The FM Digital Channels team is driven to provide world class technology to support the bank\xe2\x80\x99s Financial Markets business. We bring a deep understanding of the domain, a scientific approach, and innovative solutions to bear on the challenges of best servicing our customers in a highly competitive environment. This is a rare opportunity to join an organization working with smart technologists globally in the financial markets domain. The culture in the team is open, intellectual, and fun. Learning opportunities are plentiful and career advancement is always waiting for those high-energized talents willing and able to step up.
As a business analyst, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be responsible for delivering technology solutions to financial markets globally. The role is based in London and working in a dynamic global team with other technologists and business stakeholders across multiple locations.
Key Attributes
Experience of driving agile delivery process in Scrum Master role, product ownership experience useful too.
Pro-actively engage, manage and build strong relationships with both business and technology stakeholders
Taking ownership of technology deliveries from high level requirement through development, testing and deployment
Identify risks and issues early, plan mitigating steps and communicate these to stakeholders in a timely manner
Understand business requirements and translate into quality technology solutions
Provide on-going support to the technology teams as required e.g. authoring / reviewing test cases, closing out open issues / questions, managing change request process etc
Qualification & Skills
Technical skills:
Agile and traditional project management methodology experience. Certifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner or PMP a plus
Financial Markets technology delivery experience
Strong communication and presentation skills with an excellent standard of English (written and spoken)
Knowledge and previous experience of large-scale financial markets technology platforms a plus
Understanding of change processes in financial institutions.
Technical background beneficial, knowledge of programming and scripting languages, technologies, architectures, data stores, messaging
Quantative finance understanding, experience working with analytics libraries and pricing models. Finance degree or certifications (FRM/CFA/PRM etc) a plus
Ability to lead cross-departmental teams to delivery \xe2\x80\x93 with or without direct reporting line
Experience of working together with a global team
Soft skills:
Process oriented and strong facilitation skills
Proactive, self-starter, autonomous
Analytical mindset, outstanding problem solving skills
Ability to work proactively, independently and display strong initiative
Ability to work under pressure with multiple concurrent assignments
Diversity & Inclusion
Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximize their personal potential.
ROLE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
Agile and traditional project management methodology experience. Certifications such as Scrum Master, Product Owner or PMP a plus
Financial Markets technology delivery experience
Strong communication and presentation skills with an excellent standard of English (written and spoken)
Knowledge and previous experience of large-scale financial markets technology platforms a plus
Understanding of change processes in financial institutions.
Strong proficiency level for all.
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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