About our Architecture, Technology Solutions and App Development Team

Want to be part of a team that focuses on what we can do instead of what’s already been done? This is your opportunity.  From BlockChain to AWS, deep learning and AI, you’ll work with the tools and platforms that you need to be successful. You’ll have the freedom to decide the different ways you want to grow – whether that’s by gaining diverse skills on a new project or deepening your expertise on innovative tech. Join us and you’ll find diverse paths, projects and people that inspire you to think outside-the-box and change the way people everywhere experience our products and services.

About our Technology and Operations Team

Our Technology & Operations (T&O) team is the powerhouse for the Bank. We aim to go further, faster, to ensure we're agile and ready for tomorrow, today. Our diverse network enables us to innovate and build banking solutions that support communities to prosper. We're a place where talented people are encouraged to grow, learn, and thrive, to drive their own career journeys, to reach their full potential.  
 
When you work with us, you’re protecting the reputation and legacy of a 170 year organisation and building on it. We’re driven by progress and continuously evolving to ensure we’re agile and ready for tomorrow, today. 
 

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Head of AI Integrations with over 15 years. This critical role involves managing the seamless integration of data and AI workflows, ensuring robust, scalable, and ethical implementations. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of data management, AI solutions, and integration processes, coupled with strong leadership and strategic vision to drive the organization's data and AI initiatives forward.

Key Responsibilities

Data and Integrations Team Management:
•    Feature Store:
•    Oversee the development and maintenance of a centralized feature store.
•    Enterprise VectorDB and Search Engine:
•    Manage the implementation, integration and maintenance of enterprise VectorDB and search engine capabilities.
•    API Interfaces and Gateway Integrations:
•    Ensure integration of API interfaces and gateway solutions to facilitate data flow and accessibility.
•    ETL Templates:
•    Develop and enforce standardized ETL templates to streamline data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
•    External Data Sourcing:
•    Manage the sourcing and integration of external data to enhance data diversity and model accuracy.
•    Process integration Applications:
•    Develop and maintain onboarding applications for users, ensuring integration with bank’s internal processes. This includes Identity and Access Management (IDAM) integrations, data and model catalog integrations, and API gateways.

Qualifications

•    Education:
•    Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
•    Experience:
•    15+ years of experience in data management, AI/ML, or a related field, with a proven track record of leading and managing cross-functional teams.
•    Skills:
•    Deep expertise in data integration, ETL processes, and API management.
•    Strong proficiency in AI/ML model production.
•    Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills.
•    Familiarity with AI observability tools and metrics.
•    Familiarity with VectorDBs and enterprise search tools.

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.