The Role Responsibilities
This role will be an integral part of API Banking team.As a product owner you are responsible to deliver the most innovative ideas on the Financial markets and Securities services space that shapes up the future of API Economy. Candidate will play a key role in ideating and creating new features that uniquely meet the needs of the customers.Candidateare responsible for building product strategy and expansion into multiple regions/countries.
Strategy
Deep understanding of banking products, payment gateway and the entire banking platform and its functionality
Collaborate with Fintech Partners/ Clients/ Third Party Players, regulators, and industry bodies for bringing new capabilities under the umbrella of Open Banking implementation
Deep understanding of our client’s business requests and gather insights to drive product strategy and solution
Clearly understand and articulate the requirements that supports the development of products, features and functionality.
Identify commercial opportunities utilizing Financial markets,Securities services and Foundational APIs that solve specific pain points for our clients
Collaborate with the cross functional teams within the Bank (Channels, FM/SS products, Country teams)
Provide suggestions for functional improvements time to time
Lead market research /customer testing for new concepts and translate these insights into product roadmap
Has a strong understanding of product financials and ensure that product delivers expected revenue targets
Setting goals to development team and managing the execution and deliverables from the Squad
Assist Development /testing team/ Business Analyst for any functional queries
Business
Provide leadership in the utilization efforts of APIs
Drive and manage API Solutions performance by tracking utilisation and cross sell
Fully complied with regulatory guidelines and regular self-assessment in electronic banking
Governance
Ensure Country compliance on Group standard for Audit, Control and financial reporting
Maintain the product programmes and PPG/ CA database as per product governance guideline
Act as a liaison with the local risk committees
Key stakeholders
External
Customers (across the breadth of the portfolio)
Regulators
Vendors
Infrastructure providers
Media
Competitors (industry initiatives)
Internal
TB Sales, TB Heads, CB and CIB, Group & Regional Digital Channel and Data Analytics, Operations, CSG, CIO, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Relevant country committees
Corporate Affairs, Marketing, Audit
Digital Channel & Data Analytics Product Heads
Our Ideal Candidate
10 + years of experience with a proven track record of success in the product management, product development or project management.
Shape and influence the development of Financial markets, Securities services and Foundational APIs strategy, product features and use cases
Act a key subject matter expert with the knowledge on markets, regulations, product, and customer personas
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or equivalent practical experience.
Training / working knowledge in digital / fintech product development and lifecycle
Post-secondary technical or business degree / MBA is a strong asset.
Deep understanding of banking products, payment gateway and the entire banking platform and its functionality Collaborate with Fintech Partners/ Clients/ Third Party Players, regulators, and industry bodies for bringing new capabilities under the umbrella of Open Banking
Deep understanding of our client’s business requests and gather insights to drive product strategy and solution Clearly understand and articulate the requirements that supports the development of products, features, and functionality
Provide suggestions for functional improvements time to time Lead market research /customer testing for new concepts and translate these insights into product road map Has a strong understanding of product financials and ensure that product delivers expected revenue targets Setting goals to development team and managing the execution and deliverables from the Squad Assist Development /testing
Role Specific Technical Competencies
Skills Proven track record in leading and implementing digitalization and/or transformation initiatives in corporate and institutional banking, including driving client adoption of digital channels and increasing share of revenue via electronic channels.
An experienced people leader with an ability to build a strong team, encouraging team members to drive personal career development, including strengthening skills through relevant training, learning and development activities.
Good understanding of the product development lifecycle using Agile Methodology and relevant prior experience in drafting vision statements, epics and user stories, use case documents, solution papers, business workflow documents and high-level functional flows.
Deep understanding of the corporate banking domain with a profound ability to conceive and design end-to-end product flows, define interface requirements, identify relevant operational processes and clearly articulate these flows and processes to the relevant business and technology workgroups.
A skilled negotiator with an ability to work across all organization levels
High integrity and personal drive, with a passion for product, technology and services transformation
Highly experienced in stakeholder management and working closely with global senior leaders, including business product heads, COOs and CIOs
Effective and positive written and verbal communications especially when acting as a liaison between departments, internal employees/subordinates and clients.
Ability to create and deliver effective oral and written presentations/proposals up to a senior level of management.
Comprehensive solution-oriented thinker when dealing with clients, team members, internal functional departments and upper management.
Ability to effectively manage and motivate matrix resources to attain organizational goals and influence without direct authority
Strong project management skills including planning, documenting, communicating and delivering the end result on-time
Experience in a position of broad collaboration, influence and communication in a large organization.
Excellent teamwork skills preferably with experience of working in teams spread across functions and geographies
Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on the program’s success
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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