Head, Data Architecture, CIB (Singapore, United Kingdom)

Standard Chartered Bank; Singapore; Hybrid; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank is seeking an experienced Data Architect to define and drive the CIB Data Architecture in line with business objectives and data strategy. You will lead cross-functional workstreams across enterprise transformation programs, coordinating between business, technology, and risk teams to ensure data domains, models and governance are aligned with global standards.

You will own data sourcing strategies, engage data providers, and steer data migration and integration, ensuring

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Corporate & Investment Banking data architecture.
• Proven ability to lead data architecture programs and data product delivery.
• Strong collaboration with business, technology and risk stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement the CIB Data Architecture aligned to business objectives and data strategy.
• Lead the data architecture workstream across enterprise/CIB transformation programs.
• Engage with data providers and drive data sourcing, governance and risk considerations.
• Own data domain ownership, models, standards and lineage across systems.

Skills

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Project management

Agile methodologies

Analytical thinking

Data governance

Communication

Job description

Job Summary

This role could be based in Singapore or United Kingdom. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

The mandate of this role is to:

• Define and execute the CIB Data Architecture in line with the business objectives and data strategy of the business
• Drive the data architecture workstream across enterprise / CIB transformation programs to ensure these are aligned to the CIB Data Architecture. The workstream would cover:

• Defining what are the data domains in the context of that workstream and the corresponding ownership in alignment to the broader CIB and pan-bank data domain model
• Designing and building the data models to be implemented as part of the program in line with the principles adopted for the same at the CIB level
• Determining the data sourcing strategy and the specific data providers to source from
• Leading the engagement with the above mentioned data providers and ensure that business, cost and operational efficiency targets are achieved
• Advising the program around drafting / defining of business terms and data standards
• Acting as the primary liaison point between Business, Operations, Product Owners, Solution Architects, Technology and CFCR on all data architecture-related topics
• Steering the program to develop an effective data migration strategy from the current state to the target state
• Ensuring seamless integration and data lineage / flows between applications / systems

• Steer and enable the CIB business to solve data architecture issues in a strategic and innovative manner which promotes organisational and operational efficiencies

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Define and implement the CIB Data Architecture in alignment to business, operational efficiency and regulatory requirements factoring and in line with industry best practices
• Champion a forward-looking data culture to support effective and efficient usage of data through efficient and effective data architecture that enables analytics, business growth and compliance with applicable legal / client / regulatory requirements.

Business

• Partner, support and enable the respective teams to identify, perform root cause analysis, impact assess, and solve for data architecture problems end to end for CIB business. This may also entail collaborating or involving other relevant workstream leads within CIB CDO / CIB Data governance & management where there is a data risk nexus.
• Drive clarity around data architecture design principles, objectives, target state / requirements
• Work with relevant stakeholders e.g. CFCR, Solution Architects, Technology, Operations etc. to clear any blockers that stops business from meeting the intended objectives
• Work with centralised teams at Group CDO level, T&O level, CIB level and more to roll out new / enhance data architecture related capabilities to automate / digitise CIB data architecture landscape and optimise data processing
• Act as a trusted advisor on data architecture, products, models and solutions to senior business stakeholders to enable data-driven informed decision making

Processes

• Lead the design, execution and maintenance of processes for the following focus areas:
• CIB Data Architecture: This includes various components such as the data storage / warehouse model, data flow / transfer / sharing, access matrices, integration mechanism and more. These needs to be aligned to the overall Group data architecture while still catering for the CIB business specific nuances and requirements.

• CIB Data Domain model: This includes grouping and categorising information generated, owned and/or consumed by CIB into logical data domains e.g. Corporate client entity information, product specific information in line with the broader CIB organisational structure and Group / country data domain setup, agreeing on the ownership for each data domain in line with the organisational, operational and system landscape. This also includes having processes in place to upkeep the inventory of the CIB data domains at Group and Country level.
• CIB Data models: This includes setting up protocols and frameworks around what is a data model, the key principles / requirements to account for when designing the data model, setting up business terms and data standards where applicable.
• CIB Data products: This includes co-development, expansion, and maintenance of data products e.g. CCDM etc.
• Advisory on data architecture related requests: This includes providing guidance around data products, models and architecture. Where required, this may entail working with other teams such as the data risk management teams and more.
• Data Governance: Own the CIB data architecture, products, models and solutions related forums, participate in forums / working groups / committees / meetings with data architecture nexus, develop governance framework / mechanism to ensure robust management of any data architecture related risks/ issues/ incidents end to end from logging in the relevant Operational risk system where required, performing root cause analysis, conducting impact assessment, developing solution options, agreeing the remediation solution & implementation plan, to driving the risk / issue to closure / completion. All relevant stakeholders across 1 LOD, 2 LOD and 3 LOD to be engaged as appropriate.

• Establish a process to upkeep the demand management backlog for requests for data architecture support from the CIB business. This includes data architecture-related topics, audits / initiatives and more.
• Transformation: Provide thought leadership and drive the continuous digitisation and automation across the data architecture landscape from design, build, implementation, maintenance to retirement.
• Represent the CIB business in enterprise / CIB-wide / transformation projects to ensure that CIB nuances and requirements are accounted for and satisfied and that these are aligned with the overall CIB Data architecture design / principles.

People & Talent

• Build, Lead and Develop a high-performing team of data architecture professionals
• Promote and propagate the valued behaviours of the Bank
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration and innovation
• Influence and mentor stakeholders across the bank to uplift data culture, literacy, and ownership

Risk Management

• Design and implement frameworks, controls and practices to support effective data architecture management across the CIB Businesses in line with the applicable regulatory / client / legal requirements
• Drive and support data architecture -related remediations to achieve timely, effective and efficient resolution of data architecture related issues
• Implement mechanism to manage Data architecture issues effectively and efficiently end-to-end from identification, logging in issue register, root cause analysis, impact assessment, solution design to remediation.

Governance

• Establish a defined engagement model with all relevant stakeholders across business, technology, compliance and audit (where applicable) ensuring all relevant stakeholders are informed and/or involved as required / appropriate. This includes but is not limited to chairing and/or participating in relevant forums / PgSCs.

• Define path to elevate data architecture related risks & issues and obtain the required support to drive these to closure.

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

• CIB Business Heads
• Business Heads of the constituent CIB businesses
• CIB Chief Operating Officer (COO)
• COOs of constituent CIB businesses e.g. Coverage, Markets etc.
• Group | Country Process Owners
• Group | Country Process Owner Support teams
• Group | Country Business Risk Managers
• Group | Country Risk & Governance / Conduct & Control teams
• CIB Operations and Integrated Middle Office
• Group and CIB Chief Information Officer (CIO) & associated team
• Group | CIB | Country Solution Architects
• Chief Product Owners and the Hives
• Product Management (System/Platform Owners)
• Technology Delivery Partners
• PSS
• Group Chief Data Officer (CDO) & associated team
• CIB CDO & associated team
• Head of CIB Data Management & Governance and associated team
• CDO / Data Management & Governance teams for other Businesses and Functions
• CFCR I Data Risk Framework Owner and Data Standard Owners
• CFCR | 2LA
• CFCR| Process Risk Framework Owners
• Operational Risk
• Group | Country Internal Audit

Other Responsibilities

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

Our Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years of experience in Corporate & Investment Banking, preferably across jurisdictions / countries / markets
• Has worked in prior roles of at least 2 different CIB businesses / product domains e.g. Markets, Coverage, Transaction Banking etc.
• Deep understanding of the end to end lifecycle of CIB business and CIB data architecture with direct exposure to key processes and/or applications relating to customer engagement, order placement / taking, transaction validation, transaction execution, post-processing, reporting and more.
• Been the Data Architect for a CIB Business or key Data Domains including various applications used for and/or by CIB business.
• Deep expertise in defining data domains, designing logical data models and implementing data products to service Business data analytics & AI needs.
• Proven track record in End-to-End data management and architecture related leadership roles. Worked across different aspects of data lifecycle from sourcing to transformation to consumption to storage to disposal.
• Extensive experience working on data architecture related remediation and transformation projects.
• Familiar with Data Quality activities relating to metadata management, profiling, business terms, lineage / handshake definition and more such that these can be incorporated into the data architecture / product / model design
• Experienced with preparing program reports / status updates to senior management
• Led global large-scale digitisation and/or transformation projects / initiatives
• Worked on projects / roles with differing ways of working ranging from Agile to SDLC & more.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

Project Management

Business Acumen

Planning: Tactical, Strategic

Agile Methodologies

Analytical Thinking

Business Process Design

Stakeholder Management

Communication (oral, written, presentation)

Time Management

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What we offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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 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.

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