Senior Manager Recovery and Resolution Planning

HSBC Global Services Limited • New York, NY

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, Recovery & Resolution Planning, will play a critical role in the development, maintenance, governance, and execution readiness of the firm's Recovery and Resolution Planning framework. This position supports compliance with U.S. regulatory requirements and expectations while partnering across business lines, corporate functions, and legal entities to enhance the organization's resilience and preparedness during periods of financial stress. The ideal candidate possesses a strong understanding of the U.S. regulatory environment for large financial institutions with a focus on recovery and resolution planning, enterprise risk management practices, and complex financial institution organizational structures. The role requires exceptional stakeholder management, communication, and change leadership skills to influence senior executives and drive strategic initiatives across a global organization.

Requirements

• Strong working knowledge of US recovery and resolution planning expectations (FRB/FDIC) and how they translate into deliverables, controls, and evidence.
• Solid understanding of capital, liquidity, funding, and legal entity structures, especially under stress
• Excellent writing and document discipline—able to produce clear, concise, regulator-ready content.
• Confident stakeholder management and influence across functions; comfortable working without direct authority
• Strong program management capability (planning, RAID, governance, action tracking, quality control)
• Analytical judgement, attention to detail, and the confidence to simplify complexity
• Experience supporting US regulatory exams/interactions preferred
• 15+ years in RRP/living wills, treasury, enterprise risk, regulatory affairs, resilience, audit, consulting, or similar within a large financial institution/consulting firm
• Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines (Finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk, Business)

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting regulatory examinations and interactions with U.S. banking regulators
• Knowledge of recovery indicators, stress scenarios, resolution strategies, legal entity rationalization, and operational continuity planning
• Capital, liquidity, and/or operational resilience management experience
• Project management experience is a plus
• Experience working within a large, global, systemically important financial institution
• Professional qualifications beneficial (e.g., CFA/FRM/CPA)
• Advanced degree (MBA, Master’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Risk Management, or related discipline) preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead the development, enhancement, and maintenance of regulator-ready, evidence-based, and operationally credible Recovery and Resolution Plans and playbooks in accordance with applicable U.S. regulatory requirements, industry best practices, reflecting US business and legal entity realities
• Monitor and assess evolving regulatory expectations from agencies such as the Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and other relevant regulatory bodies, and translate into actionable outcomes
• Partner with business units, risk management, finance, treasury, legal, operations, technology, and compliance teams to assess feasibility and execution readiness of recovery and resolution strategic options (capital/liquidity actions, balance sheet measures, cost actions, asset sales, business actions, including governance, timing, and constraints)
• Conduct analysis of critical operations, core business lines, legal entity structures, and interdependencies to support recovery and resolution planning activities
• Facilitate governance processes, including preparation of presentation materials for senior management committees and executive stakeholders, utilizing Risk, Liquidity and/or Capital expertise and knowledge to explain and support commentary
• Manage audits and regulatory exams of recovery and resolution planning activities
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to address regulatory findings, internal audit observations, and program enhancement opportunities
• Manage multiple complex projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery of milestones and regulatory commitments
• Lead recovery and resolution testing, simulation exercises, tabletop exercises, and scenario analyses
• Compile accurate and timely MI and Reporting to US Treasury and Recovery and Resolution Teams, and in support if executive governance forums
• Develop and present clear, concise, and executive-level communications, reports, and presentations for senior management and regulatory audiences
• Provide subject matter expertise and guidance to stakeholders regarding recovery and resolution planning requirements and expectations to achieve measurable outcomes in line with regulations, policies and procedures

Benefits

• access to tailored professional development opportunities
• competitive pay and benefits package
• robust Wellness Hub
• welcoming and inclusive work environment
• industry-leading volunteerism policy
• generous matching gift program
• comprehensive program of immersive Sustainability and Climate Change Initiatives
• Employee Resource Groups

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior