•Conduit between the FCSO Functions, Technology, GBS analysts, and Country / Group FCC
•Review existing processes and drive process changes, where applicable
•Liaison with Senior Project Managers / Programme Managers, Product Owners and various project stakeholders
•Preparation of programme/project materials for various senior management committees as applicable
•Responsible for the delivery of project/initiatives successfully within scope, budget and timeline.
•Responsible towards adhering to the bank’s Change management and delivery standards and all required project / programme governance requirements.
Strategy
•Manage the interdependencies / intra-dependencies across multiple projects / programmes.
•Work with and provide challenge to project / initiative members covering delivery across multiple teams.
•Ensure that project and programme delivery is following expected schedule/plan.
•Manage and track delivery milestones in a structured fashion, providing governance visibility.
•Help manage and resolve dependencies between multiple project streams, with appropriate escalation as required. Coordinate cross-stream delivery issues to resolution.
•Ensure project priorities, as defined through the respective project and programme governance committees, are followed.
•From participating in Project discussions, having the ability to identify, articulate and manage all risks, issues and change requests in a structured fashion, providing governance visibility.
Business
•Active engagement with business stakeholders to provide regular project / programme updates.
Project / Delivery Management
•Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of multiple projects.
•Provide active support to ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
•Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant internal stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility
•Ensure resource availability and allocation.
•Develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress in co-ordination with Senior Project Manager / Programme Manager
•Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques.
•Report and escalate to management as needed.
•Manage the relationship with the client and relevant stakeholders.
•Perform risk management to minimize potential risks.
•Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
•Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements of each project.
•Track project performance, specifically to analyse the successful completion of short and long-term goals.
•Meet budgetary objectives and make adjustments to project constraints based on financial analysis.
•Use and continually develop leadership skills.
•Attend conferences and training as required to maintain proficiency.
•Perform other related duties as assigned.
Planning and tracking
•Manage the interdependencies / intra-dependencies across multiple projects / programmes.
•Ensure that project and programme delivery is following expected schedule/plan.
•Manage and track delivery milestones in a structured fashion, providing governance visibility.
•Help manage and resolve dependencies between multiple project streams, with appropriate escalation as required. Coordinate cross-stream delivery issues to resolution.
•Ensure project priorities, as defined through the respective project and programme governance committees, are followed.
•From participating in Project discussions, having the ability to identify, articulate and manage all risks, issues and change requests in a structured fashion, providing governance visibility.
Processes
•Change Delivery Standards and related processes
•Define and manage Project Plan including dependencies.
•RAID Management and escalation as appropriate
•Ensuring adherence to Programme Standards (e.g., progress reporting, risks and issues, change control, etc.) across the workstreams.
•Manage dependencies between all impacted workstreams.
People & Talent
•Proactively manage resourcing in team and on projects to support successful delivery.
•Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
•Foster good relationships with the Product Owners, Process Owners, Function Leads and other project stakeholders
Risk Management
•Identify project and business risks, escalating to the Chief Product Owner / Accountable Executive and Product Owner / Stream Leads (as appropriate) with strategies to mitigate that risk.
•Ensure all implementations mitigate risk where possible.
•Support all control checks undertaken under the T&O Operational Risk Framework (ORF)
•Adhere to the required standards of risk management to manage all project related activities.
•Coordinate with POs, 1LoD Risk Manager and 2nd line of defence, as applicable
•Ensure all change risk management activities of the project are completed and change / delivery artefacts are readily available.
•Coordinate with first line of defence (e.g., Risk Managers, Product Owners, Process Owners) and 2nd line of defence (e.g. Operational Risk Officer, Risk Framework Owners) to provide comprehensive change risk-based assessment coverage across the Group.
Governance
•Be accountable for identification and escalation of potential risks and issues to senior management through appropriate governances’ channels/forums.
•Ensure Tracking and remediation of significant issues arising from project activities, audit reviews, etc. providing validation of closure of risks/issues.
•Responsible for preparation of project / programme materials for various senior programme management committees, risk committees, and for the preparation of regulatory updates, if required
•Ensure that clear and accurate status reporting is being provided to governance committees such as FCSO Pre-Refinement Forum, FCSO Refinement Forum and the TTO QPR.
•Orchestrate/Facilitate decision making processes between senior stakeholders, as required.
•Ensure projects respect internal policies and frameworks, and the overarching programme governance standards. Set the project ready to pass internal audits.
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
•Ensure consistent quality control and standards across all programme / project mandatory artefacts.
•Build a strong and effective relationship with the key stakeholders in areas including CDD, COO, FCSO Operations, Compliance & Technology teams.
Other Responsibilities
•Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in FCSO Enablement and Transformation Team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)