Associate/Associate Director, DCM COO

If you’re looking to take an exciting new direction with your HSBC career, an internal move can open the door to many opportunities, allowing you to take on a new challenge, and develop your skills. Bring your knowledge of our brand to a new role and grow yourself further

HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking is a markets-led, financing-focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long-term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking.

We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Associate/Associate Director, COO for Debt Capital Markets business.

Role Purpose

The role of Associate, Debt Capital Markets COO holds a critical position in supporting and growing the business both strategically and operationally day to day. The role is multi-functional crossing all COO disciplines and applies expert industry and product knowledge front to back. It is a key partner to the regional and global DCM Heads to deliver the business strategy as well as facilitating the business front to back within agreed risk appetite.

Capital Markets & Advisory houses HSBC’s market leading financing, corporate finance and strategic advisory capabilities. It is a competitive, scalable, financing-led model, providing market leading content & insights which leverages HSBC’s global connectivity to be the trusted partner for our clients. This business includes our focused M&A and Equity Capital Markets capabilities in Asia and the Middle East. This business positions corporate and institutional clients at its core with a product agnostic, solutions orientated offering that is simple, agile and more equipped to deliver sustainable and long-term growth

A move across the business allows you to continue to access tailored professional development opportunities, and our fantastic benefits packages

In this role you will:

- Partner with the Global & Regional DCM team heads to design and execute the strategy in line with local markets, regulators, and the risk & control agenda
- The role holder will be assigned responsibility to cover the DCM product and will partner with regional and global CMA COO teams, business heads and regional / global risk teams to drive strategic initiatives
- Work with the business heads and regional COO to facilitate the provision of timely and insightful business performance data that supports strategy execution, based on globally consistent metrics and data sources, and informed by local market dynamics
- Oversee day to day operations, regularly review effectives and efficiency of delivery. Drive innovation as well as continuous improvement; provide constructive challenge where needed to ensure adoption of global consistency and simplification in policies & procedures
- Lead collaboration initiatives as appropriate with other parts of CMA, CIB and HSBC Group, eg. Regions, Private Wealth and Asset Management
- Prepare all relevant presentations, marketing and comms, aligned with Global strategy to ensure clear communication of the CIB and CMA strategy across stakeholder groups 
- Partnership with Regional COO team, technology, and business stakeholders to i) automate / digitise / simplify, ii) deliver on regulatory commitments and iii) drive the growth in strategic areas
- Ensure programmes align with CIB and Group’s broader transformation strategies, leveraging existing workstreams where relevant
- Engage with key stakeholders including bankers, clients and product leads to prioritize investments that maximize client impact over time
- Coordinate AI-led process improvements and drive adoption across the business

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

- Excellent knowledge of Capital Markets & Advisory related products, coverage teams and clients
- Possess a growth mindset, eager to take ownership of tasks and learn from senior colleagues
- Very strong analytical and presentation skills, with excellent grasp of powerpoint, excel, word and ability to distil large quantities of information into key themes
- Strong prioritisation and control skills, with ability to review and acknowledge when and how to reprioritise, mitigate, or escalate. 
- Practical experience in managing complex projects simultaneously
- Proven ability to work in a fast paced, ambiguous environment, whilst setting and managing realistic expectations and staying true to the values and strategy of the Group
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with capacity to work with senior teams and ability to interact at all levels of the organization
- Clear understanding of statutory and regulatory requirements and can ensure the highest global standards of control apply across capital markets & advisory
- Able to identify and implement where AI tools can fit into day-to-day work to boost productivity
- Budget & cost management experience as well as project management and delivery experience is beneficial
- Excellent English language capabilities both written and oral

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.

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