Assoc Director, Engineering Lead, WRB Tech

Responsibilities

• Strategy
• Align technical solutions with strategic organisational goals and long-term vision.
• Lead and implement detailed technical solutions for complex, organization-wide projects including end-to-end holistic solution design (interfacing systems).
• Develop and drive technology strategy and roadmap in collaboration with the Subdomain Tech Lead.
• Provide high-level analysis for planning, and initiatives implementation approaches.
• Expert in solution sizing, estimation, and project forecasting
• Support audit reviews and exercises.
• Drive RFP and vendor evaluation exercise along with PO to ensure SCB technical standards are met
• Business
• Act as a senior escalation point for technical issues.
• Promote engineering craftsmanship and drive strategic business value.
• Collaborate with PO and align technical solutions to support prioritized backlogs to deliver value driven capabilities.
• Oversee technical delivery and excellence across multiple squads or hives.
• Influence prioritization for technology backlog and strategic initiatives.
• Knowledge on Wealth domain and technology would be added advantage. (knowledge on MS Dynamic is preferred).
• Processes
• Improve engineering processes to drive efficiency and collaboration.
• Analyse and mitigate dependencies to enable quality and speed of delivery.
• Drive solution standardization and service reusability.
• Define frameworks and standards for product.
• Actively contribute to process improvement and innovation
• Collaborate with IT Change and Release Managers to develop strategic delivery and release plans with technical dependencies.
• Ensure high-level technical consistency of solution with business and enterprise technology standards.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence within squads.
• People & Talent
• Able to work with cross functional team.
• Able to influence technical adoption by squad teams
• Risk Management
• Mitigate technical risks and ensure high-quality delivery.
• Ensure compliance with application security and regulatory standards.
• Manage technical risks throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Support required solution to achieve ERR Treatment plan
• Proactively identify and address potential risks.
• Ensure compliance with bank compliance guidelines & standards (e.g. data protection)
• Governance
• Ensure product and solution development is aligned with enterprise architecture and standards.
• Maintain consistency in technical practices across squads.
• Lead governance of application/platform-specific technical standards.
• Address tech compliance (ESDLC) requirements throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Represent sub domain in relevant architecture forum and drive vendor solutions in accordance with organizational standards.
• 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
• Domain Tech Lead
• Chief Product Owner / Product Owners
• Architecture Team
• Release Managers
• Other Responsibilities
• Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values in Wealth Journey squad;
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
• Our Ideal Candidate
• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with proven track record as an Engineering Lead / Solution Lead in large-scale enterprise environments
• Mandatory: Hands-on experience in implementing AI/ML solutions within a banking environment, ideally within Wealth / Private Banking use cases (e.g. client insights, personalization, RM tools)
• Strong expertise in solutioning & architecture design, translating business requirements into scalable, secure, and compliant technology solutions
• Deep understanding of SDLC and Agile/Lean methodologies, with experience delivering complex initiatives in Agile environments
• Solid experience with API-led architecture, microservices, and integration technologies (MQ, Kafka, Solace)
• Strong technical foundation in J2EE, OOA/OOP principles, and modern engineerin

Additional Information

Job Summary - As an Engineering Lead, you will be responsible for overseeing delivery of high-quality, innovative products and solutions. Your role will involve strategic planning, technical leadership, and ensuring that projects are completed on time and within budget. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and operations, to drive the development of scalable and reliable systems.

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