Job Summary

This role could be based in Poland and Malaysia. 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 Director, TSRA Delivery, plays a critical role in driving the pan-bank Threat Scenario-led Risk Assessment (TSRA) delivery and governance to ensure effective risk management and operational resilience within Standard Chartered Bank. The position focuses on developing and executing strategies that align with the Information and Cyber Security (ICS) Risk Framework, ensuring effective coordination across Business, Markets, and Functions. The Director will collaborate with senior stakeholders, Risk Managers, Control Owners, and Cyber Functions to optimize processes, strengthen risk controls, and enhance automation and reporting using advanced analytics and GenAI.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the global delivery of Threat Scenario-led Risk Assessment (TSRA), including Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM), ensuring alignment with the ICS Risk Strategy.
• Drive strategic initiatives to improve efficiency, governance, and reporting across TSRA processes, while fostering stakeholder collaboration and proactive risk management.
• Evaluate program outcomes, identify lessons learned, and implement continuous improvements based on best practices.
• Ensure high-quality and timely delivery of project outcomes in accordance with regulatory frameworks, organisational standards, and data quality (DQ) requirements.
• Define, implement, and monitor quality and efficiency standards across all processes, systems, and infrastructure, with a strong focus on automation and digitisation.
• Develop and execute program and project plans to achieve favourable outcomes and risk reduction objectives.
• Provide regular updates, metrics, and performance reports to senior management and relevant governance bodies.
• Drive innovation and process automation within TSRA and CCM by leveraging Machine Learning and Generative AI technologies.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, Control Owners, and Cyber Security teams to strengthen risk awareness and governance practices.
• Identify and escalate key risks, propose mitigation strategies, and maintain transparency in communication and decision-making.
• Support and promote a culture of diversity, inclusion, integrity, and continuous improvement within the team and across the organisation.
• Uphold the highest standards of conduct, ethics, and compliance with Group policies, regulatory requirements, and local governance frameworks.

Skills and Experience

• Approximately 15 years of experience in Project Management, IT, Cyber Security, Cyber Audit, Operations, or Risk Management
• Experience with ICS frameworks and TSRA/CCM processes.
• Proven success in leading digital and automation initiatives in large organisations.
• Familiarity with risk governance in a global banking environment.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills; Power BI proficiency preferred.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and project digitisation within financial institutions.
• Experience with KPI analysis, data management, and risk reporting.
• Bachelor’s degree in Technology, Business Administration, or a related field; Master’s degree or certifications (e.g., PCI ISA, CISA, CISSP, CISM, ITIL, PMP, Scrum, CSM, CPO) preferred.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities across senior stakeholder groups.
• Strong organisational and leadership skills to manage cross-functional teams.
• Courage to address challenges openly and drive change effectively.
• Customer-centric mindset focused on long-term outcomes.
• Agility in learning and adapting to new technologies and processes.
• Integrity and trustworthiness in decision-making.

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.