This inclusive employer is a member of myGwork - the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Job Summary Agility within Standard Chartered Bank isn't just an implementation of Scrum or Kanban within a software development team; it's a new way of working (NWoW) that's applied across all areas of the organisation. To be successful in the role you would have to be considered a strategic thought leader by your peers, have experience in leading groups of teams in an organisational transition and have a depth of analytical understanding of a variety of New Ways of Working. Your communication skills will be tested against a wide variety of audiences as Agile is not solely applied to just the Information Technology areas of Standard Chartered Bank. You will need to be able to effectively adapt your communication approach based upon the audience's context and familiarity of the Agile ways of working You could be communicating with teams within technology or within other areas of the business such as Sales, Marketing, Banking Operation, HR, Finance or even Risk. You would be working as a trusted advisor to leaders in all levels within the organisation from team leaders through to Global Heads and C-Suite. Responsibilities Strategy Coach and present senior executive leadership teams on the value of new ways of working (NWOW) and the mindsets leaders will have to adopt to make those NWOW work Create high performance culture where agile is leveraged as a strategic business asset Identify and attack organisational impediments constraining productivity, quality, early risk mitigation and continuous delivery of customer value Business Apply your strengths in coaching, mentoring, advising, designing solutions through thought leadership across key organisational agility enablers Adapt and change your approach based upon the context that you are supporting through the cultural transition towards embedding organisational agility. Driven by customer obsession, deploy strategies to accelerate speed of change in delivery of innovative products & services Enable a culture of high performance that is highly collaborative and focussed on continuous learning & improvement. Contribute to building a resilient organisation to be nimble in its sense and response to the volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) era Processes Challenge the 'as is' way of working across delivery, governance, operational model/structure, funding Apply depth of analytical understanding of a variety of New Ways of Working such as Scrum, Kanban, Human Centred Design or Design Thinking, Lean, Dynamic Work Design, A3 problem solving, Extreme Programming, Behaviour Driven Development, DevOps, Agile Friendly Operating Models and Agile HR. Understand what practice, tool or technique to apply given the environment and the situation is the challenge that you will need to demonstrate mastery in using a show/tell/do approach People & Talent Working autonomously, you will have the freedom to be innovative and creative with the approaches that you use to facilitate change. Model agile mindset, values and principles Use passion and drive to foster motivation in others to change, but also understand the fine line between being over-zealous, pragmatic and providing appropriate encouragement. Tap into people's intrinsic motivation, empower and guide them through their individual Agile capability journey across a breadth and depth of roles. Risk Management Proactively and courageously identify, analyse, and steer solutions on organizational impediments and constraints to productivity, quality, early risk mitigation, and continuous delivery of value Governance Speak up and proactively flag gaps and deviations to the key principles, Ways of Working Standards and Change Delivery Model as a Product Delivery organization, and steer execution of improvement plans to address them. 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. Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters. Key Stakeholders Operations Management Team Country & Business Unit COOs Group Process Owners / Product Owners Group and Business Unit MT Functional Partners including Risk, Compliance, HR, Finance, Legal, Audit, Corporate Affairs, Regulatory Affairs Banking Associations and industry partners Other Responsibilities Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values, Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats) Our Ideal Candidate Role Specific Technical Competencies Minimum of 5yrs experience in Agile or other related. Minimum 5yrs experience in IT Minimum 2yrs leading teams using Agile Experience leading in non technology functions Experience in cultural transformation Understanding of agile delivery tools i.e. JIRA/Confluence/ADO About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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 Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term 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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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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