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Quantum Computing Specialist, Data Science & Innovation, CIB(UK, Singapore)

Standard Chartered
London
3 weeks ago
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Job Summary

This role could be based in UK and Singapore. 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 of preference.

We are looking to expand our in-house quantum computing capabilities within the Data Science & Innovation team at Standard Chartered. We are looking for someone with a curious mind and experience with classical and quantum machine learning methods to contribute to our diverse and international team.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute innovative quantum machine learning techniques to solve a range of financial services use cases.
  • Work with universities / research organisations on collaborative engagements that create patentable deliverables for the bank.
  • Work with governments and regulators in our footprint markets to lead the financial services industry in the journey to quantum advantage.
  • Understand and apply state of the art GenAI techniques to address business challenges
  • Translate AI concepts into practical code examples and provide accessible sample workbooks for wider team use
  • Seek and acquire new AI knowledge and share with the rest of SCB data science community
  • Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
  • Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct
  • Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
Strategy, Business, Processes, People & Talent, Risk Management, Governance

Strategy: Awareness and understanding of Standard Chartered’s innovation strategy and Here for Good promise.

Business: Awareness and understanding of Standard Chartered’s global footprint and business.

Processes: Awareness and understanding of CIB and CIB PLATFORMS’s organisational structure.

People & Talent: Proactive participation in making CIB PLATFORMS a diverse and inclusive environment for all colleagues.

Risk Management: Awareness and understanding of IT risk and data privacy restrictions

Governance: Awareness and understanding of SC IT standards

Skills and Experience

• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Financial Markets / Transaction Banking
• Statistics
• Gate Model Quantum Computing
• Genetic Algorithms
• Generative AI Models
• Cloud Environments

Qualifications
  • Academic background in STEM fields such as mathematics, engineering, physical sciences, or data science, evidenced by a PhD or MS in Quantum Computing.
  • Significant professional experience in Quantum Computing is preferred for candidates with an MS degree.
About Standard Chartered

We\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. 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.

Our 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.

Together we:

  • Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
  • Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
  • Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a competitive salary and benefits to support your mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing.

  • Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations.
  • 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.
  • Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
  • Proactive 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
  • A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
  • Being 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.

Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.

Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers


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