Product Owner, Wm Core Platform

**Job Summary**
- The role holder is part of Wealth Management Core Platform Hive and participate actively in the delivery of Core Platform hive deliverables as well as lead/support the achievement of Hive OKRs.
As an empowered decision maker, Product owner is accountable for maximising the business value of their product.**RESPONSIBILITIES**
PO-specific responsibilities include:
- Is a core member of the squad, 100% dedicated to the role
- Ensure the voices of clients and relevant stakeholders are represented
- May support more than one squad, but only if the backlog items are derived from the same Product Backlog
- Accountable for delivering their product's contribution to the Business plan and QPR scorecard
- Continuous Backlog management; expressing Backlog items clearly and in a consumable format
- Optimise value delivery through continuous improvement, gathering feedback from relevant stakeholders / SMEs / customers and prioritisation of backlog
- Create transparency around backlog item progress, blockers, impediments, dependencies
- Present at all required ceremonies / events to provide early and continuous feedback and prioritisation
- Working with the Scrum Master and squad members to build an empowered, high performing team in a psychologically safe environment
- Ensure all artefacts and assurance deliverables are as per the required standards and policies (e.g. nWOWS, CGP)
- Ensure regular engagement and management of Process Change, Operational and Delivery Risk for their backlog (and all other relevant Risk requirements)

**Key Responsibilities**

**Strategy**
- Manage and track execution progress of approved initiatives to drive the Transformation agenda.
- Support the development of the Core Wealth Platform strategic direction and roadmap, in alignment with the business strategy and investment appetite.
- Work with WM Hive leads to ensure project deliveries are effectively implemented across geographies.

**Business**
- Maintain strong stakeholder engagement with WM Business, COO/ Operations, T&I, Risk & Compliance and Group Internal Audit to ensure alignment across stakeholder groups to support the tribe deliverables
- Ensure appropriate representation across the stakeholder groups in delivery forums.
- Escalate appropriately to ensure key stakeholders like Cluster Lead, Hive Lead, Hive Tech Lead and Chief product owner are updated and able to intervene as required.

**Processes**
- Role holder will be execution of the strategy and identifying opportunities for streamline the operational processes through automation, OpEx and other initiatives.
- Continuously improve productivity and efficiency of operations and drive standardisation agenda for WM Core Wealth Platform Hive, maintaining rigorous cost and investment discipline across the business.
- Ensure appropriate and insightful data and analytics that can drive business decisions.
- Maintain strong stakeholder engagement with WM Business, COO/ Operations, T&I, Risk & Compliance and Group Internal Audit to ensure alignment across stakeholder groups to support the Hive deliverable

**People & Talent**
- Demonstrate and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture in the region
- Lead and support a change in mindset, building a culture of client centricity, agility, and accountability through standardised metrics and measurement
- Set effective metrics and standards, transparently communicating them to squads Ensure squad capacity is reviewed to enable delivery of client outcomes**Risk Management**
- Risk control and governance: ensuring oversight and driving improvement in the control & resilience agenda.
- Developing a forward-looking end-to-end view across Wealth Management Operations environment and proactively identifying and escalating issues and sharing themes / lessons learnt.

**Governance**
- Attend key governance meetings and Agile project committees in line with the governance framework and monitor projects over their lifecycle.
- Develop Key Performance & Risk based metrics which enable Operations to demonstrate effective governance and oversight on processes, develop robust ORF (Operational Risk framework) for effective and smooth functioning of business and operations.

**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**
- Hive Lead, Hive Tech Lead
- Chief Product Owner
- Cluster Leads in Core Platform Hive
- Product owners / Scrum masters/Squad members
- Business stakeholders
- Functional Partners including Operation