Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team! The Head of Risk and CFCR (“the Functions”) Operating Model (OM) Transformation will lead the Functions’ transformation to their target operating models. 

This role could be based in UK, India or  Singapore. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you only select a country where the role is based

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a roadmap for and implement the CFCR TOM, CFCR Location Strategy and Risk Country Model (RCM) initiatives in order to achieve committed benefits to the organisation by end of 2026
• Guide transformations by aligning resources ensuring agility, resilience, and measurable success through key performance indicators
• Work closely with FFG Horizontal Workstreams to identify and drive execution of Technology, HR, Learning and Development, Culture, Comms and Engagement, Data, and Regulatory Engagement requirements through the TOM and CRM implementation
• Technology Integration: Drive the design and adoption of smart technologies to enhance data analysis, reporting, and decision-making processes.

Skills and Experience

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Provide leadership across cross-functional teams to ensure seamless execution of transformation projects.
• Collaborate with senior management, regulators, and internal stakeholders to embed a unified risk management approach.

Strategy

• Develop, implement and maintain Target Operating Model strategies for Risk & CFCR
• Awareness and understanding of the Group's business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Business

• Delivery of end of 2026 TOMs for Risk and CFCR in the context of the Businesses and Functions they support
• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates

Processes

• Contribution to execution and supervision of Change Delivery process

Stakeholders

Internal:

• Risk and CFCR Management Team Members
• Risk COO Management Team
• Technology
• Other data domain owners

External:

• Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and other key regulators
• Industry Associations and Professional bodies such as IIF, ISDA, BBA
• Key industry alliance partners

Our Ideal Candidate:

• 8+ Years of relevant work experience in operational risk and/or compliance within banking.
• Experience in implementing target operating models and/or large-scale transformations.
•  Strong knowledge of right-shoring strategies and skills-based workforce planning.
• Leadership in managing cross-functional teams and driving cultural change.

Role Specific Technical Competencies:

• Risk
• CFCR
• Country Risk Model

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.

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