The Role Responsibilities
· The Project Manager is responsible for supporting the agile management of a programme and its relevant projects and initiatives to enable the SBO/HR transformation of the Bank, ensuring efficient, successful delivery across the programme lifecycle.
· The Project Manager’s work is defined by its dynamism, collaborations and fungibility across various projects / programmes.
· Due to the need to work with multiple key stakeholders, various programme constraints and limitations (e.g. financials), having strong partnership management and innovation skills accompanied by strong attention to details will enable an individual to thrive in this role.
This role is primarily responsibilities are
· Oversee the coordination of programme / Hive / Squad milestones and adherence to the Bank’s standards and governance mechanisms (e.g., SCB’s Project Management Standards, use of Agile methodologies)
· Work closely with programme’s Director, Hive / Squad leads and other relevant stakeholders to develop, maintain and iterate on programme roadmap, ensuring that the overall integration of the programme is considered
· Support with the development and maintenance of the ‘Book of Work” (i.e. list of projects / initiatives) for respective workstreams, ensuring that all projects / initiatives listed are aligned to the SBO programme’s overall goals and intended benefit, creating transparency in how all projects / initiatives come together to support programme
· Facilitate Product Owner(s), Hive / Squad leads in defining the programme / Hive / Squad objectives, success metrics and performance goals (e.g., definition of “Done”)
· Establish and facilitate engagement cadence / agile ceremonies with key stakeholders to ensure relevant parties are kept involved and informed throughout the programme (e.g., In the context of WoW, agile ceremonies include Sprint Planning, Retrospectives, MPRs / QPRs, Refinement Forums, SteerCo, etc)
· Influence the process of breaking down work and grooming and prioritising the backlog
· Oversee dependencies across the programme by coordinating with different Product Owners and other key stakeholders (where necessary)
· Support Programme Director with programme governance, providing second-line of checks for any key programme risks or issues
· Source for, analyse and interpret relevant data from project management dashboards to facilitate the tracking of programme / Hive / Squad progress, escalating any issues or obstacles and recommending mitigative actions
· Coordinate across programme / Hive / Squads, partners and vendors proactively to ensure accurate and transparent management of timeline, issues, risks and financial matters
· Ensure timely and accurate reporting of programme finances and updating
Strategy
· Partners with SBO Programme Director and other Head of HR in the development and execution of the SBO organisation strategy for “now, soon and later”
· Able to translate Strategy into actionable initiatives for execution
Business
· Good understanding of the CCIB business, TTO and the bank’s context – advantageous
Processes
· Keep abreast of emerging technologies to seek out new techniques or tools to enhance backlog management techniques and collaboration across programme (e.g., AI-powered collaboration platforms)
People & Talent
· Able to influence stakeholders across all levels to drive action
· Works collaboratively across functions and business – Horizontal mindset
· Leads others (leadership without authority)
· Provides effective and timely feedback across all levels and functions
Risk Management & Governance
· Drive proactive management of programme issues and risks, working closely with the programme’s Product Owner to identify such programme-level risks while identifying mitigation action plans
· Conduct regular change risk assessment by tracking and monitoring how programme’s project / initiatives will impact Bank’s processes, ensuring compliance with the Bank’s Change Risk Assessment Guidance
· Identify and mitigate data risks in accordance with local markets’ data protection and privacy laws
· Ensure operational, legal, regulatory, reputation, compliance are held to the highest standards of risk management (at a product and enterprise level as relevant)
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
· HR Leadership
· TTO Leadership
· Business Leadership
· HR COEs Leads/Team members
· CABM / BU Comms
· External vendors (Management Consulting)
· Finance
· BU COOs
· Delivery teams
Other Responsibilities
· Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in SBO Programme Work
Our Ideal Candidate
· 10+ years of experience in Agile Methodologies, Agile Project Management
· Should have managed Business care justification, data analytics & visualisation
· Strong partnership management skills are required
· Please see skills as priority over qualifications
Role Specific Technical Competencies
· IT Infrastructure
· Communication Tools
· Risk Management
· Technology
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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