WPS Retail Delivery Head HTC

Set strategic technical direction across the Retail Banking engineering portfolio while staying hands-on in architecture and design decisions Oversee cross-functional teams delivering enterprise-scale retail banking software to agreed timelines, budgets and quality outcomes Champion AI-augmented SDLC practices including generative AI coding assistants, automated test generation and agentic workflows Establish engineering standards across clean code, microservices patterns, API-first design and modern DevSecOps automation Embed DORA metrics to benchmark delivery performance and improve deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate and time to restore service Strengthen RTB efficiency through technical debt remediation, system simplification, self-healing automation and legacy modernisation Partner with business stakeholders, product owners and enterprise architects to translate objectives into delivery roadmaps and value outcomes Govern delivery against HSBC security baselines, architectural governance, data privacy mandates and financial regulatory requirements Building the next Retail delivery standard Bring substantial senior software engineering leadership experience delivering large-scale, mission-critical retail banking or enterprise platforms from concept to production Demonstrate deep hands-on full-stack capability across modern front-end, microservices and enterprise engineering with active involvement in code reviews and complex debugging Apply practical expertise in AI-driven engineering transformation including AI coding tools, LLM integrations and modern CI/CD and DevSecOps approaches Show proven capability in architecture and technical design across complex legacy-to-modern transitions and high-volume transactional systems Use DORA metrics, telemetry and engineering dashboards to improve productivity, release velocity and software quality Demonstrate coaching and stakeholder management experience across diverse technical teams and executive-level partners Bring strong domain knowledge in Retail Banking, Wealth Management or Financial Services including security, data privacy and regulatory compliance Demonstrate equivalent knowledge and capability gained through substantial engineering practice and delivery accountability in regulated environments