VP Head of CTO Philippines

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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 VP Head of CTO Philippines

Reporting to the Chief Information Officer, HSBC Philippines, the jobholder is a key member and Head of the CTO delivery team, focusing on Networks, Enterprise Services, User Experience for Philippines.

In this role, you will:

• Manage, lead and develop the CTO Team in the Bank and oversee the CTO Team in the GSC fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
• Manage CTO team ITSO/TPEM's for services in scope of domain for the Local franchise.
• Collaborate closely with local teams, Regional and Global CTO chain and ensure that the CTO strategic direction is shared, understood in the Philippines plus Philippines IT views & needs are fed in at the formative stage to Regional/Global CTO team.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Manage technology budgets, resource allocation, and vendor relationships effectively.
• Efficiently manage IT Assets and ensure regular evergreening of technologies of IT services is monitored and remediated as locally applicable in collaboration with the Service Sustainability Progamme Lead, relevant IT Service Owners and local business.
• Advise, analyse, plan and ensure delivery of high quality and cost-efficient technology infrastructure services in support of business strategies.
• Own, lead and drive the successful completion of all deliverables in the Bank and in the GSC associated with the development of mission-critical infrastructure technology.

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

• Background in the banking sector (at least 7 years), with broad knowledge of banking infrastructure in general, and specific knowledge of infrastructure relevant to corporate banking, markets, treasury.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and leadership skills, able to forge trusted partnerships with a wide range of stakeholders across the Bank.
• Strong, strategic, analytical and critical thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate business requirements into cost-effective technical, innovative and practical solutions of complex issues.
• Strong IT Infrastructure experience focused on Networks, Enterprise Services & User Experience
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory requirements such as from BSP and all other Banking and Finance regulatory requirements.
• Ability to prioritize work, multi-task and collaborate to successfully deliver services to agreed levels in a diverse and constantly changing environment.
• Experience in tracking expenses and operating within budget.
• Experience with maintaining working relationships with vendors and service providers.
• Knowledge and experience of incident / problem / change and release management
• Agile mindset, passionate about driving innovation and disrupting traditional way of working.
• Experience with Agile methods, leading Pods and developing people with current & future skills.
• Effectively co-ordinate delivery of services involving elements delivered by other internal/external teams.

The following skills would also be an advantage:

• Knowledge of IT Payments infrastructure.
• Exposure to regulatory and compliance aspects of financial systems.

Due to the urgent hiring need, candidates with immediate right to work locally and no relocation need will be prioritised.

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Issued by Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited Philippines