Manager, Data Science and Innovation, CIB

Standard Chartered; Singapore; On-site; SGD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international bank is seeking a Data Scientist in Singapore to harness AI in optimizing operations and enhancing client experiences. The ideal candidate will have over 2 years of experience in relevant fields such as AI and Mathematics, and proficiency in Python and data visualization tools. Responsibilities include defining business requirements and mining large datasets for insights. The role offers a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a continuous learning culture.

Benefits

Core bank funding for retirement

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support programs

Qualifications

• 2+ years experience in AI, Mathematics, Engineering, or related discipline.
• Experience with predictive models, machine learning algorithms, and statistical techniques.
• Familiarity with data governance and AI regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to optimize business operations with AI.
• Define AI business requirements with measurable success criteria.
• Mine data to uncover trends and insights.

Skills

Predictive models

Machine learning

Deep learning

Statistical analysis

Natural Language Processing (NLP)

Data visualisation with tools like Matplotlib

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python

Education

2+ years in AI, Mathematics, Engineering or related field

Tools

Scikit-learn

HuggingFace

PyTorch

Hadoop

Spark

Hive

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

Our Data Scientists use their domain expertise to identify where AI can speed up operations, reduce costs, increase productivity and personalise client experiences. We're looking for intellectually curious, analytical and learning‑oriented minds with a numerate background in AI, mathematics, engineering, sciences or related disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders including our sales team, relationship managers, traders and leadership to understand where AI can optimise our business.
• Define AI business requirements with tangible, measurable and commercial success criteria.
• Mine large sets of data to uncover trends, insights, and opportunities from multiple internal and external data sources.
• Enhance data collection methods through augmentation, normalisation, and outlier removal.
• Recommend appropriate AI solutions and train AI models.
• Deliver self‑service dashboards to report on business use case and success criteria.
• Use data visualisation for predicted outputs and insights and to translate complete analytics into business language.
• Embed a framework of continuous monitoring to deployed models and solutions, for continuous enhancement.

Our Ideal Candidate

• 2 plus years experience and education in AI, Mathematics, Engineering, the Sciences, or related discipline.
• Predictive models, machine learning algorithms, deep learning, statistical analysis techniques, large language models.
• Data visualisation tools, including Matplotlib, Plotly, Power BI and Tableau.
• Natural Language Processing (NLP).
• Proficient in Object‑Oriented Programming (OOP) in Python
• Experience with ML, DL, and NLP libraries such as Scikit‑learn, HuggingFace, LangChain and PyTorch
• Experience in using big data tools such as Hadoop, Spark and Hive in a cloud environment would be beneficial.
• Data governance and management.
• AI regulatory compliance.
• AI techniques including quantum machine learning.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders.
• Self‑driven and highly motivated professional with a strong sense of ownership and a passion towards delivering high‑quality client solutions.

Role specific technical competencies

• Data visualisation tools, including Matplotlib, Plotly, Power BI and Tableau.
• Natural Language Processing (NLP).
• Python programming.
• Financial mathematics.
• Quantum machine learning.

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.

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‑aider 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.
• Being part of an inclusive and values‑driven organisation 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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