JOB SUMMARY

• The Associate Director, Data, Sustainability role needs to have background of sustainability data & technology, coupled with business analysis, product management and data analysis expertise. As a key player in our Sustainable Finance and Net Zero agenda, this role will be at the forefront of sustainability products, collaborating with technology teams to transform our ambitious goals into reality. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Business

• Develop and manage innovative sustainability data use cases to enhance return on tangible equity.
• Facilitate workshops and craft compelling use case materials to elicit business requirements.
• Lead agile delivery as a business requirement owner, co-creating solutions with technology teams.
• Set and uphold quality standards, ensuring the delivery aligns with business objectives and benefits.
• Engage in hands-on data analysis and verification during UAT, seeking business owner approval.
• Manage stakeholders, providing demos and training as needed for seamless data solution rollout.
• Collect user feedback and actively contribute to use case prioritization.
• Coordinate and support the evaluation of sustainability data vendors, aligning decisions with the vendor management process.

Processes

• Drive market-leading sustainability product design and delivery, leveraging the latest AI-enabled solutions where applicable.
• Utilize product owner experience to shape and innovate software product design and delivery.
• Apply a customer-centric approach to ensure the development of cutting-edge and impactful solutions.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to align product development with business goals.

• Prioritize features, functionalities, and enhancements based on market trends, customer needs, and sustainability objectives.
• Oversee the end-to-end lifecycle of data initiatives from requirement to commercialisation 
• Effectively manage and track data initiative milestones, ensuring smooth and timely delivery.
• Proactively address impediments, collaborating with stakeholders to guarantee successful data delivery.
• Efficiently manage delivery budget and resources, driving improved efficiency.
• Establish essential business governance processes for manual data operations, with an aim to automate.

People & Talent

• Lead cross-functional teams in the evaluation and delivery of data use cases.
• Collaborate closely with Technology, Operations, and relevant business/product stakeholders to secure and align internal resources.
• Effectively manage internal and external partner timelines for seamless build and integration.

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

• Chief Sustainability Office Team
• CCIB Client Coverage Team
• CCIB Business Development Team
• Group & CCIB Data Governance Team
• Group Architect & ESG domain architect 
• Product and Functional Partners 

Our Ideal Candidate

• 6 plus years’ experience in Sustainability in Banking domain.
• ESG data analysis - Proficient in creating compelling visual representations of complex data sets using tools like Power BI or Python, effectively translating data insights into understandable visual stories 
• Data management - Deep understanding of data transformation and governance, skilled in managing metadata to ensure data quality and adherence to standards.
• Data modelling - Background in financial or credit modelling is highly desirable. 
• Project delivery - Experienced in agile project delivery, adept at breaking down complex business requirements into concise, actionable user stories.
• Self-starters with excellent problem-solving skills, time management and presentation skills, capable of working independently and effectively communicating complex data concepts.
• Experience in relevant regulatory reporting, particularly in ESG or sustainability-related fields is a plus.     

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Project management 
• Business analyst 
• Data analysis
• Product Owner
• Vendor management
   

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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