CRISIL - Credit Risk Manager

About the Role - The Climate Risk and Transition Risk programmes are High Priority Change programmes that are a key focus for the Risk function. The programmes cover multiple workstreams and the successful candidate will be able to effectively execute across both initiatives. The role will be located in Bangalore and will be key to drive the initiatives at pace under the Climate Risk/ESG workstream.

Responsibilities

- Role responsible for portfolio oversight and stress testing under Climate Risk programme.

- Works closely with the Climate Risk Execution Lead to ensure that regional portfolio oversight and stress testing scope of work is appropriately defined and delivered against in line with Climate Risk programme objectives. Ensure appropriate alignment of roles/responsibilities and efforts across Group, Region and Sites within the region. Identify gaps in delivery plans and escalate for appropriate inclusion in programme scope.

- Provide SME expertise to augment WCR site activity and meet overall R2025 programme objectives for Climate Risk.

- Drive appropriate engagement across Risk for the programme and promote collaboration with other Functions and Global Businesses as required.

- Support Climate Risk lead in establishing and running appropriate Risk programme governance across Asia and facilitate key programme decisions working across all portfolio oversight and stress testing activity related to Climate Risk.

Knowledge & Experience

- Proven experience of leading change programmes in a Risk or Finance context

- Proven leadership skills and the ability to influence change in a cross-functional environment

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

- Evidence of operating confidently at Executive level

- Proven experience of discussing complex analytical subjects with non-technical internal and external counterparts

- Strong leadership, be able to communicate and influence a wide range of stakeholders, with capacity to interpret complex business/ risk requirements, translate the technical details into business context, and vice versa

- Excellent understanding of the project lifecycle, best practice techniques on project delivery and most importantly, adhering to the Business Transformation Framework (BTF)

- Understanding of how the Risk function operates and the ability to speak confidently on behalf of Risk

- Understanding of how risk models impact the financial position of HSBC and the controls, governance and oversight required to achieve this

- Advanced understanding of reporting requirements, data lineage, architecture within the bank will be advantageous

- Knowledge of the external environment in relation to Climate Risk - regulatory, competition, economics, etc advantageous

- Excellent people management, planning and organization skills

- A highly motivated and pro-active self-starter

- Ability to work with a diverse and geographically dispersed project teams

- Holder of Project Management Professional Certification (PMP) / Managing Successful Programmes (MSP) / Projects in Controlled Environments (Prince 2) / Six Sigma qualification has an advantage