Head, Bau Technology Control Testing

Job ID: 30831

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Operations

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 11 Jun 2025

**JOB SUMMARY**
- The Global Head, Technology & Operations (T&O) Risk & Control (R&C) leads the risk management and control capabilities across Technology & Operations (T&O) and seeks to manage the risks in a more consistent and effective manner. This team has both dedicated, client-centric R&C expertise to drive proactive risk identification and remediation outcomes for critical domain areas across T&O and also specialised capabilities to provide clearer and streamlined risk management support, ensuring that our risks are governed, assessed, mitigated, and reported in a consistent manner. Within this vertical, the Head, eSDLC Controls Testing role is responsible to manage testing of eSDLC controls for releases at pre-production and immediately after production deployment and to build capability for major Program Delivery Assurance.**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Strategy**
The role is responsible to do the following.
Lead Expert System Development Lifecycle (eSDLC) and technology resilience controls,
Lead Non-functional assurance covering App performance, Stress, resilience and capacity,
Lead Resilience Controls Testing,
Lead Cloud Onboarding Assurance review and Application Programming Interface (API) Assurance review,
Provide strategic guidance and support to senior management on risk-related matters, directly working with all the CIOs and their delegate on a regular basis
Provide strategic and BAU updates to various risk committees, forums etc
Monitor and report on the effectiveness of the risk management framework and make recommendations for improvements,
Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices in risk management and digitisation.**Business**
The role will be required to
Laser focus on Customer centricity to create long term value proposition for them,
Transition from manual testing to automated control validation at scale, ensuring continuous monitoring rather than periodic assessments,
Support stakeholders in defining remediation actions to address identified weaknesses and issues across critical systems, and associated processes,
Provide guidance and advisory on how to avoid recurrence of gaps/issue during control testing
Ensure retesting of remediation, tracking and validating closure of issues identified**Processes**
The role will:
Identify efficiencies in the execution process and streamline and automate wherever possible.
Regularly identify and implement opportunities for efficiency (via A3s) across processes, systems, and infrastructure,
Develop strategic plan for assurance review of eSDLC controls, covering Software Configuration Management (SCM) for relevant segments,
Provides support and training to delivery teams on software configuration approach and ESDLC compliance,
Ensures all SCM controls are reviewed on time and with right quality,
Build and enhance the Automated Assurance Solution for the SCM controls across the various software configuration tools of the Bank**People & Talent**
Working in close collaboration with internal stakeholders, risk and control partners across all functions to effectively embed a strong culture of risk awareness and good conduct,
Track and sustain a continuous improvement and innovation culture,
Support a culture of diversity and inclusion to bring the best out of our people,**Risk Management**
Report Control compliance against Risk control monitors as part of ESDLC monthly RIR reporting,
Perform periodic reporting to CIOs to inform them on ongoing control compliance to ESDLC,
Advise Delivery teams on Performance & Stability testing approach,
Act as Cloud Governance Reviewer for NFT,**Governance**
Track and follow up for timely and accurate reporting to appropriate committees,
Support appropriate oversight and follow-up for resolution of high impact risk and issues,**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**
Interim Global Head, Control Testing & RMO
Control Testing MT
2LoD OTCR
COOs/CIOs of different businesses/functions
Group Internal Audit**Other Responsibilities**
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in T&O Risk & Control; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)- 18+ years of experience in IT/ Cyber Security/ Cyber Audit / risk management (Technology and Cyber), Cloud Risk and Controls Testi