Gps Global Platform Lead - Sheffield, United Kingdom - HSBC

HSBC

Verified Company

Sheffield, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

GPS Global Platform Lead

Big Bank Funding. FinTech Thinking.

Our technology teams in the UK work closely with HSBC's global businesses to help design and build digital services that allow our millions of customers around the world, to bank quickly, simply and securely.

We also run and manage our IT infrastructure, data centres and core banking systems that power the world's leading international bank.

Our multi-disciplined teams include: DevOps engineers, IT architects, front and back end developers, infrastructure specialists, cyber experts, as well as project and programme managers.

We work in small, agile DevOps teams with colleagues around the world.

Following extensive investment across our Technology and Digital domains, we are currently seeking an experienced Solution Architecture to join HSBC Technology.

Brief overview of the business areas

The program is looking for configuring the built Micro services as part of the Business Outcomes we plan to deliver.

This is with the vision to make our elevated architecture capable of satisfying growing need of partners and market scheme demands for Faster Deliveries.

What you will be doing;
This role will carry out some or all of the following activities:

The job is a leadership and transformation role for owning and driving the core platform that hosts the strategic payment services.
Working in tandem with the key Engineering leadership to draw the roadmap of the new scalable elevated architecture to accelerate business delivery.
As global platform owner, also is responsible for upkeep and availability of the systems to meet the operational requirements of the bank with strong focus on Risk and Control governance
Ensure strong operating environment for high quality delivery, faster timetomarket and continual productivity improvements.
Provide thought leadership on latest DevOps and Agile development methodologies, innovation and transformation, and have the ability to evolve, modify and adapt in a dynamic environment.
Managing the required crossskilling and re/upskilling of the organization to deliver strong change agenda.
Manage various senior management stakeholders across Technology, Ops and Business teams.
Building capability for effective engagement and execution as well as building thought leadership for wider adoption of DevOps/Agile, APIs and reusable services.
Lead and drive proactive risk management culture
Ownership and Accountability in a matrix based environment

Key Responsibilities

Financial Management

Own planning and tracking of financial forecasts, resource planning.
Ensure optimal use of resources for attaining financial goals

People Management

Develop and manage high performing team to meet present and future needs
Develop Talent and leadership at all levels including opportunities for growth, stretch roles, global leadership and succession for key/critical roles.
Attract, develop and retain talent across delivery leadership and technical/functional SME

Lead performance management including compensation, vertical/lateral progression and reward & recognition globally

Delivery and Application Management

Provide SME knowledge in cloud based microservice architecture, resiliency, capacity and supportability.
Collaborate with engineering and support leads to provide a secure and resilient framework for payments services
Build strong productive working relationships with technology leadership, Payments Operations and LOBT
Analyze and address/fix delivery issues in a timely manner
Lead and provide direction and guidance as needed to the delivery team
Responsible for communications to stakeholders and Payments Services (PS) management and any escalations
Active involvement and ownership of Support activities covering stability, efficiency and improvement initiatives
Lead and Manage regional IT Service Management teams and liaise closely with Regional Payments Operations teams for effective service management
Ensure IT estate including Hardware and Software are remediated before OEM endoflife and have latest security patching.
Lead and drive RTB efficiency initiatives ensuring yearonyear cost efficiency
Proactive management of cyber security threats, internal and external (incountry regulators like PRA, HKMA, MAS etc.) audits.

Requirements

What you will bring to the role;
To be successful in this role you should have proven experience within the Technology sector with knowledge of the following skills:

Strong technology experience combined with very strong and evidenced leadership experience managing both change and run functions in large technology organizations - preferably in Banking and financial services (Payments is a plus).

An understanding of API technology, containerisation, micro services.