Job Summary

We are a global bank which is big enough to be relevant to the world’s most sophisticated corporations but small enough to be local, nimble and innovate. We tap into our DNA as a global trade bank, committing to the dynamic market where we have operated for over 150 years. We link these markets with each other, as well as to Europe and the Americas, to help our corporate and institutional clients manage their global investing and financing needs. In addition, we use our deep knowledge in local markets to help our customers and clients grow, invest and protect their wealth.
We believe that every one of our colleagues plays a tangible role in delivering our purpose and we all feel strongly about living our valued behaviours and our brand promise – Here for good. Our unrivalled network and unique culture make this organisation special and creates opportunities for unparalleled career and development experiences. The success of the Bank hinges on how we harness our unique strengths, create an inclusive and flexible environment, and where our people feel empowered to use the freedom and accountability that we give them to go above and beyond for our customers.
What is the Opportunity?
We are seeking an experienced transformation focused programme manager to lead and oversee all application related activities associated with the Catalyst IT transformation programme. This role is pivotal in managing programme-level issues, actions, and ensuring seamless application interdependencies both within the Catalyst programme, and with other programmes across the Bank. 

This role demands expert oversight across all application related activities to ensure all teams are executing all aspects of the delivery lifecycle consistently and in an optimised manner. This includes ensuring robust risk management practices, understanding and navigating internal and external dependencies, forging strong business engagement channels, and ensuring the smooth transition and adaptation of applications in the new environment. It's imperative that this individual not only drives the programme to meet technical milestones but also aligns every action with the bank's strategic, regulatory, and business objectives.

The successful candidate will work to bring execution certainty to the Catalyst programme, partnering across the TTO and relevant Business Partner teams to scope and deliver the book of required to meet the required outcomes and Strategy 25 metrics per commitment to the Bank’s Management Team and Board.

The successful candidate should not just have a deep understanding and rich history of delivering projects and programs in a classic and agile context, but also have a broad and progressive change delivery mindset that includes various flavors of new ways of working.
 

Key Responsibilities

Project Management:

• Lead and manage the end-to-end delivery of the Technology Obsolescence Management program, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and timelines.
• Develop and maintain a detailed program roadmap, outlining project milestones, dependencies, and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, including IT, operations, procurement, and external vendors, to execute the program effectively.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and internal technology policies.

Technology Lifecycle and Obsolescence Planning:

• Identify and prioritize technology components nearing end-of-life or end-of-support.
• Develop strategies for timely upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning of obsolete technology.
• Assess risks associated with legacy systems and implement mitigation plans.
• Collaborate with architecture and engineering teams to ensure future-proof technology solutions.

Financial Management:

• Manage program funding of [estimated budget size, e.g., $XX million], ensuring resources are allocated efficiently.
• Monitor financial performance, including forecasting, budgeting, and cost optimization.
• Provide detailed financial reports and updates to senior leadership and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Engagement:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for senior executives and stakeholders regarding program progress and outcomes.
• Facilitate regular program reviews and status updates with key stakeholders.
• Drive alignment across business units to ensure seamless program delivery.

Our Ideal Candidate Should Have:-

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in a professional corporate environment having scoped, shaped and delivered large scale complex projects and programs.
• The ability to work across domains, partner and coordinate with multiple stakeholders and be able to manage and navigate through ambiguity and organizational complexity.
• Experience in managing Datacentre Build and Migration projects
• Proven experience in managing large-scale IT transformation initiatives.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage a diverse and challenging stakeholder community.
• An analytical thinker with strong problem-solving skills. 
• Strong ability to analyse and understand project / programme financials and other relevant data points to synthesize observations and/or recommendations for management attention.
• Strong organisational skills including attention to detail and multitasking ability.
• Strong sense of personal ownership and willingness to roll-up sleeves to drive success.
• A mindset to continuously learn and develop themselves.
• An understanding of Strategy covering key operating domains spa

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.