Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible to drive and lead Technology Delivery of all Strategic Projects for Group Function which includes Legal, Compliance, HR, Finance, Corporate Affairs, Group Audit, Credit Risk
• Maintains relationships with Global Technology interfaces ensuring compliance to Group Standards of all project deliveries
• Responsible for an end-to-end solution and implementation of various Technology projects as required by the Group Functions
• Provide consultation on technical solutions to Group Functions business heads
• Accountable for System stability for Group Function units
• Responsible to ensure changes are implemented with precision
• Risks properly assessed, informed and mitigations are timely implemented
• Responsible to establish contact and address Technology aspects with Regulators

Strategy

• Front end Technology needs for Group Functions and drive Technology Strategy and Key initiatives
• Responsible for timely delivery of Strategic Technology Projects and solutions, cost effective and within budget
• Lead a team to achieve the goals of Group Functions Strategic Initiatives
• Engage various stake holders in Group T&I and Country Technology interfaces to delivery services to Group Functions
• Provide inputs during projects planning phase to various service delivery managers

• Evaluate and Liaise with Vendors to identify solutions best fit for Group Functions
• Engage with Senior Management in Group Functions to ensure Technology project delivery and Technology initiatives
• Understands the implications of different technical choices and able to guide users to the best solution for their situation

Business

• Establish strong Business Relationships with Group Functions to provide technical support and guidance for all projects, technical issues, and initiatives
• Work with multiple Group Tech Project Managers to deliver within project schedule ensuring adequate quality of delivery
• Provides leadership and guidance in all Technology aspects for all initiatives in Group Functions
• Drive cost efficiency initiatives for Group functions
• Manage Technology Budgets for various projects and on-going costs

Processes

• Define, communicate, and enforce Technology standards
• Monitor the service levels and ensures issues are identified, reported and timely resolved

People & Talent

• Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.
• Create a motivational and challenging environment for staff which is conducive to creativity and performance with customer centricity in mind.
• Coach and develop direct reports to take higher responsibilities and expanded job roles

Risk Management

• Ensure Risk Management principles are applied consistently
• Engage in GIA Audits and external audits
• Front end Regulatory relationship and coordinate regulatory inspections, IT examinations
• Ensure timely and accurate Regulatory submissions

Governance

• Ensure Service review meetings are conducted, and issues are addressed
• Steering committees are conducted covering Service, Projects & Programs

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Lead the Country Technology Management Group Functions to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: The Right Environment
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• RBI guidelines compliance and maintain good working relationship

Key stakeholders

• Group Functions includes Legal, Compliance, HR, Finance, Corporate Affairs, Group Audit, Credit Risk

Internal:

• Group T&I teams
• Project Governance

External:

• Regulators
• Indian Banking Association
• Service & Solution providers

Other Responsibilities

• Build a culture of Good conduct
• Embed Here for Good and Group Value and behaviours within the team

Skills and Experience

• Technical Knowledge
• Project Management
• Service Management
• Vendor Managemen

Qualifications

• Graduate with Computer Science, Project Management certification

About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.
Together we:

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offer
In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

• Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
• Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.

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