets businesses
- A high risk and sensitive set of functions potentially to be offshored so it is critical there is no negative business or client impact
- Increasing focus on business continuity delivery
- Availability of appropriate resources and conflicting priorities across the business

**Management of Risk** (Operational Risk / FIM requirements)
- The jobholder will also adhere to and be able to demonstrate adherence to internal controls. This will be achieved by adherence to all relevant procedures, keeping appropriate records and, where appropriate, by the timely implementation of internal and external audit points, including issues raised by external regulators
- The jobholder will adhere to all relevant processes/procedures.
- Also and when applicable, by ensuring adequate resources are in place and training is provided, fostering a compliance culture and optimizing relations with regulators.
Requirements

**To be successful in this role, you should meet the following requirements**:

- Understanding of model governance policies as defined by regulators
- Good exposure of working on Excel, Powerpoint and word
- Good coding skills in Python and VBA
- Good communication skills

**You’ll achieve more at HSBC**

**Issued By HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private LTD