Regional Design Manager (GCNA) China GBA

Major Tasks & Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities

· Lead consistent innovative design delivery and govern Standard Chartered Bank’s (SC) standards, with responsibilities for oversight, vetting, approval, and intervention across SCB’s Commercial and Retail design portfolio.

· Reinforce Global Workplace and Group Design Team visions to continuallysupport toevolve design standards asrequiredthrough on-going projects,initiativesand business strategy.

· Interface with Group Design Management and manage business expectations prior to project approval, ensuring alignment with business strategies and property agenda.

· Drive and steer future focused and affordable project design solutions,standardsand applications.

· Ensure projects have clear communications across briefingprocess, master planning and design approach for partner consultants and vendors.

· Work alongside Workplace Effectiveness, Experience, Strategy and Project Management streams under Workplace to ensure regular project vetting, recommendations,solutionsand escalations.

Workplace Design Strategy

· Support the design strategy direction in alignment with Workplace Strategy, client brief and design team.

·Advise onspace requirements in alignment to CRES Strategy and client brief, compliant with standards, in consideration of Design and Workplace Experience as part of the Workplace Standards.

· Advise as to any architectural features of the short-listed buildings that could affect the implementation of the Bank’s space requirements.

Concept Design for Project Implementation

· Ensure all Project Proposals satisfy SC Standards, Local Code, SC CRESStrategiesand client requirements beforesubmittingfor approval. Attend necessary Bodies to support and ifnecessarypresent proposals for approval.

· Project Concept Design – in line with brief, prepare compliant zonal layout options for discussion with country teams and Group Distribution Design Council (GDDC)/ Workplace Solution Council (WSC) leading to final scheme design.

Design Management

· Project Design assurance to align with SC’s Design Guidelines and client expectations.

· Project Design Variations – Log, review and make recommendations with regards to individual project requests, where adopted; communicate routinely to share application knowledge.

· Interface with Design Hub to solution feasibility studies, guiding the space planning production as needed.

· Standards Specials and Component Variations – as business needs evolve, provide continuous review of standardsprogramme(both fit-to-purpose and applicable to diverse geographic need)

· Support and update workplacedesignregional office and retail tracker.

· Attend GDDC (Retail Projects) and WSC (Commercial Projects) – present andsupportinginformation/ comments.

Other Responsibilities:

· Work within the SC CRES standards, process, and governance on Retail and Commercial Design

·Disseminating,implementingand upholding the client standards,processesand procedures relevant to project planning.

· Supporting the weekly Global Design Management calls to manage project escalation issues and initiatives, presenting as requested.

· Supporting communications and report and tracking structure asrequired, including but not limited to exemption register and escalation tracker.

· Developing Value Engineering programs and initiatives for Project and Design team review asrequired.

· Regional Design Manager to cover theGreater China& North Asia region for the above-mentioned activities. Limited Travel isrequired.

KEY BEHAVIOURS AND INDICATORS OF PERFORMANCE

· Positive team player with the ability to drive innovation and creative solutions.

· Diplomatic but assertive.

· A proventrack recordof accomplishment and for staying the course when faced with complex and difficult

assignments. Able to play team leader and member of the team as the occasion demands.

· Proven ability to be able to manage a diverse range of complex initiatives and strategies,frequentlywhere there issignificant timeand cost constraints.Anability to work under sustained pressure whilemaintaininga balanced and objective viewpoint is necessary.

·Experience ofpreparing and presenting management information,summarisingand justifying material to support strategies.

·Pro-activeproblem solver, self-driven and ability to workundera fast-paced environment.

· Able to communicate confidently with stakeholders at all levels, including senior management, client, staff, and suppliers, etc.

· Able to trackstatusof each project remotely, ensuring project informationarealways up to date.

· Always demand continuous improvement on efficiency and effectiveness.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

· Diploma / University Degree in Architecture / Interior Design, or equivalent.

· At least 10 years relevant experience in