Standard Chartered—VP, Chapter Lead, Data Engg - Finance

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Description: Job Summary • Team player with strong leadership, analytical and strategic mindset to drive large-scale delivery programs in the Banking and Financial Services domain. • Must have deep hands-on experience in SAP FPSL solution design and architecture, with proven track record in large-scale implementations. • Must have experience managing 3–4 team leads (total team size of 20 to 30 people) across development, deployment, and support tracks in SAP FPSL and related ecosystems. • Strong experience in solution design, architecture reviews, and technical governance across FPSL, S/4HANA Finance, and Subledger Accounting • Hands-on experience in SAP HANA XSA, SAP ABAP, CVPM Framework, SQL (preferably SAP HANA) with ability to guide teams on technical best practices. • Must have knowledge of accounting processes (Accruals, Fair Values, FX Revaluations, Subledger postings) and regulatory standards (IFRS9, GAAP) in FPSL module. • Strong knowledge and experience in end-to-end DevOps lifecycle including design, build, test automation, deployment, monitoring, and performance tuning in SAP XSA environment. • Experience in integration of FPSL with upstream/downstream systems (core banking, GL, reporting systems, regulatory reporting) • Must have hands-on experience in managing database concepts, performance optimization, and large volume subledger data processing in SAP HANA • Strong knowledge of sub-ledger accounting design patterns, multi-GAAP reporting, and parallel accounting requirements • Experience in using tools such as SAP Web IDE, ADO, Confluence, SharePoint, JIRA for delivery management. • Must have experience in design, development, and deployment governance to ensure technical alignment and compliance across distributed Agile teams (onshore–offshore) • Proven experience in resource management, capacity planning, hiring, and upskilling technical teams across FPSL programs. • Strong stakeholder management skills, working with architects, auditors, and business sponsors to align delivery with strategic objectives. • Ability to manage program financials, risks, dependencies, and issue resolution while ensuring timely delivery with minimal post-implementation issues. • Experience in banking domain processes and regulatory frameworks, with ability to design solutions meeting compliance and risk requirements. Key Responsibilities Strategy • Responsibilities that are related to the development and implementation of a strategy, for example, Awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role. Business • Responsibilities related to the delivery of business and / or financial objectives, for example, Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates Processes • Reference the processes for which the Role Holder is responsible, as per the Operational Risk Framework definition of first / second line, for example, Responsible for executing and supervising the Budget process. People & Talent Reference all responsibilities related to people and talent matters, for example: • Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners. • Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks. • Employ, engage and retain high quality people, with succession planning for critical roles. • Responsibility to review team structure/capacity plans. • 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. Risk Management • Responsibilities relating to identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the Group, as well as an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them. For example - The ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures • All responsibilities under the Risk Management Framework – both execution and supervisory – should be referenced, for example, Act as the [Process] risk control owner under the Group’s Risk Management Framework (including relevant Operational Risk Framework ownership for [Liquidity] risk. Governance • Responsibilities relating to the direction, planning, structure, frameworks (e.g. processes and policies) and oversight. For example, Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas; Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role. 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 • Internal stakeholders Skills and Experience • Hadoop • Hive • Spark • Scala/Python • Shell Scripting • Control-M/Airflow Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree with 6-10yrs Exp. 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.