Job Summary

•    Provide subject matter expertise and drive initiatives and enhancements across the Custody Operations environment.
•    Partner with Technology, Product, Client Implementations and the Business to deliver robust, stable and scalable solutions, including client implementations, technology deployments and regulatory/mandatory changes.
•    Bridge business requirements and technical delivery through requirements documentation, solution communication, testing/implementation coordination and operational readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery, Solution & Change
•    Produce/review BRDs and FRDs / User Stories; coordinate and/or perform UAT and coordinate implementation of new developments.
•    Work with technology and product colleagues to develop robust, stable and scalable solutions; ensure solutions are appropriately documented and communicated to impacted parties.
•    Assist Operations with release planning, execution and post-implementation review, and ensure core Operations staff readiness for implementation.
•    Participate in Operations Readiness / Transformation activities to collaborate, innovate, identify synergies and improve the business.
•    Manage relationships with Product, Technology, Risk and other internal stakeholders to ensure operational constraints, risks and needs are understood and addressed in a controlled risk environment.
•    Engage in Product Reviews and new/prospective deal review discussions to assess operational impact.
•    Adapt to evolving business requirements and changing circumstances, using change as an opportunity to improve service.
•    Provide leadership and ownership in seeking solutions during crisis situations; manage to tight deadlines and budget commitments.
•    Keep abreast of regulatory and industry changes and assess their impact on clients and operational teams.
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct; identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters collaboratively.

Motivations

•    Solving complex operational and technology problems and improving services through collaboration, innovation and transformation.
•    Delivering robust, stable and scalable solutions while working to tight deadlines in a controlled risk environment.
•    Building trusted partnerships with clients, senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders, with a strong client-service orientation.

Skills and Experience

Must-have Skills    
•    Java / J2EE
•    Hadoop, Spark and Scala
•    SQL, NoSQL, HBase and Hive

Other Skills
•    Kafka and Messaging Integration
•    DevOps: Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes and Rundeck
•    Business Analysis, BRD/FRD and User Stories
•    Custody Operations and Trade Settlement

Qualifications

Key Experiences    
•    6+ years of development experience on Hadoop platforms.
•    Minimum 5 years of relevant Custody Operations, Business Analysis or Project Management experience, and/or proven large-team leadership experience in a dynamic regional environment.
•    Experience producing or reviewing BRDs, FRDs and user stories; coordinating or performing UAT; and implementing new developments.
•    Experience with release planning, execution and post-implementation review.
•    Experience establishing trust with clients and senior leaders and leading cost-saving and/or risk-mitigation initiatives.

Certifications / Qualifications
•    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology Engineering or a closely related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
•    Postgraduate qualification in any specialisation is identified as applicable in the source job description.
•    No mandatory professional certification or licence is specified in the source job description.

Languages
•    No specific language is stated in the source job description. Excellent communication skills are required, including the ability to understand business requirements and explain them to technical solution teams.

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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 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.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.