Director, Portfolio Management

Job Summary

This role could be based in Malaysia or Singapore or India. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you only select a country where the role is based.

We are seeking a talented and passionate senior individual to join the Bank’s Group Investment Management team to ensure the Bank has change management delivery capabilities commensurate with the size and complexity of the Project / Programme book of work we are undertaking.

The team’s objective is to provide oversight and assurance in the investment management portfolio, with a focus on prioritisation, benefits capture, efficiency and execution risk. The team works under the guidance of the Global Head, Group Investment Management, the COO, TTO & Global Head, Group Transformation, TTO MT and Group MT. The office will collaborates closely with the HR, talent, learning and development functions.

Strategy

• For key roles Programme Manager, Project Manager, PMO, Accountable Executive, QPR leads plus others as applicable: Support the definition of a target / maturity model, a current state assessment framework and lay out the journey of improvement going forward.
  
  

Business

• Drive a culture where lessons learnt are routinely captured, disseminated and embedded as part of the change management lifecycle.
• Work with the ‘change community’, individual Businesses and Functions in the context of change management, both to provide general guidance, drive best practices and to support them to resolving specific issues
• Gather feedback from stakeholders, and prioritise and embed these items as improvements into the roadmap of the Group’s Change Standards
  
  

People & Talent

• Working closely with HR, talent and learning teams
• Support the definition of certification and competency schemes, talent profiles, general objectives and minimum expectations, etc
• Support the development, production and embedding of learning and development roadmaps, with the aim to up-skilling the change delivery population.
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture. Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Sets appropriate tone and expectations for their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
• Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement, ensuring everyone in the Bank are drivers and owners of client outcomes.
• Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to team members, providing feedback and rewarding employees accordingly. Set the appropriate tone and expectations for the wider team.
• Employ, engage, and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles.
• Ensure team structure/capacity is reviewed to enable delivery of client outcomes.
• Ensure the provision of on-going training & development, ensure that direct reports are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles and that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risk.
• Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.
• Create a motivational and challenging environment for staff which is conducive to creativity and performance with customer centricity in mind.
• Provide feedback on transformation leaders to their people leaders, as part of performance reviews
  
  

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, monitor risks to the Group related to Change. Support the development and implementation of controls and mitigation plans.
• Ensure support procedures are in place and adhere to Group Security & Audit policies within the team
  
  

Governance

• Support the alignment of programme governance with SCB standards
  
  

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

• COO, TTO & Global Head, Group Transformation
• COO, TTO & Group Transformation MT
• TTO MT
• Group MT
• Business / Function Heads
• Transformation Leads across the Bank
• Functional Partners including Risk, CFCC, HR, Finance, Legal, GIA
  
  

Our Ideal Candidate

• 3-5 years experience in the learning and development of teams, has a genuine interested in disseminating knowledge and skills among colleagues, derives satisfaction from other’s learning and improving their skills.
• Experience in the project / programme / portfolio management space, supporting or delivering mid-large size, complex initiatives, ideally in the financial services industry.
• Understanding of change governance standards, change management, financial management, project lifecycle and related lifecycle stages. Current Knowledge of “SCB ways”.
• Hands-on experience with PM Tools.
• Understanding of both Waterfall/Classic and Agile project delivery methodologies.
• Strong influencing and communication skills – oral, written and presentation. Proven success in communicating technical information in a simple way.
• A can-do attitude committed to doing what it takes to deliver. Diligent and detail orientated.
• Growth mindset. Appetite, ambition and ability to experiment and learn quickly.
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills. Establishes effective working relationships across functions, borders and from the shop floor to the board
• A team player; multi-culturally aware with a proven ability to work in a global service delivery model, with onshore and offshore resources.
• Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a pro-active, professional, and timely manner
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the Group’s core values
  
  

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Project Management
• Change Management
• Talent development
• Communications
  
  

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.