JOB SUMMARY

• The GBS Product Owner/Project Manager will provide support to Risk and CFCC Change team in the Enterprise Risk Management space to drive several initiatives. 
• In this function, the PO is responsible for defining the vision, Product backlog management, prioritizing needs, overseeing development stages, acting as primary liaison, evaluating product progress at each iteration, risk and conflict management, stakeholder management, budgeting, running the Governance forums and driving the end to end delivery of the project successfully. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive process changes and Risk Management initiatives independently
• Experience in change delivery of  financial risk reporting is preferable
• Take the principal as the Product Owner/Business Analyst and drive commitment from key stakeholders to execute risk framework and / or process change and automation projects
• Providing vision and direction to the stakeholder teams throughout the various phases of the project 
• Elicit requirements from a process change perspective aligned to the overall objectives of the program
• Responsible for end-to-end delivery of the project while liaising with business and tech teams
• Plan and prioritize the backlog in alignment with the Ways of working standards
• Define product vision, roadmap, and growth opportunities 
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics, and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy
• Provide backlog management, iteration planning, and elaboration of the user stories
• Work closely with Product Management to create and maintain a product backlog according to business value or ROI
• Provide a key role in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of Release/Sprint Goals
• Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends

Strategy

• Align with Risk and CFCC Strategy 

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.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters

Key Stakeholders

• First Line of defence, Second Line of defence, Enterprise Risk Management Team, Reporting and Data team, Technology team, Project team, and other key business stakeholders.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Global Enablement Services team. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions etc.

Qualification

• Nice to have: CSPO or PMP, CBAP certification, Risk trainings, Agile certification.
• Previous working experience as a Product Owner on process change initiatives
• Masters degree
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and concepts
• Outstanding communication, presentation and supervision skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Sharp logical and problem-solving skills
• Creative thinker with a vision
• Attention to details

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Scrum, Waterfall and Agile Methodology
• Knowledge of SDLC 
• Sharp logical and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding communication, presentation and supervision skills
• Attention to details
• Well versed with Product owner, project manager and BA artefacts
   

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.