Strategy Manager - ZING

Job ID: 0000K08U

Location: London, United Kingdom

Area of interest: Branch and Retail Banking

Job type: Permanent - Full Time

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 03-May-2024

Closing date: 10-May-2024

Job description

About Zing

Zing is a brand new fintech designed to make international money worry-free for anyone who sends, spends, or converts international currencies. Zing has been developed within the HSBC Group to work for anyone, even if they don't have a HSBC account, so we can be an agile fintech whilst reaping the benefits of having one of the world's biggest international banks as our parent. We've recently launched in the UK and have ambitious plans to scale both within the UK and internationally at pace.

Check us out:- https://www.zing.me/.

Why join Zing?

We're only at the start of our exciting journey but we've already generated significant media interest. If you want to help build out a highly visible global fintech and work with a global bank as a partner, then this could be the opportunity for you! In addition, we offer:

• Competitive package + benefits

• Hybrid work arrangements and flexible working hours

• A dynamic and challenging working environment

• Responsibility from day one in a fast growing and global company, in a start-up context

• A vibrant and international team with diverse backgrounds

• Regular social and team events

We're looking for a Strategy Manager who will be responsible for supporting the Head of Strategy in the design, review and execution of the strategy for Zing to reach its ambition globally. This role will engage and influence a wide spectrum of stakeholders and partners within the new business, leadership of Wealth and Personal Banking, the broader HSBC and external vendors and partners.

This role will support definition of a holistic business strategy across its target markets, helping position it as a rival to leading fintech.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the definition of a holistic business strategy across its target markets, helping position it as a rival to other fintechs.

• Influencing at senior functional level, and at regional and market leadership level to drive support for each market and to collaboratively build relevant proposition for the market.

• Support strategy execution within Tribes in collaboration with the business leadership.

• Lead identification of further growth strategies to expand the business model with new offerings, geographies and partnerships.

• Translate business strategy into compelling narrative to engage key strategic partners internally and externally.

Requirements

What we're looking for

• Extensive strategy experience in a consulting organisation / corporate strategy role

• Good working knowledge of functional areas in an operational and/or consulting capacity

• Product knowledge of cross-border payments and multi-currency products combined with a strong understanding of market developments (including regulatory, competitor, innovation etc).

• Experience working in a Financial Services or Fintech environment is desirable.

• Strong knowledge of business management activities required for a global business.

• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

If you're looking for a career that will make you stand out, join us at Zing and fulfil your true potential. Whether you desire a new role that could take you to the top, or one that'll simply take you in an exciting new direction, Zing offers opportunity, support and rewards that will help you realise your goals.

Being open to different points of view is important for our business and the communities we serve. At HSBC, we're dedicated to creating diverse and inclusive workplaces. Our recruitment processes are accessible to everyone - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age.

We take pride in being part of the Disability Confident Scheme. This helps make sure you can be interviewed fairly if you have a disability, long term health condition, or are neurodiverse.

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Email: hsbc.recruitment@hsbc.com

Telephone: +44 207 832 8500.