Avp, Data Solutions

**Job Summary**

**Strategy**
- This Data Solutions team is Data Centre of Excellence for Standard Chartered Finance & Treasury Function and has expertise in data architecture, infrastructure, and governance. The team partners closely with Business, Finance, Risk, Technology, Fin Ops & Treasury Management Teams, CDO to define and implement Data Sourcing and overall data strategy for Finance and Treasury.
- The role is a data specialist role who will be working in one or more strategic initiatives or data remediation project for Finance, Capital & Liquidity Risk Management. Role in Strategic initiative will be to define and implement the data sourcing requirements and associated controls. Role in data remediation projects will be to improve data quality by doing data quality & impact assessments, root cause analysis and remedial action management including system and business process changes

**Key Responsibilities**
- Understand & review the data requirements of downstream processes to minimize data adjustments and optimize use of resources
- Identify, analyse, and validate relevant optimal data sources for critical data elements ensuring availability of high-quality data
- Identify new CDEs (critical data elements) and drive discussions pertaining to ownership and business process for new data elements
- Work with upstream data owners, systems, and technology partners to define the delivery mechanism to meet data requirements (in terms of completeness, reliability, suitability, and accuracy) both tactically (mid-term) and strategically (long-term)
- Work with business stakeholders and delivery partners to identify data gaps / data quality issues leading to manual interventions, quantify business impact, and perform root cause analysis.
- Influence senior stakeholders to support change management activities required for successful implementation of data solutions and data remediation programs
- Escalate formally problematic DQ issues with the upstream to ensure adequate management oversight and remediation.
- For upstream driven changes, understand the changing data landscape with the upstream and understand transition paths
- Contribute to consolidation and standardization of data consumption requirements of finance processes with an objective of delivering a central data platform to fulfil all consumption requirements
- Develop training and awareness programme around correct Data Sourcing across all Finance and Treasury teams

**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**
- Finance, Fin Ops and Treasury Management Teams
- Process Owners for Finance & Treasury Processes
- Head, Data Solutions, Finance & Treasury
- Business COO’s & Business Leaders (Data providers and data consumers)
- Technology Teams - Upstream & Downstream Applications
- BCBS239 programme team
- CDO Teams
- Risk, Audit and Compliance (Risk also as partners in data sourcing / DQ / BCBS 239 etc)
- External Consultants / Agents

**Other Responsibilities**
- Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats);

**Skills and Experience**
- Business Analysis & Problem Solving Skills
- Data Analytics
- Data Governance
- Technical and Architectural Knowledge
- Interpersonal, Influencing and Stakeholder Management
- Knowledge of Financial Institutions and Financial Products
- Programme and Project Management Experience

**Qualifications**
- 6+ years of work experience pertaining to finance/risk/business projects in financial services
- Domain knowledge in banking products or any of finance processes - Capital/Liquidity management, Ledger management
- Strong understanding of data governance principles and ability to define these standards with respect to Critical data elements
- Strong oral, written communication, and presentation skills
- Strategic mindset with strong problem solving and superior ability to manage, manipulate and analyse raw data, draw conclusions, and develop actionable recommendations
- Advanced SQL skills or Python or any other Data analytics skills
- Strong influencing skills to ensure that delivery teams outside of direct management deliver as planned
- Ability to manage a diverse and challenging stakeholder community

**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 positiv