Job Summary

We’re hiring for a Delivery Performance Partner Lead (PL) to drive the execution of strategic HR initiatives aligned to our People Plan and One HR Book of Work. This role collaborates across HR teams to deliver key projects linked to Talent, Organisation Design, Culture, and Leadership, ensuring implementation is effective, aligned with business priorities, and delivers measurable outcomes. The role holder will work in an agile squad, lead local Delivery Performance team members, and be responsible for projects across the Bank’s global footprint.

About Delivery Performance
The Delivery Performance team delivers priority projects that strengthen the Bank’s people strategy, supporting a high-performing, inclusive work environment. We work across geographies and HR functions to translate strategic initiatives into tangible, business-driven results.
 

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver time-bound projects aligned with the People Plan, supporting business challenges linked to Talent, Organisation Design, Culture, and Leadership.
 • Partner with HR leaders to understand organisational needs and translate these into project planning and execution.
 • Monitor project delivery against scope, timeline, and outcomes, providing regular updates to stakeholders.
 • Use HR data and analytics to assess project effectiveness, inform prioritisation, and define future initiatives.
 • Act as People Leader for local Delivery Performance team members, supporting their development and performance within agile squads.
 • Promote a positive, inclusive work environment, upholding our core values across all initiatives.

Skills and Experience
 • Proven experience in programme management and agile ways of working.
 • Expertise in Talent Management, Organisation Design, Culture, and Leadership initiatives.
 • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
 • Ability to influence through expertise and data-driven insights.
 • Commercial acumen and understanding of HR’s strategic role in business success.
 • Skills in work definition and project shaping.

Role-Specific Technical Competencies
 • Agile Ways of Working
 • Programme Management
 • Talent Management
 • Effective Communication
 • Influencing Through Expertise
 • Data and Analytics
 • Stakeholder Engagement
 • Organisational Design
 • Culture and Leadership
 • Commercial Acumen
 • Work Definition and Shaping

Qualifications
 • Professional certifications in HR (preferred).

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.