Senior Manager Recovery and Resolution Planning

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In compliance with applicable laws, HSBC is committed to employing only those who are authorized to work in the US. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. as HSBC will not engage in immigration sponsorship for this 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.

Key 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

Required Skills and Capabilities

• 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