Head of Data Products and Platforms

This role could be based in Singapore and India. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries, Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.

• Define the Product Vision: Establish a clear vision for the Data Lake ( Global Data Platform or GDP) as a centralized, trusted, and scalable source of enterprise data that enables analytics, AI, and business intelligence.
• Set the Strategy: Align GDP evolution with overarching business goals and individual data strategies of Businesses and Functions in partnership with Data Architecture
• Draw the Roadmap: Develop and maintain a prioritized backlog of capabilities, features, and foundational improvements together with the GDP Platform Owner. Balance new ingestions with platform maturity and user experience enhancements.
• Be the Primary Business Liaison: Interface with Consumers through an agreement engagement /interaction model . Gather requirements , communicate value and manage expectations.
• Champion Data Democratization: Advocate for and facilitate secure, governed access to data for approved users, breaking down data silos.
• Design Data Governance implementation approach for GDP.
• Build Data Products Framework – Minimum requirements a data product definition must meet before its enters into a delivery backlog, operating model and implementation approach
• Discover existing data and data products and align them to approved data product framework.

• Ensure Data Products are created as per the Data Product Standards and Frameworks and
• Review Logical Data Model for Data Products to ensure alignment with overall Data Subject Areas.
• Orchestrate Data Product Delivery in GDP working with various CDO’s and Data Domain Owners.

• Operate the Standards Compliance Gate, enforcing requirements across data quality , metadata , lineage, access control, privacy and data owner acceptance before a data product is published onto data market place.
• Evolve the standards framework as the platform matures, regulatory requirements change and consumption patterns develop, balancing rigour with delivery practicality.
• Maintain the standards compliance register – tracking compliance status across all products in flight and published.
• Feed Recurring Standards Failure back into Data by Design Programme .

• Act as the CDO organizations primary product owner for data owners from a Data Lake and Data Products perspective , working with them to refine requirements and prioritize them for delivery.
• Translate stakeholder requirements into product specifications that engineering squads can build to and data owners can accept against.
• Manage Handoffs between delivery stages , from requirements to design to build to QA with clear ownerships and SLAs at each transition
• Signoff the Requirements before go live
• Drive Data Owner Accountability for their obligations

• Promote a product-focused mindset throughout the organization—viewing platforms and data as products with dedicated users, clear roadmaps, and identifiable value metrics.
• Encourage engineering excellence, automation, and ongoing improvement as core values.
• Demonstrate and uphold the Group’s values and culture through leadership and example.
• Lead and support the shift towards a client-centric, agile, and accountable culture by using standardized metrics and measurements. Ensure the team takes ownership of client outcomes and drives positive results.
• Establish transparent metrics and standards, communicate them clearly to team members, provide constructive feedback, and recognize achievements appropriately. Set the right tone and expectations for the broader team.
• Hire, engage, and retain high-quality personnel, ensuring succession plans are in place for key roles.

• Demonstrate exemplary conduct and uphold the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take responsibility for maintaining high ethical standards and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws, regulations, guidelines, and the Group Code of Conduct at Standard Chartered Bank.
• Lead the CDO team to deliver on the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients, Effective Financial Markets, Financial Crime Compliance, and the Right Environment.
• Identify, elevate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct, and compliance issues promptly and collaboratively.

• T & O CIO teams
• B&F CDO’s
• Data Domain Owners