JOB SUMMARY

The Release Management Specialist will be a key member of Trade Release Management team and responsible for delivering smooth release and mapping business requirements to systems/technical design. The role holder will form a key part of a fast-paced, ambitious, delivery programme.

Deliver Functional Design
•    Prepare and broadcast the release calendar for monthly and quarterly releases dates for the year.
•    Release review with MR and MF dev team 
•    Release planning - env/versions & management of Trade Delivery Release Roster for testing/major/minor weekend changes
•    Regression Environment readiness/issue & defect management 
•    Unit Testing/SIT/UAT environment readiness/issue & defect management
•    Raise production change and follow up for change approval.
•    Prepare AIG / ASRM /Implementation & Rollback Plan and review those documents with Implementer (AO / SCB support teams)
•    Schedule and Manage CR calls for weekend changes with Dev and PSS team and follow up to ensure CR completeness prior to PSS CAB call
•    Follow up and obtain change approval from PSS and respective implementers
•    Share change details to Country Business / CTM and schedule Country walkthrough for Monthly release
•    Raising Emergency & Expedite Change Requests (end to end, from DRAFT to SIGNOFF) 
•    Broadcasting reminders for the software cutoff dates to the DTP stakeholders.

•    Administrating, Maintaning and Troubleshooting all Build Level issues.
•    Variance Check in all streams.
•    Adhere to SCB compliane process and maintain SCM controls as COMPLIANT.
•    Migrate Mass Release S/W to Base Endevor stage by using STS method and raise a JIRA's to move production

Adherence to Risk & Data Quality Management Requirements
•    Continuous management of the Trade Application System risks
•    Proactively identify issues and actions 
•    Monitor and remediate issues and actions from audits
•    Awareness of the regulatory world and knowledge of AML, Fraud, Screening, Data Quality needs and ensuring these are catered for in the functional design

Stakeholder Management
•    Coordinate with resources and teams across different location

Key Stakeholders
•    Operations (Group, Regional, Country and Hubs)
•    Business - Product/Sales/Segments (Group, Regional, Country)
•    Technology – Delivery Teams and Technical Architecture)
•    Hive Leads
•    Chapter Leads
•    Trade Technology Team
•    Interface IT Teams
•    Technology Services Teams

Mandatory Skills: 
•    Strong presentation and communication skills 
•    Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into solution designs 
•    Knowledge of web-based systems architecture, Micro service-based architecture, enterprise application architecture as well as experience managing expectations when balancing alternatives against business and financial constraints 
•    Must demonstrate good judgment and pragmatic approach to delivering a solution that optimizes architecture activities across company needs, business constraints and technological realities 
•    Agile project methodologies 

Prior Experience:
•    Relevant experience of 5-8 years
•    Banking/Fintech experience mandatory
•    Trade Finance domain experience preferred.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy
•    Awareness and understanding of the Group's business strategy and model appropriate to the role
Business
•    Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates.
Processes
•    Responsible for executing within set processes.
People & Talent
•    Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with Trade Technology partners.
Risk Management
•    The ability to interpret the Group's financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures.

Governance
•    Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role
Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role

Key Stakeholders

•    Operations (Group, Regional, Country and Hubs)
•    Business - Product/Sales/Segments (Group, Regional, Country)
•    Technology – Delivery Teams and Technical Architecture)
•    Hive Leads
•    Chapter Leads
•    Trade Technology Team
•    Interface IT Teams
•    Technology Services Teams
•    Production Support Teams

Other Responsibilities
Do the right thing: Be brave, be the change; Think client; Live with integrity
Never Settle: Continuously improve and innovate; Simplify; Learn from your successes and failures
Better together: See more in others; How can I help? Build for the long term

Our Ideal Candidate
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent degree
•    CBAP-certified preferred

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Knowledge of web-based systems architecture
•    Knowledge of Micro service-based architecture
•    Knowledge of enterprise application architecture

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.