Head of Audit Governance

Ready to shape how Global Internal Audit reports risk to senior governance? The Role

Head of Audit Governance is a global role within Global Internal Audit (GIA) reporting to the Head of Audit Strategy and Governance and working closely with the GIA Senior Leadership Team. The role ensures the end-to-end production and delivery of GIA reporting to the Group Audit Committee, the Group Risk Management Meeting and other Group governance fora as required. It also oversees GIA's enterprise-wide risk management to enable proactive management of operational risks and compliance with Group policies. As GIA's Global Business Information Risk Officer (BIRO) the role owns GIA's Risk and Control Assessment (RCA) and monitors adherence to bank-wide policy obligations. Success means clear, insightful governance reporting, effective information risk oversight and continuous improvement across GIA's reporting and governance processes. The role operates in a complex matrix environment across geographies and stakeholder groups including regulators and senior executives.

What you'll be doing

• Oversee end-to-end GIA reporting to the Group Audit Committee, the Group Risk Management Meeting and other governance fora
• Deliver Holdings reporting and GIA SLT reporting accurately and to governance timescales
• Develop insightful reporting by evaluating findings, root cause and themes and articulating their impact
• Govern GIA's enterprise-wide risk management to support proactive operational risk management and compliance with Group policies
• Own GIA's Risk and Control Assessment (RCA) and related ongoing monitoring as part of BIRO accountabilities
• Monitor adherence to bank-wide policies including Conflicts of Interest, Anti-Bribery and Corruption, My Trades, Associated Persons Monitoring and E-Comms
• Strengthen GIA reporting and governance processes through technology solutions and digital enablement
• Coordinate management of regulatory and third party issues impacting GIA globally and support auditor and regulator liaison when required

What we're looking for

• Bring a thorough understanding of HSBC Group structures, values, behaviours, processes and objectives
• Demonstrate strong knowledge of the financial services landscape including regulatory, political, competitor and economic developments
• Apply a solid understanding of the purpose and role of an Internal Audit function within an organisation
• Show established experience producing governance reporting that synthesises findings into clear themes and implications
• Evidence strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills across matrixed networks including senior executives and regulators
• Bring proven experience operating across changing priorities and complex decision-making with conflicting demands
• Demonstrate experience managing governance, risk and control activities including information risk obligations and policy adherence
• Apply strong analytical capability to interpret data and qualitative information and translate it into business conclusions
• Show experience improving processes for quality and efficiency and shaping change initiatives across a function

Setting the Standard for Audit Governance

This role sits at the centre of how GIA communicates risk, themes and priorities to HSBC's most senior governance forums. It offers the opportunity to strengthen enterprise-wide risk management within GIA while modernising reporting and governance through digital enablement. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders across the Group and support effective engagement with regulators when required. If you're interested in shaping how audit insight is translated into clear governance action, we'd welcome your application.