Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides expert level IT technical lead services and design the Innovation Products target architecture.
• Directs and leads in building skills within the function by helping to define and implement capability building roadmaps within and across Product Families Stewards, the Chapter and its relationships with key stakeholders.
• Advises top management on strategic decision-making relevant to the Chapter (e.g., large architecture investments)
• Defines enterprise-level standards in regards to the functional area ensuring consistency and integrity of the functional area at enterprise level.
• Designs and reinforces work standards, serves as the escalation path for cross-chapter decision-making, problem solving and resolution of performance issues.
• Follows industry and functional trends and develops a strategy to bring new tools, techniques, innovations, and best practices to his/her competence/ functional area.
• Participates in Innovation Strategic projects and explores the niche & latest technologies
• Practices hands-on Software discipline as an individual contributor on a team
• Coordinates with Leaders across Product Families to create a consistent strategy for the functional area. Aligns with Senior Product Owner and Chief Product Owner on Product Roadmaps and with STL on tech architecture, and problem solves with them on how the Chapter can best support them
• Works with Group & Country Technology team and functional leads to ensure current and future requirements.
• Ensures that an optimal balance of skills and capabilities is achieved the within the development practice to enable the organization to achieve its strategic goals

Strategy

• Engineering Lead for innovation team

Business

• Functions innovation Team (FiT)

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Groups 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 / business unit / function/[team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Banks 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 (or equivalent)

Key stakeholders

• Group CEO/CXOs
• Country CEO/CXO
• Group CIO

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Groups brand and values in [country / business unit / team]; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]

Our Ideal Candidate

• Bachelors degree in a Software Development field or the equivalent combination of training and experience.
• 15+ years experience in technical specialty, includes three years\' hands on development experience and four to five years demonstrated leadership experience preferred.

ROLE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES AND PROFICIENCY LEVELS

• Meaningful experience on cloud application architecture (micro-services, containers), operations practices (Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery) and tools.
• Strong working knowledge of Java, JavaScript, micro-services architecture, OAuth token-based authentication protocols, and the AWS environment
• AWS certification is preferable: AWS Developer/Architect

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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