Director, Engg Lead

Responsibilities Supports Hive Tech Lead on technology strategy, roadmap, and execution. Support the execution of technology components of CRES projects, ensuring alignment with workplace experience, digitalisation, and sustainability goals. Translate global strategic objectives into actionable project plans that enhance technology integration across the real estate lifecycle. Monitor trends in smart building technologies, workplace tech, and data solutions to identify opportunities for strategic innovation and optimisation. Promote engineering craftsmanship and focus on delivering business value. Partner with CRES Strategic Programme, Integrator Programme Office, and Supply Partner and Variable Project Management Teams to ensure technology enhances business productivity, space efficiency, and user experience. Exhibit passion for client experience with a user‑first mindset. Ensure successful end‑to‑end delivery of workplace technology initiatives within CRES lead projects, adhering to Change Delivery Standards (CDS) and best practices in programme governance and stakeholder engagement. Analyse, remove, or mitigate dependencies across teams to enable speed and quality of delivery. Enable connectivity between CRES project teams and the technology Delivery Hub, acting as a point of escalation for transparency and issue resolution. Champion process improvement by identifying gaps, inefficiencies, or manual workarounds within CRES and technology workflows. Oversee deployment and regional management of workplace technology initiatives on CRES owned projects. Oversee vendor coordination and procurement planning for timely delivery, health & safety, quality assurance, and commercial alignment. Act as trusted advisor to CRES leadership and colleagues on technology use, deployment, adoption, and optimisation. Maintain alignment with other CRES Cluster Tech Leads to anticipate dependencies and manage priorities. Maintain robust programme governance for all regional technology initiatives, including delivery status, RAID logs, action trackers, and documentation. Provide weekly reports to the Head of T&A delivery – CRES Projects on project status and risks & blockers. Track and report on programme milestones, KPIs, financials, and risks to internal governance bodies and technical forums. Qualifications Bachelor of Computer Science, ICT, Software Engineering or related field. Minimum 15 years progressive experience in programme management within a regulated environment. Demonstrable experience delivering complex, multi‑stakeholder technology programmes with significant vendor engagement. Solid understanding of workplace technology ecosystems, including collaboration platforms, audiovisual systems, network infrastructure and other end‑user technologies. Proven ability to manage programme financials, including budgets, forecasts, and vendor contract negotiations. Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills, influencing across senior leadership, technical teams, and external partners. Exception organization planning and problem‑solving capabilities with a client‑centric delivery focus and risk‑aware mindset. Excellent verbal and written skills, conveying complex topics clearly and concisely. High level of commercial and financial acumen. Deep understanding of regulatory, security, and compliance considerations relevant to technology delivery in a financial institution. Certifications PMP, Prince2, ITI are advantageous. About Standard Chartered Standard Chartered is an international bank committed to diversity and inclusion, providing a collaborative culture where you can grow and impact global markets. What we offer Competitive salary aligned with the Fair Pay Charter. Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance with flexible voluntary benefits. Flexible working options and a supportive wellbeing program through Unmind and a global Employee Assistance Programme. Continuous learning culture with access to physical, virtual and digital learning. A culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion and belonging across all teams. Equal Opportunity Standard Chartered is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to diversity and inclusion and uphold high standards of corporate governance, social responsibility, and environmental protection. #J-18808-Ljbffr