Job Description

Role Responsibilities

Strategy

• Responsible for the overall Scrum delivery of the squads allocated to him.
• Ensure quality and timely delivery of MVP (Minimum Viable Product) as per the sprint plan, which is aligned with the Project plan.

Business

• Need to work closely with key stakeholders like the PO, SOS, Practice and Chapter leads of BA, Dev, Design and testing teams and get the work done from the Scrum teams as per the project plan.
• Ensure all the scrum ceremonies are conducted in a meticulous manner and are documented in the Confluence page.

Processes

• Ensure adherence to the SDF process for Agile methodology.
• Ensure the Agile / Scrum Practices are adopted / followed diligently across the squads and throughout the Scrum life cycle.
• Make sure that all the squads coming under him are maturing enough in the Agile model over a period and ensure they secure 4G rating for all the sprint assessments.

People and Talent

• Being a scrum lead, ensure all the squads comes under his stream / product, are effectively working and all the resources are 100% utilised for the scrum activities.

Risk Management

• Ensure to be proactive and highlight the project risks in terms, of quality of delivery by different streams, schedule lag, resource constraints, Interface teams alignment, etc on timely manner to the right forum.

Governance

• Promote an environment where compliance with internal control functions and the external regulatory framework.

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 to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment].
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.

Key Stakeholders

• Product Owner, Practice / Chapter leads of Business solutions, Design, Development and Testing teams.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 10 yrs of experience in the Scrum Master role and in that a couple of years of experience as SOS / Scrum lead role is an added advantage.
• Ability to work with geographically dispersed and highly varied stakeholders.
• Very good communication and interpersonal skills to manage senior stakeholders and top management.
• Knowledge on JIRA and Confluence tools are desired.
• CSM Certification is a must.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with 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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