Job Title: Business Manager
• Global Business Risk and Resilience (GBRR) brings together key first line risk and resilience teams, including Protective Security, to strengthen risk management and improve the control environment across the bank.
• Protective Security (PS), part of GBRR within the Group Chief Operating Office (GCOO), protects HSBC’s people, buildings and assets by deploying physical and electronic security measures and by working closely with internal teams, partner vendors, intelligence agencies and law enforcement to monitor and respond to evolving threats. In this role, you will:
• This position will take ownership of business activities, supporting the Senior Business Manager, Protective Security with the following key activities: Financial planning, budgeting and forecasting (regional)
• Support the delivery of the PS budget for the MENAT region and GSCs, through a detailed understanding of the regional PS cost base and key cost drivers.
• Coordinate the annual planning cycle for the region and support quarterly/monthly forecasting, driving inputs to the PS Tool and ensuring changes (e.g., boundary changes or business movements) are accurately reflected.
• Help maintain an effective financial management capability to enable planning, forecasting and control of annual spend across PS in-region.
• Drive a consistent approach to financial planning and cost management across countries/sites in the region, aligned to global standards. Actuals management, cost control and governance
• Maintain oversight of regional PS budgets and spending, operating a disciplined monthly cost management process.
• Monitor actuals against plan/forecast, investigate variances, and provide clear commentary and actions to keep spend within agreed guardrails.
• Support strong cost governance and accountability, improving the quality of MI, controls and decision-making across the region. Management information (MI) and cost analysis
• Produce regular (typically monthly) regional MI to demonstrate targets versus forecasted spend and to provide transparency on financial performance.
• Prepare management reports, presentations and papers for regional and global stakeholders, providing concise insights, risks and required decisions. Accruals, prepayments and period-end discipline
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of accruals and prepayments each month for the region, maintaining strong period-end controls and transparency of run-rate.
• Work with Finance to resolve issues quickly and improve the quality of regional period-end processes. Vendor, contract and invoice cost oversight
• Support oversight of PS-owned contracts in-region,



including effective tracking of vendor spend and timely payment of invoices.
• Strengthen cost tracking and governance for third-party services to improve control, forecasting accuracy and value for money across the region. Cost strategy, efficiencies and cost saves
• Support delivery of organisational changes that drive consistency and efficiency across regional PS cost management processes.
• Identify and progress regional cost efficiency opportunities and cost saves, aligned to the Group’s overall cost efficiency mandate.
• Provide recommendations and insight to inform regional and global decision-making, grounded in strong analysis. Collaboration and stakeholder management
• Partner with regional PS leadership and country/site stakeholders to set an effective cadence for planning, forecasting, and reporting.
• Build solid working partnerships with function stakeholders including GBRR, Finance, HR and Procurement.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for business management topics in-region, ensuring alignment to global PS expectations and timelines. Leadership & Teamwork
• Lead through collaboration, building strong relationships across Protective Security, Finance and wider stakeholders to deliver shared outcomes at pace.
• Foster an inclusive, high-performance team environment, role-modelling accountability, constructive challenge and continuous improvement To be successful you will: Role Attributes Experience
• Broad and comprehensive understanding of concepts and principles within multiple disciplines or a fast-changing discipline. Business / Commercial knowledge
• The role requires a comprehensive understanding of several value units / products / regions / legal entities, alongside an advanced understanding of the industry and the relative positioning of the HSBC's products and services. Problem Solving
• Covers a wide range of activities that require complex judgements based on advanced analytical thought. Problems often require an creative approach, based on extensive research. Innovation
• Is proactive in developing ideas, continuously searching for improvements in techniques which add value to the business and has full responsibility for implementation. Strategic Responsibility
• Implements business plans through own team and is accountable for results. Communication
• The role requires the ability to guide,



persuade and influence others through the developed skills of communication and diplomacy.
• The role requires the ability to negotiate and influence within their team with a high level of influence. Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications (For the role – not the role holder) Knowledge/Skills
• Financial and business acumen (ability to budget, analyse, track project financials, ability to translate operations strategies/initiatives into financial and economic impact in the context of the market).
• Be change-oriented and able to cope with pressure and tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and to contribute to a larger team; and a flexible approach to

working hours
and responsibilities.
• Ability to work with individuals at different levels and across cultures, as well as the ability to work independently and proactively to absorb extra tasks at short notice and work for long periods of time under pressure, dealing effectively with problems as they arise.
• Able to deal with high volume with a mix of operational and strategic deliverables
• Advanced Microsoft Office suite
• Able to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Attention to detail and ability to ensure that information is captured in a timely manner.
• Ability to deal with a complex and at times ambiguous environment. Experience
• Strong budget/financial management experience
• Evidence of delivery in a similar role within a global organisation, e.g. Business Management.
• Good knowledge of HSBC Group policies and procedures.
• Previous background of working in a matrix organisational structure.
• Knowledge and experience of working in Protective Security is advantageous Hsbc.
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📌 Business Manager (Hyderabad)
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