Director,Trade Products,Product Development,TB

Role Responsibilities

• Standard Chartered Bank has embarked on an ambitious journey to revolutionize the Trade client digital journey by developing several client facing solutions that compete not just with the Financial Institutions but also with the new breed of Fintech companies. The revenue ambitions of the Trade business for 2023 are $1.4B and product & digital integration core to ensuring this vision is delivered and is responsible to drive the Trade data agenda with our corporate and institutional clients.
• Deliver best-in-class transaction banking products to meet clients and business needs globally. This role manages the product development for Trade Finance Platforms and looks into ongoing enhancements and development of the platform.
• In this role the individual acts as Product Owner, responsible for leading an agile squad to deliver solutions to meet our changing business and client requirements, aligned with product vision and roadmap in partnership with key stakeholders- Global, Regional & Local Product Managers Global Technology and Operations.
• Lead the agile team as Product Owner to deliver the product build roadmap to support the business growth and strategy.

Strategy

• Standard Chartered Bank has embarked on an ambitious journey to deliver cross CCIB digital/automated capability to enable end to end product processing for Trade Finance with a focus on client and risk mitigation.  

Business

• This function is part of Trade Finance Product Development and will focus on delivery of system functionalities for Trade finance products.

Processes

• Candidate will have a key role in building innovative product capabilities, influence change, commercialize capabilities and enable our platform in 40+ countries. You will be responsible to take the ideas through implementation in Agile Methodology as a "Product Owner". You will continuously evaluate the ever-changing financial ecosystem and related emerging technologies in collaboration with our technology partners

People & Talent

• Foster teamwork, respect and collaboration across ITO function, DCDA and other stakeholders
• Foster a culture of innovation. Build the appropriate culture and values to be a role model. Acquire new skills to keep up the system update to date and to align bank wide new initiatives

Risk Management

• Candidate will take a proactive approach to risk management and on an ongoing basis will be identifying, assessing, monitoring, mitigating product risks related to your deliveries

Governance

• Candidate will ensure adherence to all aspects of the documented standards applicable to your role

Key stakeholders

• Trade Finance Business Stakeholders across Product, Sales and support functions. interface teams - Channels, Finance, Credit etc.

Other Responsibilities

• Lead the development of solutions aligned to the business strategy, released on time, on budget and with high quality. 
• Partner with product engineering heads to develop Innovation domain roadmaps
• Support implementation of Cloud-based SaaS/PaaS/IaaS offerings for Trade Finance Solutions and leverage cloud enabled technologies and toolset
• Strategy alignment in the following pillars- Machine Learning Pipeline / Tool Strategy / Platform Strategy; Third-Party Platform / in-house Strategy

Our Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate is expected to have an 13+ years of Banking experience with 10 years of experience in Trade Finance.
• Experience in product development and digital solutions is preferred.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Product Design and Development
• Product Development Best Practices
• Project Management

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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Director,Trade Products,Product Development,TB