Associate Director, CIB AI Risk

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 an exciting new direction, we offer opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further.

We’re one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, with a network that covers more than 50 countries and territories. We aim to be where the growth is, enabling businesses to thrive and economies to prosper, and, ultimately, helping people fulfil their hopes and realise their ambitions.

We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our team in the role of Associate Director, Corporate and Institutional Banking, AI Risk

Corporate and Institutional Banking (CIB) Business Risk helps the business grow safely by identifying, assessing and managing non-financial risks across products, processes, and technology-enabled change.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Risk Advisory sits at the intersection of innovation and risk management, supporting responsible adoption of

AI and emerging technologies across a global footprint and helping teams deliver better outcomes for customers, colleagues and markets.

As an AI Risk specialist and SME you will play a pivotal role in safeguarding HSBC’s adoption of Generative AI technologies (including Generative and Agentic AI) . You’ll as a global subject matter expert for AI and emerging technology risks within CIB, providing clear, actionable risk advisory to senior stakeholders. You’ll be responsible for reviewing and challenging innovative AI use cases from a holistic risk perspective, ensuring robust oversight across model risk, data risk, cyber risk, technology risk, and other emerging risk types. You’ll work closely with business, technology and risk teams to ensure that AI solutions are deployed safely, ethically and in line with HSBC’s risk appetite and regulatory expectations.

As an HSBC employee in the UK, you’ll 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.

In this role you’ll:

• Develop, enhance, and implement risk management assessments and controls tailored to systems AI in conjunction with other colleagues across the bank
• Collaborate with business, technology, and risk partners to ensure risk considerations are embedded throughout the AI lifecycle — from ideation and development to deployment and monitoring
• Support the development and embedding of AI risk controls, including governance, documentation standards, monitoring, issue management, and control testing approaches
• Be an advisor to CIB, Group AI and Risk areas to help improve controls and create efficiencies around AI impacting risk areas – including Model, Data, Cyber, Technology, Incident response, Regulatory compliance
• Represent CIB Responsible AI on several cross line of business working groups looking to drive initiatives around better risk management in this space and advising senior stakeholders on next steps
• Provide effective challenges on risk decisions, including control design, residual risk acceptance, and remediation plans
• Track and communicate AI risk posture, key issues, and emerging risks through concise reporting and stakeholder updates

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

• Significant experience in AI/Machine Learning (ML), technology/information risk or cyber risk with exposure to AI/advanced analytics or emerging technologies
• Strong understanding of AI and ML concepts, techniques and delivery practices, with hands on exposure to Generative AI use cases
• Demonstrated experience in multiple risk stripes - model risk, data risk, cyber risk, technology risk, and operational resilience
• Ability to critically assess complex AI solutions and articulate risk exposures and mitigations to technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrable risk management mindset: ability to identify material risks, assess control effectiveness, and drive proportionate mitigations
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior stakeholders, including confident communication, constructive challenge, and strong relationship management
• Strong programme/project management capability: planning, prioritisation, dependency management, and delivery discipline across multiple workstreams
• Excellent written skills: ability to produce clear, concise risk assessments, governance papers, and executive updates

Opening up a world of opportunity.

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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