Job Summary

We are hiring for a leadership role within Emerging Payment to head up the Subledger and Networks team. Overall accountability is to lead the DLT-native (Distributed Ledger Technology) sub-ledger and network strategy for Emerging Payments, establishing the golden source of truth for tokenized bank-issued instruments, liabilities and assets, and ensuring downstream processes, reporting and enterprise integrations are supported end-to-end. The role also defines network and distribution strategy, develops commercially viable partnerships, and applies the Digital Assets product principle of being network agnostic and strategically selective

DLT-Native Sub-Ledger Strategy, Ownership and Architecture
•    Own the vision, strategy and business requirements for the DLT-native sub-ledger as the foundational record for tokenised instruments, liabilities and assets across Emerging Payments propositions.
•    Define the target operating model, data model, control requirements and governance standards so the sub-ledger operates as the golden source of truth with integrity, scalability, auditability and resilience.
•    Translate product, finance, operations and control requirements into a prioritised roadmap, ensuring design decisions support future product expansion, interoperability and safe scaling of tokenized balance sheet use cases.

Key Responsibilities

Golden Source Operations, Reporting and Integration Enablement
•    Ensure all downstream operational processes, controls, reconciliations, reporting and management information are supported by the sub-ledger, with clear ownership of data lineage, processing logic and exception handling.
•    Partner with Operations, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Technology teams to ensure the sub-ledger supports booking, servicing, reporting, controls, client disclosures and integration into enterprise platforms and regulatory processes.
•    Establish service measures, control reporting and issue governance to maintain data quality, timeliness and trust in the ledger as the authoritative source across internal and external reporting needs.

Networks, Distribution and Commercial Partnerships
•    Define the networks and distribution strategy for Emerging Payments propositions, identifying where the Bank should build, partner, connect or participate to scale client reach, utility and commercial value.
•    Develop and execute commercial partnership frameworks with market infrastructures, networks, fintechs and ecosystem participants, balancing strategic fit, economics, operational feasibility, control requirements and scalability.
•    Apply the Digital Assets product principle of “Network agnostic, strategically selective” to prioritise connectivity choices, avoid unnecessary concentration risk, and preserve optionality as market structures evolve.
•    Manage connectivity across both regulated institutional settlement networks (e.g. Partior, Swift Ledger, Agora, Ensemble, M-bridge etc.) and emerging public chain infrastructure, applying consistent governance and risk standards across both.

Governance, Commercial Execution and Cross-Functional Delivery
•    Lead cross-functional delivery across Product, Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk, Legal and Compliance to bring sub-ledger and network capabilities into production safely, efficiently and in line with business priorities.
•    Drive governance over roadmap sequencing, investment cases, third-party dependencies, controls and commercialization to ensure disciplined decision-making and transparent progress against strategic outcomes.
•    Represent the business in senior forums, articulate strategic trade-offs and ensure operating, conduct and reputational risks are proactively identified, escalated and managed through delivery and run.

People and Talent 
•    Lead and develop a team including two Director (B5) direct reports, setting clear mandates, priorities and development plans aligned to the Emerging Payments strategy.
•    Build deep domain capability across digital assets, ledger design, network partnerships and product governance, while fostering strong collaboration across a highly matrixed global organisation.
•    Create an inclusive, accountable and high-performance culture by role-modelling the Group’s Values, strengthening succession depth and coaching teams through ambiguity, change and innovation.

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
•    Transaction Services MT
•    Cash Management MT
•    TS Business COO
•    Head of Emerging Payments and product leads. 
•    Global Head, FI Clearing & PayTech Solutions and relevant Product Leads
•    Global Head of Core & Foundational Payments and relevant Product Leads
•    TB Sales, both FI Sales & Corp Sales
•    Internal & external Programme Steering Committees and relevant Project Steering Committees
•    Leads for any key internal Business Working Groups within the Programme structure, as well as external market regulators and industry competition / associations (for industry led initiatives)
•    Key Functions involved in related projects, including Legal, CFCR, Tax, Finance, Risk and parts of Treasury

Other Responsibilities
•    Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in CIB; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate

•    15+ years experience in transaction banking, payments, digital assets or financial market infrastructure, with senior ownership of platform, product or network-led propositions.
•    Strong understanding of ledger design, tokenized assets and liabilities, data governance, accounting and control considerations in regulated financial services environments.
•    Proven ability to define network participation and distribution strategies, negotiate partnerships and evaluate commercial, operational and risk trade-offs across emerging ecosystems.
•    Demonstrated success leading complex cross-functional delivery across product, engineering, operations, finance and control functions in a global matrix organisation.
•    Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence strategic decisions and drive alignment across senior internal and external stakeholders.
•    People leadership experience with a track record of building specialist teams, developing leaders and sustaining performance through ambiguity, growth and change.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

•    Digital assets and tokenization domain expertise
•    Distributed ledger / platform strategy
•    Network strategy and partnership management
•    Data governance and control framework design
•    Commercial product management
•    Executive stakeholder leadership

•    DLT-native ledger and digital asset domain knowledge
•    Core banking account structures and feature sets
•    Network strategy, ecosystem evaluation and partnership structuring
•    Data governance, controls and golden source operating model design
•    Cross-functional product delivery, governance and risk management
•    Commercial strategy, business case development and value realisation
•    Strategic stakeholder influence across internal and external ecosystems

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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