Manager, Governance Reporting Excellence

Standard Chartered; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global banking institution in London is seeking a Manager, Governance Reporting Excellence to lead transformational reporting efforts using AI and data. The successful candidate will produce compelling governance reports and work to enhance communication with key stakeholders. Strong analytical skills, experience in data visualization tools, and a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field are required. This role promises a competitive salary and flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Comprehensive health insurance

Generous annual leave

Continuous learning opportunities

Wellbeing support services

Qualifications

• Exceptional analytical and writing skills with a focus on storytelling.
• Experience in AI-driven reporting and data visualization.
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, engaging reports.

Responsibilities

• Lead transformation of governance reporting using AI and data.
• Develop AI-enabled governance reports that tell impactful stories.
• Collaborate to improve reporting and storytelling capabilities.

Skills

Written and verbal communication

AI and data analytics

Report visualization

Analytical thinking

Collaborative mindset

Creative problem-solving

Education

Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Linguistics, or Communications

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

Job description

Job Description

We’re looking for a forward-thinking and innovative professional to join our Group Internal Audit & Investigations (GIAI) team as Manager, Governance Reporting Excellence.

In this high-impact role, you’ll lead the transformation of governance reporting — using AI, data, and visual storytelling to bring insights to life and enhance how the organisation communicates risk and performance to senior stakeholders, including the Board Audit Committee and Group Risk Committee.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines analytical acumen, creativity, and communication excellence to shape the future of governance reporting across the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver AI-enabled, data-driven governance reports that tell compelling and insightful stories.
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders across GIAI to improve reporting, communication, and storytelling capabilities.
• Use data visualisation tools to translate complex information into impactful insights that influence decision-making.
• Champion the use of AI and language technologies to enhance automation and efficiency in reporting.
• Ensure all governance reporting aligns with group policies, standards, and regulatory expectations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to evolve reporting frameworks, design standards, and writing quality.
• Provide language and presentation consultancy to help colleagues communicate clearly, confidently, and with impact.

Skills and Qualifications

Skills

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a flair for storytelling and clarity.
• Strong understanding of AI, data analytics, and visualisation tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau, Excel).
• Ability to translate complex data into clear, concise, and visually engaging reports.
• Analytical, detail-oriented, and comfortable operating across both strategy and execution.
• Collaborative mindset — skilled at building relationships and influencing across teams.
• Creative problem-solver with a growth mindset and comfort with ambiguity.

Qualifications

• Degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Linguistics, Communications, or a related field.
• Proven experience in reporting, analytics, risk, audit, or governance.
• Working knowledge of machine learning, natural language processing, or AI-driven insights.
• Experience writing or preparing materials for executive or board-level audiences.
• Understanding of agile methodologies and modern data-driven reporting practices is advantageous.

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 thingand 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-offincluding 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 workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough 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 cultureto 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.