The Cost Simplification Programme is a Group-wide initiative funded by the Fit-For-Growth Program. This initiative aims to elevate and transform the efficiency and effectiveness of cost management processes across the Group by simplifying, standardising, and digitising performance management reporting and analytics. It seeks to redesign processes to provide front-to-back visibility of profitability across multiple dimensions, including directly controlled spend, cost drivers, and business activities. This foundation will enable product-level costing, leading to better frontline pricing decisions and greater cost ownership throughout the firm. Leveraging technology, the programme will scale capabilities and transform how costs are consumed and managed, promoting sustainable cost containment, transparency, and management across the Group.

The Vice President – Workforce Reporting & Insights will play a pivotal role in delivering the Performance Management workstream objectives under the Cost Simplification mandate.

This role will lead the design and execution of the workforce MI roadmap within Finsight, strengthen the Workforce Planning (WFP) platform to improve adoption, and partner closely with Finance, HR Workforce Analytics, COO teams, and Technology to deliver a fit-for-purpose workforce reporting solution that directly supports our Cost Sim and Fit for Growth ambitions

This role will build and execute the enterprise-wide-roadmap for workforce reporting and insights, consolidating fragmented workforce MI into a single, trusted source within Finance’s strategic reporting platform Fin sight build on SAP BTP platform. The VP will partner across finance, HR, COO and Technology to ensure workforce data and insights are accurate, relevant, and actionable – enabling better workforce cost management, planning and performance outcomes.

Job Summary

This role will lead the design and execution of the workforce MI roadmap within Finsight, strengthen the Workforce Planning (WFP) platform to improve adoption, and partner closely with Finance, HR Workforce Analytics, COO teams, and Technology to deliver a fit-for-purpose workforce reporting solution that directly supports our Cost Sim and Fit for Growth ambitions

This role will build and execute the enterprise-wide-roadmap for workforce reporting and insights, consolidating fragmented workforce MI into a single, trusted source within Finance’s strategic reporting platform Fin sight build on SAP BTP platform. The VP will partner across finance, HR, COO and Technology to ensure workforce data and insights are accurate, relevant, and actionable – enabling better workforce cost management, planning and performance outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Proven experience in identifying and implementing process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and accuracy.
• Demonstrated ability to automate processes and leverage technology to streamline workflows.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

• Ability to work effectively under pressure, multi-task, lead through ambiguities and influence, work with global teams.

• Familiarity with SAP S4 Hana & PaPM systems preferred.

• Relationship and stakeholder management skills
• Initiative and proactive thinking
• Experience in data governance and establishing robust frameworks for data management.
• Demonstrated experience in project and change managemen

Skills and Experience

• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Forecasting and Modelling
• Effective Communications
• Process Improvement
• Influencing and Advisory

Qualifications

• 12 + years of relevant finance experience in Workforce Analytics , Financial Planning & Analysis, Performance management or related finance roles within Banking or Financial services
• Familiarity with workforce data platforms ( eg. SuccessFactors , BPC), planning tools (WFP) , and strategic reporting platform (SAP BTP)

• Strong proficiency in financial modelling, data analysis, and reporting tools (e.g., Excel, Power BI, Tableau).

• Proven experience with SAP Workforce Planning or similar tools.

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.t.

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.