Venture CTO, Solv UAE

Standard Chartered; Dubai; On-site; AED 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking a Head of Technology to spearhead technological innovations and drive the digital agenda in Dubai. The ideal candidate will oversee the development of cutting-edge solutions, manage a talented technology team, and ensure the execution of the technology strategy to align with business goals. This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of the venture through innovative technology solutions.

Benefits

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Flexible working options

Comprehensive medical and life insurance

30 days minimum time-off annually

Continuous learning culture and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in technology leadership roles with a strong record of managing tech teams.
• Ability to drive strategic initiatives aligning with business goals.
• Knowledge of best practices in technology solutions and development.

Responsibilities

• Execute the technology strategy aligned with venture initiatives.
• Lead technology team and provide hands-on guidance.
• Manage budgets and optimize delivery processes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Digital innovation

Risk management

Education

Relevant degree in technology or related field

Job description

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Reporting directly to the Head of Technology, SCV, you will spearhead technological innovation, driving the development of cutting-edge solutions that redefine accounting practices. Your mission will be to architect a digital future for Hal , crafting and executing strategies to meet current demands and future growth. Initially the role will be hands on and you will be setting up the technology infrastructure with view to build a team of technology professionals when as the venture matures; shaping their efforts towards creating value to the customer and company. h., you will lead a dynamic team of technology professionals, shaping their efforts towards creating unparalleled value for our customers and the company alike.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute the technology strategy based on the roadmap to align with venture strategy
• Create solutions that meet business needs
• Drive the digital agenda, pre-empt disruptive forces and commercialise innovative use of technologies
• Adopt architecture strategy across all systems and platforms to achieve long-term optimisation

Business

• Build core tech and team (as applicable) and deliver on Venture
• Oversee aspects of engineering, including technical execution, technology architecture and best practice
• Provide build / buy decisioning on systems
• Provide hands-on technology leadership to the team, including expert technical guidance to all functional areas, including Product, operations, Customer and Strategic Partnerships
• Define and implement best practices, processes, and procedures for development, quality assurance, and maintenance
• Identify risks and opportunities for all planned projects
• Manage and track budgets and work plans

Processes

• Responsible for the complete process of providing technology solutions to the venture, including solutions provided by third parties.
• Ensure that technology team adopts best practice, technology standards and methodologies from architecture and provides feedback for continuous improvement.
• Allocate resources effectively to maximize efficiency of delivery at the right price, managing vendors where necessary

People & Talent

• Identify next wave of required talent for venture and build out effective technology platform across additional markets as required
• Lead through example to build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from the team and work in collaboration with stakeholders and senior management.
• Employ, engage and retain high quality people such that the technology team is skilled and experienced to deliver its obligations.
• Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development, ensure that direct reports are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles and that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks.
• 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.
• Develop bench strength of “one-downs” by guiding and mentoring direct reports with more responsibility and ownership in managing and engaging senior business partners.
• Ensure “right-size’ organisation and ‘right fit people ’ - Employ, engage and retain high calibre people and ensure that the team composition and structure has the appropriate diversity in terms of technical, domain and product expertise, background, race and gender.
• Proactive in monitoring and seeking regular assurance that the areas of responsibility and teams are performing to an acceptable risk and control standard
• Work towards the elimination of non-standard processes and systems that contributes to high operational risk.
• Act quickly and decisively when any risk and control weakness becomes apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and escalated through the relevant committees.
• Balance business performance, delivery and cost management constraints with risk and control matters to ensure that they do not materially threaten the Group / Venture’s ability to remain within risk appetite.

Governance

• Ensure compliance with all salient SCB and venture governance frameworks where there are direct touch points with them or any subsequent downstream influence from the venture technology teams.
• Manage the technology team within budgetary constraints, seeking operational efficiencies

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

• Venture CEO
• Venture OM
• SCV Head of Technology and CISO teams
• Business Leads
• Tech Risk Governance and Ops

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Singapore; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);

Our Ideal Candidate

Action Oriented

Customer Focus

Gives Clarity & Guidance

Manages Ambiguity

Develops Talent

Drives Vision & Purpose

Nimble Learning

Decision Quality

Courage

Strategic Mindset

Technical Competencies : This is a generic competency to evaluate candidate on role-specific technical skills and requirements

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.

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