Legal Counsel (Global Payment Solutions) at HSBC, Bangalore (8-10 Years PQE, Hybrid)

HSBC is seeking an experienced professional for the role of Legal Counsel, Global Payment Solutions Legal, based in Bangalore (KA 560076). The vacancy was posted on HSBC's own careers portal on 6 October 2026 and is issued by HSBC Electronic Data Processing (India) Private Limited. The listing marks the role as Hybrid Worker.

The Legal Counsel will provide negotiation support to HSBC's Corporate and Institutional Banking business, specifically the Global Payment Solutions business, ensuring that legal risk is fully identified and managed, transactions are supported effectively and matters are escalated in a timely manner.

• Under the supervision of the Senior Legal Counsel, Global Payment Solutions, provide negotiation support to the Global Payment Solutions business on day-to-day transactions.
• Ensure that documentation supported by the role holder adheres to Global Payment Solutions policies and procedures and effectively manages legal risk.
• Provide proactive, succinct and commercially focused negotiation guidance.
• Support product implementations from a legal perspective to facilitate successful and timely execution.
• Ensure negotiated transactions comply fully with Global Payment Solutions policies, procedures, playbooks and negotiation guidelines.
• Escalate matters, where necessary, to Product Legal colleagues supporting Global Payment Solutions in the relevant region or country.
• Work with Global Payment Solutions Legal, Global Payment Solutions Implementations, Global Corporate and Institutional Banking Legal, country legal teams and relevant business departments, and collaborate with implementation project managers and lawyers globally.
• Share best practice with other internal negotiators, contribute to knowledge-sharing initiatives and make effective use of document management systems.

• A qualified lawyer, preferably from a common law jurisdiction, with a minimum of eight to ten years' post-qualification experience in banking and finance law.
• Strong understanding of domestic banking and finance law and transactions.
• Experience in payments, preferably, although this is not essential.
• Knowledge of the HSBC Group's corporate structures and businesses, and a clear understanding of HSBC's corporate values.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage competing workloads and work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, lateral thinking and effective problem-solving skills.

Location: Bangalore, KA 560076 (Hybrid Worker). The listing does not state the remuneration, the employment type or the number of openings; none of these have been assumed here.

Apply online through HSBC's careers portal: open the official job page (requisition 1374105257) and use the Apply now button. The Closing Date field on the job page is blank, but the page's own posting data marks the listing valid through 20 October 2026, so apply by 20 October 2026.