Head of Secured Lending Technology

HSBC UK Technology is seeking a dynamic Head of Secured Lending Technology to lead end-to-end technology delivery for our Secured Lending Value Stream. Serving over 14 million customers, you’ll shape and execute technology strategy, drive innovation, and ensure operational excellence across a multi-million-pound portfolio. Reporting to the UK CMB CIO, you’ll partner with senior business leaders to deliver innovative, customer-centric solutions, modernise legacy systems, and promote cloud adoption and agile ways of working.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and deliver the technology roadmap, aligning with business priorities.
• Lead a team of c.110 FTE, fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture.
• Champion modern engineering practices (Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, automation) and adoption of new technologies (GenAI) to accelerate platform evolution and innovation.
• Manage budgets (~$20m), ensuring robust governance and risk management.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to deliver customer-centric digital solutions.
• Shape and implement engineering standards, driving platform convergence, simplification, and efficiency.

About You:

• Deep expertise in DevOps and software engineering, with hands-on experience leading teams and driving transformation using agile at-scale methods and DevOps tools.
• Proven technology leadership, adept at driving strategic change within complex, matrixed organizations.
• Strong commercial acumen and experience managing large-scale budgets.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Solid understanding of Retail Secured Lending product offerings.
• Extensive background in transformation, portfolio management, risk assessment, and delivery-focused processes.

Location: London or Sheffield

Join HSBC UK Technology’s senior leadership team and help shape the future of secured lending. Apply now to make a real impact!

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 - no matter their gender, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or age. We are committed to removing barriers and ensuring careers at HSBC are inclusive and accessible for everyone to be at their best. We take pride in being a Disability Confident Leader and will offer an interview to people with disabilities, long term conditions or neurodivergent candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role.

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