The Technology Program Management job is accountable for delivery of Technology Programs, Business Change Program, or delivery of critical Technology-only programs within a Technology Portfolio.
This Job manages change initiation, design and delivery and is accountable for successful delivery of the program and ensuring benefits realization.
This job will be based within Equity Derivatives Technology and support the department globally.
Responsible For:
This role will carry out some or all of the following activities:
Excellent analysis, design, and development skills. Able to lead a team in an Agile environment within a Dev-Ops framework
Manage program strategy and the program approach across a series of projects or component activities, building stakeholder buy-in around plans, commitments and changes
Assist business stakeholders with the decomposition of complex business requirements into Epics and User Stories that can be delivered by Tech teams via respective backlogs with minimum cross product co-ordination.
Delivery, governance & reporting to stakeholders including the Product owner in the business, head of a service line or Product within Technology
Drive the use of Agile methodologies within Technology teams (e.g., Scrum, Kanban, Lean) in line with corresponding transformation frameworks at the bank
Ensure Technology programs align to HSBC strategies and contribute to towards achieving strategic aims
Manage the development and promotion of the technology portfolio and project management practices
Manage the reporting of progress, issues, dependencies, and risks to committees and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realization
Major Challenges:
The main challenge is to be able to operate in a highly dynamic and pressurized environment where high-quality, innovative software solutions are needed rapidly to support an ever-evolving business.
Additionally, as a global business with trading desks in four main locations and with the IT team also distributed in a number of regions, excellent communication skills and the ability to cooperate well in a team are essential.