The Role Responsibilities
The role holder is part of Wealth Management Core platform tribe and participate actively in the delivery of Core Platform tribe roadmap as well as lead/support the achievement of Tribe OKRs for the respective project support CAPE
As an empowered decision maker, Product expert is accountable for maximising the business value of their product.PE-specific responsibilities include:
Is a core member of the squad, 100% dedicated to the role
Ensure the voices of clients and relevant stakeholders are represented
Optimise value delivery through continuous improvement, gathering feedback from relevant stakeholders / SMEs / customers and prioritisation of backlog and support project delivery
Create transparency around progress, blockers, impediments, dependencies
Present at all required ceremonies / events to provide early and continuous feedback and prioritisation
Working with the Scrum Master and squad members to build an empowered, high performing team in a psychologically safe environment
Ensure all artefacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required standards and policies (e.g. nWOWS, CGP)
Ensure post project support and successful implementation, to be made fungible to continue wealth operation portfolio supporting complete operations activity
Strategy
Maintain strong stakeholder engagement with WM Business, COO/ Operations, T&I, Risk & Compliance and Group Internal Audit to ensure alignment across stakeholder groups to support the tribe deliverables
Business
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.
Processes
Ensure effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to squads
People & Talent
Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement
Risk Management
Demonstrate and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture in the region
Governance
Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Key stakeholders
Tribe Lead, Tribe Tech lead
Product owners / Scrum masters
Business stakeholders
Functional Partners including Operations, T&I, Risk, Compliance, HR, Finance, Legal, Audit, etc.
Our Ideal Candidate
10+ years of experience in Change & Transformation with a blend of Business Analysis in the Banking Operations
Experience working with Technology project teams & Business stakeholders across levels
Experience in managing Agile methodologies – Waterfall, Scrum Master & PMP equivalent
Domain knowledge in Finance & Accounting entries for Wealth Management products like Mutual Funds, Fixed Income, Structured products, etc.
Experience in Accounting entries & Financial reporting & integration with GRU Reconciliation and review of Review of P&L MIS reports, Trading Balance Sheet Reconciliation controls & adjustments sent to Management & Finance Control
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Accounting rules logic, mapping & ownership (trade balance sheet to cash accounting)
PSGL (T24 system)
Balance Substantiation (importance, process, ownership)
Transaction Processing Systems (Source system)-GL recon process
FOBO, FOFO
Sell down, journals, PnL analysis & reporting
Background on product control team will be advantageous
New product onboarding (overall process, approvals, account creation/ownership and articulated accounting driven by business events within the trade life cycle)
Worked on agile methodology with Cross functional collaboration with New Business, Front Office Platform
Team, Front Office COOs, Market Risk, Credit Risk, Operations, Reference
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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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