Job Summary

•    Standard Chartered Bank is seeking an experienced SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Generative AI Expert to join our technology team at Band 7 level. This role requires a minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in SAP BTP development combined with expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs). The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing AI-powered solutions within our SAP BTP ecosystem to drive digital transformation and enhance business processes across the bank.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Standard Chartered Bank is seeking an experienced SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) Generative AI Expert to join our technology team at Band 7 level. This role requires a minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in SAP BTP development combined with expertise in Generative AI, Machine Learning, and Large Language Models (LLMs). The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing AI-powered solutions within our SAP BTP ecosystem to drive digital transformation and enhance business processes across the bank.
Business
•    Coordinate with business analysts and internal customers to develop functional and technical specification documents 
•    Understand the business needs and their pain points and design a solution that addresses their needs.
•    Since these roles deal with Analytical reporting, there will be a lot of collaboration with business teams, so communication has to be clear and to the point.
•    Ensure that all documentation, processes, and methodologies used in the various phases of system development and implementation is in accordance with the Group’s standards.
•    Possess sound communications skills.
•    Perform analysis of the current state, and future state requirements. Provide solution options, along with high level estimates, impact assessments and technology recommendations.
•    Create well-written and elaborated epics, stories and sub-tasks which can be reviewed by the business and utilized by the development and testing for implementation.
•    Highlight project risks, suggest how they might be mitigated.
Processes
•    Strong commitment to sound development practices, including test and deploy with version control
•    Ensure compliance of regulations and policies. 
•    Ensure the solution is aligned with bank’s ICS controls. 
•    Taking part in review forums such as ARF, FTC,sTK and CCH and ensure the solution is in line with the standards defined in these forums.

People & Talent
•    Should conduct regular status call and share status reports with team management. Collect requirements from business team and analyze it and propose right solution business
•    Identifies and recommends new technology or practices that will add value to the organization in terms of performance and cost.
•    Undertakes continuous improvement for the dev practice.
•    Mentoring new team members 
Risk Management
•    Ensure the deliverables are completed on time and support the processes whenever there is an absence of a team member by stepping up and performing their role 
Governance
•    Ensure compliance of regulations, policies, and requirements of the In-Scope countries
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
•    GF – Finance (Performance management / Capital / Liquidity)
Other Responsibilities
SAP BTP AI Development:
•    Design and implement Generative AI solutions using SAP BTP AI Core, AI Foundation, and Business AI services
•    Develop AI-powered applications integrated with SAP Datasphere, HANA Cloud, and SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

•    Build intelligent automation solutions using SAP Build, SAP Integration Suite, and SAP Extension Suite
•    Implement AI-driven analytics and insights within SAP BTP reporting frameworks
•    Create AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants using SAP Conversational AI
Technical Architecture & Integration:
•    Architect scalable AI solutions on SAP BTP that integrate with existing SAP landscape (S/4HANA, ECC, SuccessFactors)
•    Implement RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) systems for SAP knowledge management
•    Develop custom AI extensions and applications using SAP BTP development tools
•    Integrate external AI services (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Google AI) with SAP BTP environments
•    Design and implement AI model lifecycle management within SAP BTP
AI Model Development & Deployment:
•    Develop and deploy LLM-based applications using SAP AI Core and external AI platforms
•    Implement prompt engineering and fine-tuning strategies for banking-specific use cases
•    Build AI-powered document processing and intelligent data extraction solutions
•    Create automated testing frameworks for AI models and applications
•    Implement responsible AI practices including bias detection, explainability, and governance
Collaboration & Leadership:
•    Lead cross-functional teams in AI project delivery within SAP BTP environment
•    Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify AI opportunities within SAP processes
•    Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior developers
•    Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to AI development best practices
•    Support solution architecture reviews and technical design decisions

Required Qualifications
Experience:
•    Minimum 8 years of experience in SAP development and implementation
•    At least 4-5 years of hands-on experience with SAP BTP platform and services
•    Minimum 3-4 years of experience with Generative AI, LLMs, and Machine Learning
•    Proven experience in end-to-end AI project delivery within enterprise environments
•    Banking or financial services domain experience strongly preferred
SAP BTP Technical Skills:
•    Core BTP Services: SAP AI Core, SAP Business AI, SAP Datasphere, HANA Cloud, SAP Analytics Cloud
•    Development Tools: SAP Business Application Studio, SAP Build, SAP Integration Suite
•    Data & Analytics: SAP Datasphere, SAP HANA Cloud, CDS Views, OData services
•    Integration: SAP Cloud Connector, SAP Data Provisioning Agent, RESTful APIs
•    Security: SAP Identity Authentication Service, SAP Authorization and Trust Management
AI/ML Technical Skills:
•    AI Platforms: Large Language Models (GPT, Claude, Llama), Python, TensorFlow, PyTorch
•    AI Services: OpenAI API, Azure OpenAI, Google AI, Hugging Face, LangChain
•    AI Techniques: Prompt engineering, few-shot learning, fine-tuning, RAG systems
•    Development: Python, JavaScript, Node.js, Java, ABAP (for integration)
•    Cloud Platforms: SAP BTP, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform
Soft Skills:
•    Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with AI-first thinking
•    Excellent communication skills to explain complex AI concepts to business stakeholders
•    Ability to work in agile development environments

•    Strong attention to detail and quality focus in AI solution development
•    Ability to manage multiple AI initiatives and meet project deadlines
Preferred Qualifications
•    SAP BTP certification (AI Core, Datasphere, Analytics Cloud)
•    AI/ML certifications from major cloud providers (Azure AI, AWS ML, Google AI)
•    Experience with SAP Conversational AI and SAP Intelligent RPA
•    Knowledge of banking regulations related to AI (Model Risk Management, AI governance)
•    Experience with MLOps, AI model versioning, and automated testing of AI systems
•    Understanding of natural language processing for financial documents and processes
Key Competencies
•    Technical Leadership: Lead technical initiatives and provide guidance to junior team members
•    Solution Design: Design and architect complex AI solutions integrated with SAP BTP
•    Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicate with business users and technical teams
•    Innovation: Identify and implement innovative AI use cases within SAP BTP processes
•    Quality Assurance: Ensure high-quality delivery of AI solutions with proper testing and validation
•    Project Management: Plan test activities properly and lead small teams to complete assigned tasks
Specific Responsibilities:
•    Review and analyze business requirements/user stories for AI implementations
•    Design test scenarios and test cases for AI solutions
•    Develop high-level design for AI automation frameworks
•    Build maintainable, reusable, and scalable AI applications
•    Provide guidance to junior staff and deliver AI training

•    Define/update procedures and templates for AI development
•    Maintain cooperative relationships with stakeholders and establish effective communication channels
Other Responsibilities
•    Solution Intent creation for different use cases across the SAP-BTP platform
•    Conduct multiple review discussions across multiple stakeholders in refining the Solution intent document
•    Get involved and help drive the overall SAP-BTP enablement including architectural and process recommendations across the portfolio
•    Proactively advice the management team on the emerging technology transformation trends that are most relevant to the company’s goals and evolving needs
•    High degree of proficiency in hands-on low-level design, coding, automation and troubleshooting
•    API, Microservices design expertise. Build reusable components / API’s when designing any foundational data project
•    Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional / non-functional business requirements
•    Identify, design and implement internal process improvements, automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, redesigning infrastructure for greater scalability etc
•    Work with stakeholders including the executive, product, data and design teams to assist with data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs
•    Support transformation agenda, business operating models, standards, finance risk controls and compliance with regulations
•    Engage with various business and technology stakeholders, participate in agile squad’s to recommend and finalise architecture design. Manage key stakeholders and senior management for architecture decisions and inputs

•    Experience in establishing effective partnerships across teams and influence senior management, peers and subordinates
•    Working with business clients to understand their needs and to implement the cloud strategies designed to meet those needs.
•    Ensuring Security while on-boarding apps into Cloud
•    Design and architect comprehensive SAP solutions that integrate with Hadoop and other big data technologies.
•    Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, translating them into Solution Intent documentation.
•    Develop and maintain architectural blueprints, technical documentation, and best practices for SAP and big data integrations.
•    Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards and best practices.
•    Stay updated with the latest advancements in SAP, Hadoop, and big data technologies, and evaluate their potential impact on the organization.
•    Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulatory requirements, and company policies
Advanced Technical Experience
•    Experience with machine learning and predictive analytics on SAP HANA
•    Knowledge of SAP HANA Graph, Text Analytics, and Spatial processing
•    Experience with SAP HANA streaming analytics and real-time processing
•    Familiarity with big data technologies and data lake architectures
•    Understanding of data governance and master data management principles
Industry Experience
•    Experience in banking, financial services, or regulated industries
•    Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA, etc.)
•    Experience with enterprise-scale implementations
•    Background in data warehousing and business intelligence solutions

Skills and Experience

•    SAP Hana Modelling
•    SAP Datasphere / SAC
•    SAP HANA Cloud
•    SAP Application Architecture & Design
•    SAP FIORI / SAP UI5
•    BI reporting tools 
•    GEN AI

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s/ Master’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science

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.