Job Description

Key responsibilities

Standard Chartered has announced ambitious targets to reach net-zero carbon emissions from its financed activity by 2050, including interim 2030 targets for the most carbon-intensive sectors. The Bank has also announced plans to mobilise USD300 billion in green and transition finance by 2030.

We\'re looking for a dynamic individual with a passion for Sustainability data & technology, coupled with business analysis, product management and data analysis expertise. As a key player in our Sustainable Finance and Net Zero agenda, you will be at the forefront of sustainability products, collaborating with technology teams to transform our ambitious goals into reality. This is your chance to contribute to the bank\'s sustainability agenda while deepening your expertise in this transformative domain.

Business and data analysis

• Develop and manage innovative sustainability data use cases to enhance return on tangible equity.
• Facilitate workshops and craft compelling use case materials to elicit business requirements.
• Lead agile delivery as a business requirement owner, co-creating solutions with technology teams.
• Set and uphold quality standards, ensuring the delivery aligns with business objectives and benefits.
• Engage in hands-on data analysis and verification during UAT, seeking business owner approval.
• Manage stakeholders, providing demos and training as needed for seamless data solution rollout.
• Collect user feedback and actively contribute to use case prioritization.
• Coordinate and support the evaluation of sustainability data vendors, aligning decisions with the vendor management process.

Product Ownership

• Drive market-leading sustainability product design and delivery, leveraging the latest AI-enabled solutions where applicable.
• Utilize product owner experience to shape and innovate software product design and delivery.
• Apply a customer-centric approach to ensure the development of cutting-edge and impactful solutions.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align product development with business goals.
• Prioritize features, functionalities, and enhancements based on market trends, customer needs, and sustainability objectives.

Project management

• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data initiatives from requirement to commercialisation
• Effectively manage and track data initiative milestones, ensuring smooth and timely delivery.
• Proactively address impediments, collaborating with stakeholders to guarantee successful data delivery.
• Efficiently manage delivery budget and resources, driving improved efficiency.
• Establish essential business governance processes for manual data operations, with an aim to automate.

Stakeholder management

• Lead cross-functional teams in the evaluation and delivery of data use cases.
• Collaborate closely with Technology, Operations, and relevant business/product stakeholders to secure and align internal resources.
• Effectively manage internal and external partner timelines for seamless build and integration.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the

. * 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.

• Support the Sustainable finance enablement team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Chief Sustainability Office Team
• CCIB Digital Channels and Data Analytics (DCDA)
• CCIB Client Coverage Team
• CCIB Business Development Team
• Group & CCIB Data Governance Team
• Group Architect & ESG domain architect
• Product and Functional Partners

Our Ideal Candidate

• 5+ years of experience in business analysis, product design and/or project delivery, data analysis and solution management.

• Previous experience in software product design and delivery is highly preferred.

• Proven track record in delivering complex projects, managing timelines, and budgets.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate business needs into impactful data use cases.

• Excellent interpersonal skills, combined with strong verbal and written communication abilities.

• Track record of successful collaboration with multiple stakeholders and driving tangible results.

• Proficient in writing and communication, with experience in project management.

• Preferably, previous experience in banking and product knowledge.

• Desirable experience in data modelling and the use of data visualization tools like PowerBI, MS Strategy, etc.

• Exposure (not mandatory) to Sustainability and ESG technology.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Project management
• Business analyst
• Data analysis
• Product Owner
• Vendor management

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 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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