Head, Process Excellence Delivery

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 250,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Unmind wellbeing platform

Learning & reskilling

Inclusive culture

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced leader to head enterprise-wide process transformation, deploying Process Excellence to improve client outcomes, operational efficiency and risk control. You will partner with senior stakeholders to prioritise opportunities and deliver roadmaps across CIB, WRB and Functions.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in project/programme management, strong Lean/Six Sigma background, and a proven ability to drive change in a global bank environment with a focus

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years in project/programme/portfolio management across large transformations.
• Significant transformation experience across CIB, WRB and Functions with measurable benefits.
• Strong knowledge of Process Excellence methodologies (lean, six sigma, zero base design) and execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide process transformation using Process Excellence to drive efficiency, client and colleague experience.
• Define and execute transformation roadmaps with business and function leaders.
• Deploy Process Universe, Process Reviews, Process Mining and Delivery services.
• Drive redesign, optimisation, automation and simplification across strategic initiatives.
• Influence senior stakeholders to prioritise transformation outcomes and delivery plans.
• Manage governance, risks, dependencies, resources and budgets; monitor delivery performance.
• Build capability, coach talent and foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Ensure adherence to governance and methodologies while delivering measurable benefits.

Skills

Strategic Thinking

Stakeholder Management

Process Excellence

Project & Programme Management

Transformation & Delivery

Operating Model Change

Organisational Change

Cost / Business Efficiency

Strategy & Measurement

Management Consulting

Job description

• Lead and accelerate process transformation across CIB, WRB and Functions by deploying Process Excellence capabilities to improve client outcomes, operational effectiveness, efficiency, and risk & control.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to identify, prioritise and deliver enterprise-wide transformation opportunities aligned to the Bank's ambition to standardise, simplify and digitise.
• Build and scale Process Excellence capabilities, embedding a culture of continuous improvement and delivering measurable business outcomes

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of enterprise-wide process transformation by leveraging Process Excellence capabilities to drive efficiency, effectiveness, client and colleague experience, and sustainable business value.
• Define and execute process transformation roadmaps with Business and Function leaders.
• Lead the deployment of Process Excellence capabilities including Process Universe, Process Reviews, Process Mining and Delivery services.
• Drive process redesign, optimisation, automation and simplification opportunities across strategic initiatives.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align on transformation priorities, desired outcomes and delivery plans.
• Manage programme governance, risks, dependencies, resources, budgets and delivery performance.
• Build team capability, develop talent and foster a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
• Ensure adherence to governance, methodologies and project delivery standards while delivering measurable benefits.

People and Talent

• Set direction and drive high performance by translating strategy into clear direction, aligning individual goals to team outcomes and providing regular, constructive feedback.
• Develop talent and capability through coaching and career conversations that build critical skills, stretch potential and prepare individuals for future opportunities.
• Lead by example by role-modelling the Bank's valued behaviours, upholding strong risk and conduct standards, exercising sound judgment, and creating an inclusive team culture that supports wellbeing, values diverse perspectives, and drives accountability.

Skills and Experience

Must-have Skills

• Strategic Thinking
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Excellence Methodologies (eg. Lean, Six Sigma)
• Project & Programme Management
• Transformation & Delivery
• Operating Model & Organisational Change

Other Skills

• Cost / Business Efficiency
• Strategy & Measurement
• Management Consulting

Our Ideal Candidate

• Minimum 15 years in the project / programme / portfolio management space, supporting or delivering mid-large size, complex initiatives across CIB, WRB and Functions
• Domain knowledge applied and gained through significant transformation initiatives across CIB, WRB and Functions key processes, resulting in significant benefits streamlining processes
• Knowledge of the Bank, in terms of key processes, stakeholder groups
• Strategic thinking, ability to identify opportunities and translate this into roadmap and actionable plan
• Background in Strategic Consulting experience will be much more desired.
• Knowledge of Process Excellence methodologies (lean, six sigma, zero base design) and proven execution track record
• Strong influencing and communication skills - oral, written and presentation. Proven success in communicating technical information in a simple way.
• A can-do attitude committed to doing what it takes to deliver. Diligent and detail orientated
• Growth mindset. Appetite, ambition and ability to experiment and learn quickly
• Excellent stakeholder management, presentation and communication skills. Establishes effective working relationships across the organisation - from senior management to individual teams
• A team player; multi-culturally aware with a proven ability to work in a global service delivery model, with onshore and offshore resources
• Confident and courageous to raise/escalate issues in a pro-active, professional, and timely manner
• Demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the Group's core values
• Business Communication

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.

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