HSBC Global Services Limited
Capital Risk Assurance Manager
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Capital Risk Assurance Manager – HSBC
If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential—whether you seek a route to the top or an exciting new direction. With opportunities, support, and rewards that take you further, we’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations globally, operating in over 50 countries and territories.
Our mission? To be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper—ultimately helping people fulfil their hopes. We’re now seeking an experienced professional for the role of Capital Risk Assurance Manager.
About the Role
Our Second Line of Defence (Risk and Compliance) function is critical. We support, challenge, and advise across the business by:
- Establishing policy
- Monitoring risk profiles
- Identifying and managing forward-looking risk and compliance.
Key environmental goals include:
- Encouraging staff to speak up and act ethically
- Protecting customers, the business, and the integrity of financial markets
Asset are a global standard setter and continuously evolve to meet strategic changes.
Capital Risk refers to the risk that HSBC fails to maintain sufficient resources to cover potential losses, failing to meet internal or regulatory capital requirements—whether at Group, subsidiary, or branch level.
Key Responsibilities
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The Capital Risk Assurance Manager will:
- Provide subject matter expertise, advice, guidance, and effective challenge to stakeholders through retrospective regulatory risk and compliance reviews.
- Support targeted assurance reviews and deep dives into:
- High-risk capital returns
- Internal metrics (e.g., Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio, Tier 1 Capital Ratio, Total Capital Ratio, Leverage Ratio, Double Leverage, Return on Tangible Equity)
- Across various jurisdictions
- Assume a stewardship role by:
- Reviewing and analysing inherent risk, residual risk, and control effectiveness ratings
- Addressing issues, action items, and events
- Collaborate with the business to:
- Assess emerging risks and identify necessary control changes, resource adjustments, and operational shifts to stay aligned with risk appetite.
- Manage cross-functional, both onshore and offshore teams, particularly those tied to the Assurance lifecycle.
Requirements
To succeed, successful candidates must possess:
- 4–5 years of experience in one or more of the following:
- Regulatory capital reporting
- First line of defence capital risk management
- Second line of defence capital risk oversight
- An overarching treasury risk profile
- Demonstratable stakeholder liaison experience in Capital Risk matters, with the ability to clearly articulate findings (written and verbal).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills:
- The ability to articulate business-relevant risk management effectively.
- Excellent business writing, presentation, and influencing skills.
- Knowledge of the Assurance lifecycle and its role within Second Line Risk Functions is a plus.
- Capacity for self-starting, proactivity, and growth mindset.
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Why HSBC?
As an employee based in the UK, you’ll access:
- Tailored professional development
- Competitive compensation and a generous benefits package:
- Private healthcare for all UK-based staff
- Enhanced maternity and paternity support, including adoption leave and return-to-work assistance
- Contributory pension scheme with substantial employer contributions
Join Our Diversity
We proudly embrace inclusive workplaces and aspire to serve communities with diverse perspectives. HSBC’s recruitment process is accessible to everyone—regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are a Disability Confident Leader and will interview candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, or neurodivergent profiles who meet the criteria.
For any necessary reasonable adjustments, please contact our Recruitment Helpdesk: Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com
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