Standard Chartered—AVP - AI Automation & Architecture Enablement

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Description: Job Summary • Drive the implementation and adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across the Enterprise Architecture function, leveraging approved enterprise AI platforms and technologies • Working closely with the AI Factory, the role will identify, design, and deliver AI-driven solutions that improve architecture insights, data quality, decision-making, governance, reporting, and other EA outcomes. • Role is focused on implementation, adoption and value realization, rather than building AI platforms or models Key Responsibilities AI Use Case Delivery • Identify, prioritize and implement AI-driven use cases across Enterprise Architecture. • Translate architecture challenges into practical AI-enabled solutions. • Support AI-assisted design reviews, standards compliance, documentation generation and governance activities. • Ensure all AI implementations comply with architecture governance, risk, security and Responsible AI requirements. • Promote adoption and effective use of AI capabilities across the architecture community. • Partner with the AI Factory to leverage and scale approved AI capabilities. Architecture Intelligence & Insights • Deliver AI-powered architecture insights, recommendations and impact analysis. • Implement capabilities that improve technology portfolio visibility, dependency mapping, lifecycle management and decision support. • Drive AI-enabled architecture knowledge management and discovery. Reporting & Interaction Models • Implement AI-enabled dashboards, reporting and conversational interfaces. • Enable stakeholders to interact with architecture data and insights using natural language and AI assistants Skills and Experience Essential - Experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Governance or Technology Transformation. - Experience delivering automation, analytics, or AI-enabled initiatives. - Ability to translate architecture challenges into implementable AI use cases. - Experience working with business, engineering, data and architecture stakeholders. - Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills. Preferred - Knowledge of Generative AI, Agentic AI and AI-assisted engineering practices. - Experience with architecture tooling, CMDBs, knowledge repositories and technology analytics. - Understanding of architecture processes, repositories, governance and technology lifecycle management. - Familiarity with enterprise AI platforms such as Copilot, Azure AI and automation technologies. Skills • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Application Design, Architecture • Application Development Tools • IT Standards, Procedures & Policies • The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) • Transitional Architecture • Data Architecture Motivations • Passionate about applying emerging technologies to solve real business and technology challenges at enterprise scale. • Energised by identifying opportunities for AI to improve productivity, decision-making, governance and operational efficiency. • Enjoys translating strategic concepts into practical implementations that deliver measurable impact. Qualifications • Proven experience in delivering AI-enabled, automation initiatives from concept through implementation. • Experience in AI, GenAI, Copilot, analytics, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions • Experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Technology Governance, or Technology Transformation within a large enterprise environment. • Experience working with architecture repositories, CMDBs, technology inventories, or enterprise knowledge management platforms 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.