HSBC

Equities Product Specialist

HSBC$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Significant experience in global equity markets, preferably in Private Banking Advisory or Product Specialist roles, with consideration for strong sell-side candidates.
  • Bachelor's degree in Finance or Economics.
  • Active Series 7 and 66 licenses (or 63 and 65), with potential contingency for these requirements.
  • CFA designation and/or a Master's degree highly preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency in Bloomberg, Excel, PowerPoint, and a strong overall skill set in Microsoft Office.
  • Hands-on experience with generative AI tools in a regulated environment.
  • Fluent English communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Generate and promote equity investment ideas to both internal and external audiences, prioritizing effectively.
  • Align recommendations with HSBC Private Bank's strategic views and collaborate on bespoke equity ideas for UHNW clients.
  • Deliver thorough company analyses, illustrating a strong grasp of business models and investment communication.
  • Lead the development of the Equity Advisory program, working with teams to create tailored equity portfolios and proactive advice.
  • Contribute to the strategic House View by linking stock work with broader macro and sector trends, addressing global equity markets.
  • Integrate ESG considerations into research and recommendations in alignment with HSBC's ESG framework.
  • Produce high-quality materials and presentations, showcasing strong communication and PowerPoint skills.

Benefits

  • Access to advanced tools and resources for research and analysis.
  • Collaboration with a network of investment professionals and UHNW clients.
  • Opportunities for professional development and further certification.
  • Involvement in a strategy that emphasizes ESG principles.
  • Dynamic work environment that encourages innovation and idea generation.
Full Job Description
We're looking for a US Equity Product Specialist to help grow and strengthen our equity advisory and idea generation capability for Ultra High Net Worth (UHNW) clients. You'll act as a key link between Portfolio Management, distribution teams (Relationship Managers and Investment Counselors), Product, Client Proposition and Marketing-ensuring high-quality content, timely execution, and a best-in-class client experience. **What you'll be doing** - Generate and promote equity investment ideas to internal and external audiences, including Investment Counselors (ICs), Relationship Managers (RMs) and clients. You'll maintain coverage of existing themes while developing new ideas-so strong prioritization and time management matter - Align recommendations to HSBC Private Bank's strategic views, working closely with the Global Investment Committee framework, while also producing bespoke equity ideas for UHNW client needs and partnering with Structured Products on idea development - Deliver high-quality company analysis, demonstrating strong understanding of business models and valuation, and communicating insights clearly to audiences with varying levels of investment sophistication - Help lead the build-out of the Equity Advisory program, collaborating with RMs / ICs to design bespoke equity portfolios, provide disciplined investment rationale, deliver proactive advice, and support continuous risk monitoring through a scalable advisory process - Contribute to the strategic House View, connecting bottom-up stock work to top-down sector, style and macro factors, and confidently commenting on global equities (US, Europe and Asia), even if you have a regional specialism - Incorporate ESG considerations into research and recommendations, reflecting HSBC's growing Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) framework and client expectations - Produce polished materials and presentations, with strong written and verbal communication in English and expert use of PowerPoint, Excel and Bloomberg - Use generative AI tools responsibly to support research, analysis and drafting-applying disciplined validation and confidentiality controls **What you'll bring** - Significant experience in global equity markets (Private Banking Advisory / Product Specialist preferred; strong sell-side equity candidates also considered) - Degree in Finance or Economics - Series 7, 66 (or 63 and 65) required, may consider contingency - CFA and/or Master's (highly preferred) - Advanced skills in Bloomberg, Excel and PowerPoint (and strong Microsoft Office capability) - Strong AI capability, with hands-on experience using gen AI tools appropriately in a regulated environment - Fluent English

About HSBC

HSBC Holdings plc is a British multinational investment bank and financial services holding company. It is the second largest bank in Europe, with total assets of US$2.984 trillion (as of August 2021). HSBC traces its origin to a hong in British Hong Kong and its present form was established in London by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company in 1991; its name derives from that company's initials. The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation opened branches in Shanghai in 1865 and was first formally incorporated in 1866. The company was renamed The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in 1989.
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Size
219,763 employees
Market Cap
$124.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.2 billion
Founded
1880
5 Year Trend
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