Job Summary

• The Group’s Fit For Growth (FFG) Programme commenced in Q1 2024, with the aim of simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank’s processes, to provide a platform for Business growth and to ‘make it easier to get things done’. T&O FFG Programme is tasked with delivering $1 billion in annualised savings.
• As part of the T&O FFG team you will co-ordinate, prioritise, support, and monitor the initiatives.  The team will also help to manage the governance, communications and reporting of the T&O FFG Programme.
• This role has diverse responsibilities including ideation, portfolio data analysis, business case documentation, preparing materials for governance meetings, providing hands-on support for business case preparation, monitoring and analysing the overall portfolio while acting as an advisor as the program progresses.  
• The ideal candidate is exceptionally curious and intelligent, thriving in uncertain environments. They are hands-on and analytical, diving into portfolio details to uncover insights.

Our Ideal Candidate
 

• Proficient in analytical tools such as Excel, Tableau, and Clarity for data analysis, visualization, and reporting to drive insights and support strategic decision-making
• Ability to quickly absorb and learn new systems, methodologies and types of information. 
• Hands-on individual contributor with an eye for detail and proactive, self-managed work style
• Excellent verbal and written business communication

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Deliver strategic solutions aligned with the Bank's objectives and foster innovation and collaboration to drive continuous improvement across the program portfolio.
• Analyse portfolio dynamics to understand key changes and their root causes, supporting informed decision-making and strategic adjustments.

Business

• Understanding key Business and Functional opportunities for simplifying, standardising, and digitising the Bank’s processes and overall capability 
• Gaining in-depth knowledge of one or more portfolios to support the identification and tracking of efficiency and optimization initiatives.

Processes

• Understanding the processes and tools for tracking business cases through-out the lifecycle of a Programme to value delivery and realisation. 
• Provide clear and consistent execution transparency to senior stakeholders, ensuring they are informed of progress, risks, and milestones throughout the program lifecycle.
• Offer robust support in the development and evaluation of business cases, ensuring they are well-structured, aligned with strategic objectives.

People & Talent

• Leading through example and helping to build an appropriate team culture and values.
• Setting an appropriate tone and expectations and working in collaboration with all stakeholders and partners.
   

Risk Management

• Understanding the main risks facing the Group and the potential impact that the Programme could have on the ability of the Bank to manage those risks.
• Identifying and communicating FFG Programme risks and issues for monitoring through-out the lifecycle of the Programme.

Governance

• Drive the use of existing infrastructure / build new infrastructure to improve end to end processes around Saves/CtA reporting
• Understanding the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Understanding the Change Delivery Standards and Guidance, ensuring approved initiatives are managed in line with the Bank’s various governance policies and procedures.
• Supporting the FFG Programme’s governance agenda, including assisting with producing materials such as meeting decks and minutes.
• Assisting the Portfolio Lead, delegates, and their teams with broader Programme governance-related queries.

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

• FFG Portfolio Leads
• FFG Portfolio Delegates and initiative leads
• FFG Finance.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in team 
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
• Multiple functions (double hats)

Skills and Experience

• Accuracy and Attention to Details    
• Business Case Justification    
• Communication    
• Financial Analysis    
• Industry Knowledge    
• Project Management

Qualifications

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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.