Associate Manager, Client Service Transformation

JOB SUMMARY

• This role supports and executes the following under the direction of Director Client Service Strategy and Initiatives

RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy

• The TB Cash Client Service Management function reports to TB Cash COO.  The Cash Client Service Transformation role focuses on delivering our Client Service strategy by supporting and executing key initiatives under the Fit For Growth (FFG) programme to improve client experience, expand our digital servicing offering and deliver committed benefits; this includes:
• Defining clear business requirements and target state processes in line with the relevant risk frameworks 
• Partnering with technology to deliver a fit-for-client solution and providing end user validation
• Driving client adoption and defining a unified measurement approach that helps us demonstrate success

Business
With guidance from the project / initiative lead: 

• Design, implement and analyse client surveys to gather insights and feedback
• Develop and maintain capacity models to identify potential bottlenecks and areas for improvement
• Independently undertake business analysis and Programme Management design activity in support of FFG transformation initiatives 
• Support the implementation and adoption of digital service functionality across CIB clients and frontline Service teams 
• Identify opportunities to optimize the current Service Operating model and its processes
• Ensure alignment between the feature / functionality design and broader strategic direction

Processes

• Ensure reports and presentations are timely, accurate and aligned with organizational goals 
• Regular tracking of milestones to ensure the deliveries are on-track as per commitments. Escalate if there are any anticipated delays

People & Talent

• More than 3 years of experience in client surveys and transformation programme management capacity (e.g. monitoring and tracking strategic projects, programs and initiatives) in Banking
• Proficiency in survey tools and analytics software will be an added advantage.
• Analytics capability (including modelling skills) with the ability to interpret customer journey data and draw business relevant insights for discussion and decisioning
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple markets and navigate geographical and regulatory complexity
• Demonstrate appropriate culture and values, embedding a high level of team engagement
• Ensure ongoing training and development for professional and personal growth

Risk Management

• Manage changes and reporting in line with all relevant risk management frameworks, where applicable
• Act quickly and decisively to resolve any risk and control weakness, ensure they are addressed and remediated within appropriate timeframes, and escalated through the relevant committees

Governance

• Ensure awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role
• Deliver effective governance in compliance with applicable internal policies and external laws and regulations, overseeing changes in business controls as required
• Support the relevant programme governance forums and processes as required

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Cash Client Services; 

Our Ideal Candidate

• 4+ years of experience in a transformation project capacity and/or delivering complex projects or initiatives in a Banking environment
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with proven ability to collect and analyse data, establish facts, and make recommendations in written and oral form
• Successfully work with multiple stakeholders at different levels of the organization to facilitate change delivery, identify key risks / blockers and embed change
• Ability to work effectively across multiple markets and navigate geographical and regulatory complexity
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Familiarity with Agile project delivery and project management disciplines is preferred

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Problem Solving and Analytical Thinking
• Effective Communications
• Managing Change
• Project Management
• Stakeholder Management

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.
• Support the TB Cash Client Service Team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients and The Right Environment. 
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

• Cash Client Service Leadership and teams 
• TB COO and Business Heads
• TB Product Heads
• CIB Technology
• Other CCIB stakeholders
• Risk, Legal, Audit and Compliance, where relevant

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.

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