Head of Technology

Summary

SC Ventures (SCV) spearheads the bank's innovation across the Group. Project Hummingbird (temporary name) is an SCV backed sustainability venture focused on dramatically increasing the quantum of funds flowing into conservation projects.
Project Hummingbird does so through a value-added digital platform that connects conservation projects financed by carbon credits with potential investors.

Head of Technology for Project Hummingbird is a hands-on technology leader with engineering experience in ReactjJS, Next.JS, Restful API micro-services, NestJS, Nodejs, python, AI engines (eg TensorFlow) and NLP (eg AWS Comprehend) and blockchain technologies. CTO owns the design, build and production operation of a multi-market SaaS platform that supports the Hummingbird business.
The role will be based in Singapore, focused on taking into production the technology stack, product roadmap, engineering team, and solution delivery for the ESG and Carbon Credits platform.

Responsibilities

Business
. Work with Venture Lead (CEO), Product Owners, and partners to lead technology build, evaluate technology trade-offs, oversee vendor engineering engagements, and deliver features and capabilities aligned to the business model to build on the minimum viable product (MVP) to successful global rollout.
. Head of Technology will discuss with partners, fintechs, co-creation clients, and business to expand the offering Hummingbird.
. Co-ordinate, question and interrogate technology opportunities with engineering team and innovate to sustain a competitive advantage.
. Employ a managerial mindset that seeks to optimise the business outcome for the Venture while establishing sound governance, internal process, adherence to policies and processes. This role requires close coordination with the SC Ventures CTO.
. Thought leadership and demonstrable subject matter expertise on use of machine learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI), APIs, Data Analytics, cyber security, DevSecOps and similar technology applications.
. Develop and implement distributed ledger solutions leveraging subject matter expertise in blockchain technology.
. Establish sound technology operation covering incident management, problem management, service levels (SLAs) and business continuity processes

People and Talent

. Participate in assessing and hiring technical personnel required to be part of Project Hummingbird, and support the growth in aggressive go-to-market.

. Lead by example and build the appropriate culture and values.
. Exemplify key values of client obsession, fairness, diversity and inclusion.
. Create a motivational and challenging environment in the team which is conducive to creativity and delivery of the strategy.

Governance
. Act and escalate quickly when any risk and control weakness become apparent and ensure they are addressed within an appropriate timeframe and escalated through the relevant committees.
. Collaborate with other companies, industry consortia, and regulatory bodies to advance the development, adoption, and interoperability of technology, specifically blockchain.
. Work with multiple stakeholders to establish applicable risk / control framework to ensure that the Group's ability to remain within risk appetite is not materially threatened.
. Familiarise self with governance structures and mandatory bank processes.

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
. Hummingbird Management Team (CEO, COO, CRO)
. Head of Technology, SC Ventures
. Ecosystem partners (venture builders, financiers)

Skills, Competencies and Knowledge

Overall
. Write and supervise the writing of code

. Give clear directives and instruction to a small team of developers (offshore and onshore) for the effective and timely delivery of work

. Have expertise and professional experience in software development and deep understanding of technology delivery.
. Experience in operating within Agile delivery processes to minimise time to market and maximise the client value of technology delivery.
. Familiarity with ESG and carbon credit ecosystems (sources, data formats, pricing, trading) is desirable.
. Must have built and managed a team of developers, architects, and other technical experts, and have provided mentorship and guidance to team members
. Participate with financial service providers in establishing new integrations for accounts receivable, accounts payable and working capital related data exchange.
. Demonstrable engagement experience with relevant Risk Officers to develop a mature IT delivery organization aligned with Technology and Information and Cyber Security (ICS) expectations
. Advantageous to have experience in ITIL and ISO27001.

Technical Skills

. Current and on-going mastery in writing and reviewing code

. Overseeing scrum teams, engineers, and ensuring reliable delivery of sprints, change management of features and bug fixes, and backlog
. Ability to wear multiple hats such as individual contributor, team lead, solution architect, facilitator.

. Expert knowledge of mainstream cloud provider (eg AWS / firebase), Cloud-native services, and elastic infrastructure.

. Expert background in Javascript/Typescript technology stack, NodeJS, Next.js and NestJS, distributed systems, authentication mechanisms, asynchronous event processing, message queues, and architecture patterns.
. Knowledgeable on modern object orientated programming practices including entity frameworks, dynamic reflection, and reusable interfaces.
. Familiarity with 3rd party system integrations via APIs (HTTP/REST)
. Familiar with OWASP, secure by design, secure coding practices, code scanning, unit testing, dependency management (deprecation, vulnerabilities, licensing)
. Familiarity with DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code including continuous integration, delivery, deployment and assurance.
. Experience in front-end React and JavaScript/Typescript presentation frameworks
. Experience with operating highly-available production financial systems
. Familiarity with SQL & NoSQL databases, DNS, service discovery, and related infrastructure components
. Hands on experience on blockchain protocols, consensus, wallet and key management, and higher order principles (tokens, ERC, NFTs)
. Beneficial is knowledge of the FinTech ecosystem for Digital Payments, eKYC & AML, Data, and ESG platforms.

Knowledge
. Motivated to address the impact of innovation technology in Financial Services
. Up-to-date with latest DLT and blockchain developments
. Experience and familiarity with ESG and carbon credits

Personal Capabilities
. Imaginative and creative approach to how we do work
. Curiosity about new technologies, workflows, and products
. Ability to see things from multiple perspectives, as well as an inquisitive nature
. Tireless work ethic and enthusiasm to execute and get things done
. Professional mannerism

About SC VenturesSC Ventures ('SCV') was established in 2018 with the purpose of 'Rewiring the DNA in Banking' by bringing three distinct areas together:

• TheIntrapreneurship Team & Fintech Lab, enabling innovation at large in the Bank by supporting intrapreneurs and their ideas, collaborating with fintech's through the SCV Fintech Bridge and engaging with clients and co-creation ideas
• The Investment Fund ('Fund'), tasked to acquire minority stakes in fintech companies ('fintechs') whose technology has been successfully validated in the Group
• Venture building, with the objective of exploring new business models ('ventures'), in the way it engages existing new customers and markets.

There are c.100 team members (excluding individual ventures), including dedicated colleagues from the Group's support functions, based in Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Nairobi, London and San Francisco.

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