Associate Director - Asia Telecoms - Global Banking and Markets

Job description Some careers shine brighter than others If you’re looking for a career that will help you stand out, join HSBC and fulfil your potential. Whether you want a career that could take you to the top, or simply take you in an exciting new direction, HSBC offers opportunities, support and rewards that will take you further. Delivering high-quality research and analysis to investors around the world, the Global Research team covers economics, currencies, equities, fixed income and climate change to help our clients best navigate and make sense of turbulent global financial markets. Global Research offers fundamental, cross-asset, technical and quantitative analysis presented through multiple platforms and formats. We are currently seeking a high calibre professional to join our team as an Associate Director - Asia Telecoms. Principal Responsibilities Role Purpose As a member of the Global Research team this role is part of growth plan to provide stock coverage of China/HK telecom companies. The incumbent will be responsible for analysing and interpreting economic developments and key trends in equity markets impacting the covered stocks/sector, and providing timely views for internal/external clients. Principal Accountabilities Key activities and decision making areas Impact on the Business

• Overlay analytical skills at the stock level with a full understanding of the dynamics at play within the company/sector/region
• Maintain a consistent flow of high quality actionable/commercial research product
• Interact with company managements and investors
• Adhere to the Equity Analyst Scorecard Metrics
• All interactions must be correctly logged in the CRM system (Evolve)

Customers / Stakeholders

• To actively engage with clients through meetings/calls
• To work closely with Research Marketing, sales, sales trading, trading (market makers), to ensure dissemination of information and coordinated flow of information to clients
• Proactively improve service to clients with regular calls, meetings and service requests
• Proactively contribute to vote collection to get your team and the HSBC research department ranked in targeted external surveys

Leadership & Teamwork

• To work effectively with the Global Research teams across asset classes and regions
• Develop our inclusive culture and practices in order to mitigate the effects of unconscious bias in our decision making

Operational Effectiveness & Control

• To understand, and ensure 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. Particularly in line with the DIM and Employment handbook

Compliance

• Adherence to Global Research’s policies and procedures as laid out in the Desk Instruction Manual (DIM), Functional Instruction Manual (FIM) and any other relevant group policies and procedures
• Any FIM dispensations must be formally reviewed and agreed by the jobholder
• Ensure a strong awareness of risk and reputational risk, both internally and when dealing with clients
• Observation of Internal Controls (Compliance Policy / FIM requirements)
• Maintains HSBC internal control standards, including timely implementation of internal and external audit points together with any issues raised by external regulators
• Follows and demonstrates 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
• Ensure 100% completion of mandatory and required training on time

Requirements Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications

• Post Graduate Finance / MBA or equivalent from a reputed university
• At least 8+ years of equity research experience preferably in the TMT sector
• A proven ability to perform independent research
• Comfortable with working in a high pace environment
• Excellent communication (oral and written)skills with the ability to articulate and express views and opinions clearly and definitively

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