CTOi CIB Cloud lead

Some careers have more impact than others. HSBC is one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world. Guided by our purpose of opening up a world of opportunity, our ambition is to become the world’s most trusted bank globally, putting customers at the heart of everything we do. We are currently seeking an experienced professional to join our Chief Technology Office team in the role of  CTOi CIB Cloud lead. The Opportunity  Head of Corporate and Institutional Banking Cloud is accountable for the strategy, governance, engineering standards, adoption and operational management of cloud services across all Corporate and Institutional Banking functions globally. The role holder will lead the development of a consistent, resilient and cost-effective cloud capability across Corporate and Institutional Banking, working in close partnership with the central Chief Technology Office Cloud team to support platform build, adoption and standardization. The role will provide senior leadership across FinOps, infrastructure management, risk and controls, regulatory requirements, cloud architecture, solution design and engineering practices. What you will do: Define the target state for cloud adoption, platforms, operating models and engineering capability, aligned with wider Chief Technology Office, Corporate and Institutional Banking and Group technology strategies. Provide senior leadership across cloud engineering, architecture, infrastructure and governance communities, setting measurable objectives and developing skills, succession and delivery capability. Establish governance for budgeting, forecasting, cost allocation, chargeback or show back, optimization and variance management. Drive transparent reporting, value assessments and cost-conscious engineering without compromising resilience, security or regulatory obligations. Ensure cloud platforms and workloads meet required standards for availability, capacity, performance, resilience, recoverability and operational support across their full lifecycle. Own the cloud risk and control agenda, ensuring effective assessments, evidence, testing, issue remediation, dependency mapping, recovery planning, scenario testing and tolerance compliance. Act as a credible senior technology representative in regulatory reviews, audits and assurance activities, explaining cloud arrangements clearly and ensuring findings, commitments and obligations are addressed within agreed timescales. Serve as the primary cloud face-off for Corporate and Institutional Banking business and technology leaders,  Chief Operating Office team by translating business needs into secure, scalable and practical solutions while clearly communicating costs, risks, trade-offs, performance and priorities. Oversee solutions from initial demand through implementation and operational adoption, ensuring alignment with approved architectures, security requirements, data…