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To that end, we are seeking a senior data scientist with strong background and experience in developing and deploying sound AI solutions using both the classical machine learning techniques as well as the latest Large Language Models.\nKey Responsibilities\nLiaise with product owners and business stakeholders, identify pain points and business use-cases and gather requirements\nUnderstand business use-cases and develop AI/ML solutions for various business use-cases in collaboration with product owners and the wider team\nProductionize the developed solutions in collaboration with MLOps Engineer and the wider Tech and Data team\nStay up-to-date with recent developments in Data Science and NLP domains: algorithms, best practices etc. and disseminate them across the team\nMentor and upskill more junior team members\nStrategy\nSupport the development of data and AI solutions in cooperation with business stakeholders, IT teams and other relevant parties and to assure that solutions are aligned to the business strategy, released on time, on budget and with high quality.\nGovernance\nEnsure data quality (DQMF) is applied for data analytics and AI projects\nAdherence to Risk & Data Quality Management Requirements\nRisk and Audit Continuous management of the Trade Application System risk\nProactively identify issues and actions\nMonitor and remediate issues and actions from audits\nAwareness of the regulatory requirements and ensuring these are catered for in the platform design\nRegulatory and Business Conduct\nDisplay exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.\nTake personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. 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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.\nOur purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.\nTogether we:\nDo the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do\nNever settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well\nAre better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term\nWhat we offer\nIn line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.\nCore bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.\n Time-off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.\nFlexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.\nProactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits\nA continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.\nBeing part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.\nRecruitment Assessments\nSome of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. 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