SME Model Implementation Manager recruitment

Job Description

The job-holders principal activity will be to implement models principally for the SME Business. This will include the planning, design and costing of the implementation with affected parties, as well as the real delivery of bottom line benefit to Consumer Banking. The job holder will where possible leverage existing architecture infrastructure or create new capability through appropriate Strategic Investment and appropriate PMO (Project Management Office) governance. All projects will be run as pre-defined projects and will be monitored to declared milestones. Stakeholders will include Senior Risk Manco members as well as Group and Country management teams.

Key Roles Responsibilities

The Job Holder will be responsible for:

Model Mobilisation: Mobilising the business, scoping, planning and obtaining the resources to deliver the target implementations. This will include identifying the business benefits.
Stakeholder / Client Management: The SME business is principally relationship-led and as such communication will be paramount. This will include PSC (Project Steering Group), programme council and business executive reviews.
Business Analysis: Convey at times complex data analysis, scenario modelling and provide guidance where appropriate on business priorities and associated impact.
Model Delivery Management: Ensure an end to end delivery of model implementation, with accurate status and release management. Take into account risks and issues and escalate accordingly. Adhere to model governance framework and gate structures.
Change Management: Advice and guide work-streams on project deliverables, own the outcome. Ensure CIO teams have appropriate support for necessary testing milestones and ensure operational stability and implementation ability are equally considered.
Supplier Relationship: Model development is currently a blend of external and internal resources. Where external vendors are engaged the job holder will need to be actively involved with managing and creating the external relationship terms with Legal and Sourcing.
Direct Line Management: The job holder will have direct line management responsibility for 2/3 members of staff and will need to adhere to internal guidelines and policies.

Qualifications Skills

Degree or Equivalent work experience within Analytics
Proven Model Implementation experience within SME or Consumer Banking for the Financial Sector
Project Management Expertise - formal accreditation (Prince 2 / PMP) or similar experience
Advanced Credit Risk Management Standard or operates at similar level
Technical problem solving skills using root cause analysis techniques
Data Driven and Results Orientated
Advanced oral and written communication skills
Desirable knowledge of methodology/techniques in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen and Prince 2 project management is desirable

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Closing Dates

The closing date for applications is 05/12/2011. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

Diversity Inclusion

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