Associate Director, Business Analysis

Some careers shine brighter than others. If you're looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. 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 Associate Director, Business Analysis. In this role, you will: Own end-to-end functional delivery for the post-trade transformation - from requirements through build, testing, and deployment. Act as the senior business SME for corporate actions, trade lifecycle, and settlement processing, providing strategic direction to the programme. Define and enforce best practices for business analysis, producing high-quality artefacts including functional specifications, architecture diagrams, and traceability matrices. Build, lead, and mentor a team of business analysts, creating a strong functional knowledge base and documentation repository. Manage senior stakeholder relationships across business, technology, vendors, and programme leadership - ensuring alignment on priorities, timelines, and key decisions. Drive UAT strategy, working with Business Asset Class Leads on defect remediation and environment readiness. Manage project risks, propose solutions, and negotiate with delivery teams to maintain momentum and resolve conflicts. Oversee transition activities in a multi-vendor landscape, ensuring continuity of service and knowledge transfer. Champion continuous improvement and innovation, applying lessons learned to strengthen future delivery. To be successful, you will: **// 6 to 8 points//** 12+ years of experience in business analysis and delivery leadership within investment banking, with deep expertise in post-trade, corporate actions, and fixed income/equity products. Proven track record as a Lead BA delivering complex, front-to-back programmes in a global, multi-vendor environment. Strong command of business analysis methodology, SDLC, and both Waterfall and Agile delivery models. Experience managing and mentoring BA teams across geographically dispersed locations. Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels. Sound understanding of market connectivity, trading workflows, middleware platforms, and DevOps/Agile practices. Highly disciplined, self-motivated, and comfortable operating autonomously under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Prior experience with HSBC GBM and/or Fixed Income applications is desirable. You'll achieve more when you join HSBC. www.hsbc.com/careers HSBC is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a culture where all employees are valued, respected and opinions count. We take pride in providing a workplace that fosters continuous professional development, flexible working and, opportunities to grow within an inclusive and diverse environment. We encourage applications from all suitably qualified persons irrespective of, but not limited to, their gender or genetic information, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, social status, medical care leave requirements, political affiliation, people with disabilities, color, national origin, veteran status, etc., We consider all applications based on merit and suitability to the role." Personal data held by the Bank relating to employment applications will be used in accordance with our Privacy Statement, which is available on our website. Issued by - HSBC Software Development India