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Whether you have a background in an Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, Statistical or a related scientific or engineering degree, there is a place for you on our Data Science & Engineering Graduate Programme. Your skills and fresh ideas will help you establish an exciting career.
Our Data Science & Engineering teams in Global Banking & Markets and Commercial Banking are working to deliver an ecosystem of curated, enriched and protected sets of data – created from global, raw, structured and unstructured sources. Our GBM Big Data Lake is the largest aggregation of data ever within HSBC. We have over 300 sources which equate to more than 20PTB of data, with a use case portfolio of over 110 projects that span all the business lines within GBM. We are utilising the latest machine learning tools and technologies to solve these hypotheses and deliver value and truly unique insights.
Our Data Analytics Ecosystem solves complex problems using cutting-edge technologies; helping to rapidly implement insights from data that can help drive more informed decision making. We deploy smart machines to process complex and large sets of data, impossible in the legacy manual mining methods. Data underpins everything we do; from risk & regulatory management, through monetisation, to predicting client behaviour.
What will you do
You will be transforming data into enterprise assets to solve complex problems using the latest technologies, and statistical and machine learning techniques. This will help to rapidly implement insights and to deploy scalable distributed algorithms to process a wide array of large and complex datasets. The results of your work will drive informed decision-making across the organisation. Our rotational graduate programme will give you a breadth of experience whilst enabling you to develop your skills further.
We offer a market-competitive pay and benefits package according to your role and location.
Learning and development
We offer a high-quality learning and development programme. You will start with our Global Graduate Induction, which will take place for all graduates joining our global businesses. This will provide you with an overview of HSBC, as well as an opportunity to network with your 2021 global graduate peer group and colleagues in the business.
Once you have completed the Global Graduate Induction, you will join our Technical Training which will provide you with an understanding of how everything in the bank fits together, along with a mix of technical and regulatory training. The Technical Training is also an ideal opportunity to start building your own global network, which will prove invaluable as your HSBC career unfolds.
We’ll provide the support, tools and opportunities for you to drive your own career development. Your training will be carefully structured, with events and other opportunities to build your wider HSBC and banking knowledge. You’ll have regular access to business leaders for coaching and advice, while constructive feedback will enable you to measure your performance.
There will be plenty of people around to support you. You’ll be assigned a mentor and buddy, who will be on hand to offer advice and guidance and provide a sounding-board for your ideas. There will be many opportunities to develop your network of contacts within Data Science & Engineering and beyond. You’ll also be able to take part in our sustainability initiatives. Our volunteering programme, for example, could help you to develop new skills, while contributing to the communities in which we work.
As well as your immediate team, we have Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), also known as networks. They are similar to the clubs and societies that you may have had access to at school, college or university. ERGs are voluntary employee-led groups. Our seven core diversity-themed networks are: Ability, Balance, Embrace, Faith, Generations, Nurture and Pride. We also have common interest groups that connect employees on a variety of different topics. They are open to all employees.
Who does this suit?
You will get the opportunity to take great responsibility, while building on your personal and professional skills. We are looking for dedicated and curious people who are:
- Committed researchers. Our markets and client needs are constantly changing. You should always be curious; questioning ideas and showing a keen interest in learning about our methods
- Agile workers. You will work in a fast-paced environment where everything evolves very quickly. You’ll maintain momentum by promoting agile working and ensuring we constantly deliver for our clients
- Analytical thinkers. You’ll need a good eye for detail, a creative mind for analysing trends, and the courage to adopt new analytical methods
- Team players. We collaborate by listening to new ideas, as well as voicing our own, in order to deliver and develop the best service for our clients
- Data enthusiasts. This programme will develop your statistical knowledge, passion for data or any programming skills you may already hold. You’ll gain a deep understanding of the theoretical grounds of machine learning and mathematical frameworks
This opportunity will suit those with; a foundational level of programming skills in any language (HSBC uses Python, Scala, Java), knowledge of operating systems such as Linux or similar would be advantageous, knowledge of Big Data Analysis using Spark, Hadoop or similar, and basic knowledge of data structures/types, algorithms, and control logic.
No direct experience is required for the role but any previous experience with transferable skills would be advantageous.
What can this lead to?
Your rotations on the graduate programme will help you determine where in our businesses your skills and passions fit best. You will have support along the way to help you develop your career at HSBC.
Qualifications
Minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree and 120 UCAS points or for those who passed exams before 2017, 300 UCAS points (or equivalent, excluding General studies)
Please be advised that you should apply for one HSBC Graduate Programme only. Candidates with multiple applications will be progressed on one application.
The base location for this role is London, although we offer opportunities globally, please refer to our website for further details. Please make sure that you will have the right to work in the UK at least until the end of the programme.
At HSBC we are open to different ideas and cultures, connected to our customers, communities and each other, and dependable, we do the right thing. These are the values that guide us every day. We seek to recruit people who share these values and will help us to sustain them.
