HSBC Corporate and Institutional Banking is a markets:led, financing:focused business that provides investment and financial solutions. Through our international network, we connect emerging and mature markets, covering key growth areas. We partner with our corporate, government and institutional clients to help them achieve consistent, long:term performance. Our products and services include advisory, financing, prime services, research and analysis, securities services, trading and sales and transaction banking. We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team asVice President/Associate, Chief Operating Officer (COO), for the Capital Markets and Advisory (CMA)business in Europe and Americas. The role holder will be based in London. Role Purpose The role of Vice President Chief Operating Office (VP COO), CMA Europe and Americas holds a critical leadership role in supporting and growing the business both strategically and operationally day to day. The role is multi:functional crossing all COO disciplines and applies expert industry/product knowledge front to back. It is a key partner to the Regional/Product Head to deliver the business strategy as well as facilitating the business front to back within agreed risk appetite. Capital Markets and Advisory houses HSBC's market leading Financing, Corporate Finance and Strategic Advisory capabilities. It is a competitive, scalable, financing:led model, providing market leading content and insights which leverages HSBC's global connectivity to be the trusted partner for our clients. This business includes our focused M and A and Equity Capital Markets capabilities in Asia and the Middle East. This business positions corporate and institutional clients at its core with a product agnostic, solutions orientated offering that is simple, agile and more equipped to deliver sustainable and long:term growth. Principal Responsibilities stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Partner with the Head of CMA for Europe and Americas to design and execute the strategy in line with local markets, regulators, and the risk and control agenda :The role holder will be assigned responsibility to cover CMA products and coverage teams and will partner with regional / global CMA COO teams, business heads and regional / global risk teams stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Work with the business heads and regional COO to facilitate the provision of timely and insightful business performance data that supports strategy execution, based on globally consistent metrics and data sources, and informed by local market dynamics stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Oversee day to day operations, regularly review effectives and efficiency of delivery. Drive innovation as well as continuous improvement; provide constructive challenge where needed to ensure adoption of global consistency and simplification in policies and procedures :Lead collaboration initiatives as appropriate with other parts of CMA, CIB and HSBC Group, eg. Regions, Private Wealth and Asset Management :Prepare all relevant presentations, marketing and comms, aligned with Global strategy to ensure clear communication of the CIB and CMA strategy across stakeholder groups stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Partnership with Regional COO team, technology, and business stakeholders to i) automate / digitise / simplify, ii) deliver on regulatory commitments and iii) drive the growth in strategic areas stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Ensure programmes align with CIB and Group's broader transformation strategies, leveraging existing workstreams where relevant :Engage with key stakeholders including bankers, clients and product leads to prioritize investments that maximize client impact over time. Candidate Requirements: stylemargin:top:0.0cm;margin:bottom:0.0cm typedisc: :Desire and ability t