The Strategic Solutions Group (SSG) is a content-led origination team that is part of HSBC’s Investment Banking group. SSG is responsible for developing analytics, content and structuring solutions for clients across sectors, focusing on three pillars:
- ESG Solutions
- Capital Solutions
- Corporate Finance Solutions
SSG is a global team and the role requires a collaborative mind-set to partner regionally and globally with Banking and Product colleagues. The role involves pitching clients, product development and the execution of transactions.
This role is for an Associate that will work across all pillars of SSG.
As part of the SSG team, the Associate will partner with bankers and product specialists to both evaluate and anticipate client needs through forward-thinking. The Analyst is expected to present robust analysis and stay informed of emerging and evolving client and industry themes.
The key responsibilities for the Associate, include, but are not limited to:
- Assist in the preparation of deal-related and non-deal related marketing materials
- Perform varied financial analysis, for example:
- Modelling of market risk factors and corporate finance metrics
- Develop the optimal capital structure and capital allocation for clients based on relevant stakeholder constraints, including ratings, tax, accounting, and regulatory
- Optimal balance sheet structure across debt and equity, including for acquisitions and spinoffs
- Valuation impact of CapEx, M&A, Dividends, debt and equity buy-backs
- Benchmarking capital structure, risk management practices and ESG factors
- Assist in the execution of capital markets transactions, including structuring of the terms and conditions, and efficiently managing other key deal management logistics
- Synthesize market observations and developments to identify relevant themes for clients
- Support projects advising clients on the impact of sustainability across business, applicability of sustainable finance solutions and development of sustainability related investor disclosure
- Work in conjunction with the Banking and Capital Markets product partners to prepare client marketing materials including, presentations and client briefing notes
- Create, maintain, industrialize, and standardize models to address frequent analysis
- Adhere to global standards for behavior, communication, coordination, performance
Management of Risk
- Each employee must be aware of the Operational Risk scenario associated with the role and acts in a manner that takes account of operational risk considerations.
- Each employee must ensure compliance, operational risk controls in accordance with HSBC or regulatory standards and policies; and optimize relations with regulators by addressing any issues.
- Each employee must promote an environment that supports diversity and reflects the HSBC brand.
Observation of Internal Controls
- Each employee must maintain HSBC internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators. Any failures to comply with the above should be reflected in year-end performance assessments.
- Each employee must understand, follow and demonstrate compliance with all relevant internal and external rules, regulations and procedures that apply to the conduct of the business in which the jobholder is involved, specifically Internal Controls and any Compliance policy including, inter alia, the Group Compliance policy.
For this role, the targeted fixed pay is $150,000.
At HSBC, our overall goal is to provide a competitive Total Reward Package, with an appropriate mix of fixed pay, and variable pay, as part of an employee’s overall total compensation and benefits. Variable pay generally takes the form of discretionary, annual awards (sometimes referred to as a “bonus”). Additionally, HSBC offers a wide range of competitive and flexible benefits designed to help you improve your health and well-being, finances, and lifestyle.