Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Produces/reviews BRDs (Business Requirements Document) & FRDs (Functional Requirements Document) / User Stories, coordinates and/or perform UAT (User Acceptance Testing) and coordinates implementation of new developments.
•    Working with technology and product colleagues to develop a robust, stable and scalable solution.
•    Engage in Product Reviews and all new and prospective deal review discussions to assess the Operational impact
•    Develop a framework of a mutual commitment to meeting evolving business requirements and adapting to changing circumstances. Treat change as an opportunity to improve the service
•    Provide leadership and ownership in seeking solutions when crisis situations arise
•    Keep abreast of all Regulatory and Industry changes, noting how these may impact our clients and operational team

Business
•    Participate fully as a part of the Operations Readiness / Transformation team, constantly striving to find new ways to collaborate, innovate, identify synergies, transform and improve the business to ensure overall success

Processes
•    Ensure all solutions are appropriately documented and communicated to impacted parties.
•    Assist Operations with the co-ordination of release planning, execution and post-implementation review
•    Ensure core Operations staff readiness for the implementation. 
•    Manage to tight deadlines and budget commitments

People & Talent
•    Manage relationships with internal stakeholders such as Product, Technology, Risk etc. to ensure there is a complete understanding of operational constraints, risks and needs, that there is continuous, open and constructive dialogue aiming to increase business growth within a controlled risk environment

Risk Management
•    Ensure core Operations staff readiness for the implementation. 

Key stakeholders
•    Operations, Business, FM, CIB wide teams

Other Responsibilities
• This Business Analyst role will be focused on driving initiatives and providing subject matter expertise to simultaneously manage initiatives and enhancements to the current processes. 
• The individual will ensure seamless completion of client implementations, technology deployment and Regulatory/Mandatory changes to the Custody Operations environment, in partnership with Client Implementations, Technology and the Business.

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Information Technology Engineering or closely related field or a combination of education and experience
•    Java/j2ee,scala, sql, nosql, habase, hive, kafka, spark framework & shell scripting, 6+ years development experience in hadoop platform
•    Good understanding of integration technologies like sftp, webservices, messaging apis like jms, or mq
•    Devops tools like (jenkins, docker, kubernetes, rundeck etc.)

Skills and Experience

•    Good to have Control-M knowledge
•    Good knowledge on trade settlement process
•    Prior experience or working knowledge of blockchain / distributed ledger technology and crypto currencies will be beneficial.
•    Minimum 5 years of relevant Custody Operations / Business Analysis or Project Management experience and/or proven large team leadership experience in a dynamic environment across a regional footprint
•    Extensive Custody experience and detailed understanding of Operational organization and clients needs
•    Have strong technical knowledge of Custody products and regional regulatory requirements, stay abreast of changes and synthesize information quickly
•    Ability to establish and build trust with (internal or external) clients and senior leaders throughout the business, demonstrate strong communication, advisory and influencing skills with a strong client service orientation
•    Proven ability to lead cost saving and/or risk mitigation initiatives
•    Good organizational skills with the ability to work under pressure and prioritize within aggressive deadlines
•    Ability to work effectively in situations requiring analytical, interpretive, and problem solving techniques
•    Results oriented, creative and resourceful problem solver using impeccable integrity and judgment 

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.