Job Summary

As a member of the Group Functions Architecture team, the Enterprise Architect (EA) will be the central EA to support all domains in the Functions portfolio. Besides stakeholder management and drive architecture strategy and roadmap, the person also needs to ensure that architecture governance and technology standards are met. The person is also expected to actively support and contribute to the target architectures in Functions and govern the transition states where necessary. This will then help to drive standardisation and consistency across the Functions domains, with a view of landscape simplification and cost efficiencies.

Strategy
•    Actively contribute to overall Functions Architecture strategy and vision.
•    Collaborate with the wider architecture community across SCB, represent Functions in the wider technology organisations on relevant pan-bank topics in the EA space.

Processes
•    Ensure architecture standards and processes are adhered to for the assigned domain and to ensure domain level technical debt is tracked and monitored.
•    Facilitate cloud governance & approvals for the assigned domains, constantly seek opportunities for process optimisation and enhancements.
•    Publish architecture communication materials such as newsletters.
•    Run various architecture forums and tech councils, such as NMAA.
•    Maintain of architecture processes and guidelines
•    Enterprise Architecture BAU (ADO approvals, domain ownership, country governance etc)
•    Attending and minuting the councils where applicable (CTC, EAWG, EUC etc)
•    Abacus updates
•    Support the team with Group Functions Architecture Management Team updates and newsletters.
•    Drive and lead process changes that spans various teams.
•    Be the point of contact for inquires on process and changes to process that impact the team. Update and train the team on any changes (as required)
•    Support the team with annual reviews of Technology Product Lifecycles 
 

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management
•    Proactive in seeking regular assurance that function is performing to an acceptable risk and control standards.
•    Include internal controls, legal and regulatory requirements in the processes supporting the function.
•    Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and, if necessary, escalated through the relevant committees. 
•    Balance business performance delivery and cost management with risk and control matters to ensure that it does not materially threaten the Group, remaining within risk appetite.
•    Work in collaboration with risk and control teams.

Governance 
•    Accountable for the administration and running of all domain level tech and Architecture Review Forums and Functions Tech Council
•    Accountable for the update of Abacus
•    Be a part of domain architecture governance forums to actively be aware of and govern emerging decisions, in alignment with Functions and wider Enterprise architecture standards/policies/guidelines.
•    Ensure compliance with the highest standards of regulatory and business conduct and compliance practices as defined by internal and external requirements. This includes compliance with local banking laws, anti-money laundering, Open Banking, and Data Protection regulations and guidelines

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.
•    Achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s 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.
 

Skills and Experience

Key stakeholders
•    Group Functions Architecture team
•    Group Functions CIO delivery teams
•    Bank-wide architecture teams

Other Responsibilities
•    Embrace and practise SCB’s brand promise of Here for Good and corporate values.
•    Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
•    Responsible for building a culture of good conduct.

Qualifications

• This role requires 15-20 years of relevant experience, with at least 10-15 years in a hands-on role in the capacity of either enterprise architecture or solution architecture. This role focuses more on Enterprise Architecture supporting the domain architects. 
• Experience in large, complex organisations, ability to handle cultural diversity and managing senior stakeholders is also essential to this role. 
• Application Design, Architecture    
• IT Architecture    
• IT Governance
• Advanced
• Information Management    
• IT Standards, Procedures & Policies

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.