JOB SUMMARY

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Group Internal Audit & Investigations (GIAI) in Standard Chartered Bank is looking for an experienced and technically proficient Senior Audit Manager to lead our audit efforts in the area of Artificial Intelligence (AI), including traditional AI/ML, Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and Agentic AI. The ideal candidate will possess a strong technical background, a deep understanding of AI-related risks, controls and safeguards, and be well-versed in current AI regulations and regulatory expectations. The Senior Audit Manager role will be part of the Data Management audit team that besides AI also covers Data Quality, Data Privacy, Data Sovereignty and Records Management. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Key responsibilities reflecting the duties of this role.

Strategy
•    Stay abreast of emerging AI technologies, regulatory changes, and industry trends to ensure the audit function remains current and effective.
•    Provide strategic insights aimed at enhancing the organisation's Responsible AI governance and AI risk management practices.
•    Support the Audit Director for Data Management in keeping-up with the key changes within the Data Management portfolio and monitor the Bank’s key programmes implementing AI solutions.
•    Execute responsibilities in accordance with the Audit Charter, maintaining independence from management and avoiding any interference.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engineers, compliance, and risk management, to ensure a holistic approach to AI auditing.

Audit Delivery
•    Deliver impactful and high-quality audit work within the agreed timelines, budget constraints, and in full alignment with established audit methodology.
•    Execute audit work and issue validation in an efficient and effective manner, within the given budget and timelines.
•    Provide clear guidance, detailed review, and supervision of the audit team’s work, so that audit deliverables meet quality standards.
•    Ability to manage the audit team members, provide coaching and mentoring to team members and lead technical auditors to deliver audits.
•    Clearly identify the risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agreeing these issues with management and obtaining quality management action plans to mitigate the risk.
•    Provide guidance to the team on business / audit technical knowledge and management skills.
•    Champion innovation and increase the use of such as artificial intelligence and data analytics, in audit assignments.
•    Track the implementation / delivery of the agreed issues and action plans for the audits assigned, understanding the key risks arising, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees/action plan owners and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.

Personal Behaviours
•    Model valued behaviours and foster an environment that recognizes positive contributions.
•    Engage with peers to enhance knowledge sharing.
•    Seek external perspectives to improve audit work.
•    Provide expertise to support other GIAI audit teams.
•    Implement and support department initiatives, including planning and training.

People & Talent 
•    Demonstrate proactivity engagement during team sessions.
•    Provide training and guidance to audit team members on AI-related topics and best practices.
•    Develop skills and competencies to support the function in ensuring future readiness.
•    Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills.
•    Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
•    Attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining high-quality standards.

Risk Management 
•    Perform risk assessments to identify key areas for audit coverage and assist with audit planning activities.
•    Be prepared to raise issues / concerns outside the normal audit process.
•    Attend Risk and Control forums to stay updated on developments and ensure key risks are monitored.
•    Regularly review Management Information and reports to track key trends related to risk and control matters.
•    Support the Audit Director for Data Management in writing audit opinions summarising the audit work for the Risk Committee papers or Board Audit Committee.

Stakeholder Management
•    Maintain relationships with senior leaders in the Bank’s Data Management organisation, including the Chief Data Office, Compliance, and the Data Management teams in the Business.
•    Manage internal stakeholders across the GIAI function.

Governance
•    Assist the Audit Director for Data Management in managing Product / Country stakeholders and build relationships to improve control and risk awareness.
•    Communicate findings / issues to technology stakeholders and monitor overdue issues / action plans for resolution.
•    Escalate delays in audit work to auditee and GIAI management. 

Regulatory & Business Conduct
•    Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct;
•    Should have knowledge of key regulatory requirements related to technology, specifically the requirements of key regulators PRA, FCA, HKMA, MAS, RBI. 
•    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.

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

Our Ideal Candidate
Qualification:
•    Education: Bachelor’s or master’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, or related specialisations in AI. 
•    Experience: 7+ years of working experience, with 3 + years focused on AI technologies and techniques (e.g. Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing), 
Technical and Soft Skills:
•    Artificial Intelligence: Ability to identify, assess, and manage risks associated with AI systems, including fairness, ethics, accountability, and transparency.
•    Familiarity with regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., EU AI Act, GDPR, NIST, ISO).
•    Proficiency in audit tools and techniques.
•    Analytical Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.
•    Interpersonal Skills: Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and build strong relationships with stakeholders.

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Technical proficiency in AI/ML concepts, algorithms, and frameworks, model development and associated programming languages (like Python)
•    Audit
•    Risk and Controls

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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