Head of Rates Risk Technology

HSBC
America/Chicago
Full timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceSkills: ["Stakeholder management","Communication","Delivery governance","Risk judgment","Leadership"]

Lead end-to-end delivery of intraday and end-of-day risk technology for HSBC’s Global Rates business, partnering with Rates Trading, Product, Quant leads, and downstream risk consumers. Own delivery across business-discretionary and regulatory change (including FRTB and IBOR), ensuring production stability, incident management, and measurable service levels. Shape FICC-aligned architecture, drive modern engineering practices, and lead a global team of ~60 engineers and SMEs across locations and time zones.

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Head of Rates Risk Technology

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end delivery of intraday and end-of-day risk technology for HSBC’s Global Rates business, partnering with Rates Trading, Product, Quant leads, and downstream risk consumers. Own delivery across business-discretionary and regulatory change (including FRTB and IBOR), ensuring production stability, incident management, and measurable service levels. Shape FICC-aligned architecture, drive modern engineering practices, and lead a global team of ~60 engineers and SMEs across locations and time zones.
Location: America/Chicago
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own delivery of intraday and end-of-day risk technology for the global Rates business, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and fitness for purpose.
  • •Drive portfolio delivery spanning business-discretionary change and regulatory/control-driven change (including FRTB and IBOR).
  • •Ensure robust production stability, incident management, and continuous improvement with clear service levels and measurable outcomes.
  • •Partner with senior trading, product, and quant stakeholders to shape priorities, translate outcomes into technology roadmaps, and manage trade-offs.
  • •Lead and develop a global team of ~60 engineers and SMEs, setting objectives and governance across locations/time zones.

Key Requirements

  • •Senior technology leadership experience in front-office or risk technology within Markets, with Rates strongly preferred.
  • •Proven hands-on engineering track record driving design and delivery of scalable solutions in complex, data- and compute-intensive environments.
  • •Experience delivering intraday/EOD risk calculation and analytics platforms, including performance-sensitive, high-availability systems.
  • •Experience leading large, globally distributed teams (engineering plus SMEs) with complex stakeholder environments.
  • •Strong partnership ability across Trading, Product, and Quants to translate business needs into scalable technology outcomes.
Skills:Stakeholder managementCommunicationDelivery governanceRisk judgmentLeadership
Tech Stack:APIAIFRTBIBORDORA metricsIntraday and end-of-dayObservabilityAutomation

Company Brief

HSBC
Global banking and financial services organisation offering retail, commercial, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, and global markets services across Europe, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East.
Industry: Banking
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 1865
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