Engineering Practice Lead

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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 Engineering Practice Lead.

Youll need to possess a strong engineering mindset with ability to coordinate across different domains and support their engineering transformation initiatives. Youll be expected to drive engineering maturity collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

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.

In this role youll:

Support engineering transformation activities that grow the capability of our engineering community coordinating across multiple domains and business functions

Facilitate engineering maturity uplift by baselining current maturity identifying priority gaps and agreeing uplift plans with engineering leaders

Partner with HR/L&D and engineering leadership to shape training skill development and career pathways from graduate to senior leadership

Collaborate with Workforce teams to raise the bar in the calibre of engineers hired

Support the evolution of Communities of Practice and their positive impact on engineering culture

Drive adoption of engineering standards and practices through collaboration within the engineering community across software data operations and infrastructure domains

Leverage the influence and expertise of Principal Engineers to evangelise best practices

Coordinate initiatives that drive improvements using data to define actionable insights and provide visibility of successes

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

Experience in transformational change and delivery of impactful continuous improvement

Be tech-forward in thinking with a passion for researching new ideas and processes to solve problems and drive improved efficiency in engineering

Possess strong leadership experience in engineering coordination transformation programs data AI Implementations or infrastructure projects

Familiarity with industry best practices for engineering maturity and provision of standards

Strong engineering mindset with experience across technology stacks demonstrating mastery in one or more technical/ engineering disciplines

Proven ability to manage and coordinate activities across multiple domains

Ability to analyse engineering data and provide meaningful insights

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to influence large groups alongside engineering experts

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 were 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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