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Head of CEP Commercials & Financial Governance
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Head of CEP Commercials & Financial Governance
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 Head of CEP Commercials & Financial Governance.
You’ll provide senior technical, commercial and financial expertise across HSBC’s IBM Z (mainframe), IBM i and Tertiary Vault platforms. It shapes the technology roadmap, leads governance, manages financial forecasting and recharge models, and oversees commercial negotiations with major software and hardware suppliers. You’ll ensures investment and delivery decisions balance resilience, risk, cost and business outcomes.
You’ll work alongside engineering and support the CEP Planning, Governance & Strategy Manager, partnering with senior business leaders, Finance, Procurement, Risk, Architecture, engineers and external vendors across a global stakeholder network.
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
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In this role you’ll:
- Shape and maintain the technology roadmap for HSBC’s IBM Z, IBM i and Tertiary Vault platforms
- Lead commercial negotiations, contract renewals and sourcing activity with strategic software and hardware suppliers
- Manage technology licensing, supplier agreements and cost-optimisation initiatives
- Design and govern IT recharging models, ensuring accurate cost allocation and recovery across business units
- Own financial forecasting, budget management, variance analysis and portfolio cost governance
- Run effective portfolio governance, including controls, RAID management, milestones, executive reporting and benefits tracking
- Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders, Finance, Procurement, Risk, Architecture, engineers and external vendors
- Lead and support delivery teams by removing blockers, managing dependencies, nurturing talent and ensuring solutions are resilient, secure and customer-focused
To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:
- Lead complex contracts, renewals and sourcing with major technology suppliers
- Experience of IBM Z and/or IBM i lifecycles, including hardware, operating systems, middleware and operational dependencies are essential
- Build forecasts, budgets, variance analysis, cost models and recharge frameworks
- Manage competing initiatives, dependencies, RAID, controls, milestones and executive reporting
- Communicate effectively with executives, business leaders, engineers, Finance, Procurement, Risk and vendors
- Identify risks, develop sustainable mitigations and maintain audit-ready governance in a regulated environment
- Develop business cases and options analyses that explain total cost of ownership, assumptions, trade-offs and investment choices
- Use advanced Excel for forecasting and scenario analysis, and PowerPoint to create clear, executive-ready decision papers and steering packs
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Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we’re dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic background or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.
If you have a need that requires accommodations or changes during the recruitment process, please get in touch with our Recruitment Helpdesk via hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com.
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