Ai Advocacy and Alliances

Job ID: 34843

Location: Singapore, SG

Area of interest: Technology

Job type: Regular Employee

Work style: Hybrid Working

Opening date: 22 Jul 2025

**JOB SUMMARY**
We’re seeking a forward-thinking and connected individual to join our Data & AI team in a newly created role focused on AI Advocacy & Alliances. This role is central to strengthening our institutional voice in AI, forging influential partnerships, and embedding AI more visibly into our internal and external narratives
Reporting into the AI leadership team/Global Head of AI Enablement and working closely with stakeholders across the bank’s WRB, CIB, CABM, Strategy and innovation teams, this role will serve as a bridge between our AI ambition and the ecosystems that shape its future — including think tanks, academic bodies, industry alliances, and public forums.- AI will shape the future of financial services, but voice, visibility, and credibility will define the leaders. This role is at the heart of ensuring our bank not only participates in the AI conversation — but helps shape it.- Lead and execute the global communications strategy for AI across the Bank.
- Shape and tell the story of our AI ambition in collaboration with senior business leaders, businesses and function partners.
- Develop compelling internal and external narratives that bring our AI vision to life and align with our broader corporate narrative.
- Identify high-impact speaking opportunities, awards, forums and publications that can elevate the visibility of our AI leadership.
- Track and measure impact of communication activities and refine strategies based on data and feedback.
- Stay current on AI trends, risks and regulatory developments to ensure relevance and responsiveness in communications.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**

**Strategy**
Partner closely with the Corporate Affairs and Marketing teams to ensure consistent messaging across channels, platforms and markets.**Business**
Build and maintain strong relationships with external partners, including industry groups, academic institutions, think tanks and strategic alliances to enhance the bank’s voice and credibility in the global AI ecosystem**Processes**
Support internal education and engagement efforts to drive AI fluency across teams, including working with HR, training leads, and internal comms.
**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.
- Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles NA

**Key Stakeholders**
- Business Analysts, Business Partners, COO Business, ITO, CDO, internal staff, clients and 3rd parties.- 8+ year of experience in technology and AI-related storytelling.
- Lead and execute the global communications strategy for AI across the Bank.
- Shape and tell the story of our AI ambition in collaboration with senior business leaders, businesses and function partners.
- Develop compelling internal and external narratives that bring our AI vision to life and align with our broader corporate narrative.
- Identify high-impact speaking opportunities, awards, forums and publications that can elevate the visibility of our AI leadership.
- Track and measure impact of communication activities and refine strategies based on data and feedback.
- Stay current on AI trends, risks and regulatory developments to ensure relevance and responsiveness in communications.

**Role Specific Technical Competencies**
- Strong writing and narrative development skills across different formats and audiences.
- Proven track record in working cross-functionally across global teams and senior stakeholders.
- Experience managing external partnerships, preferably in the AI, tech or innovation space.
- Confident navigating complexity and ambiguity in a fast-evolving topic like AI.
- A self-starter who brings creativity, initiative, and sound judgment.

**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 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 goo