Director, Business Planning Manager, Pv BJoin to apply for the Director, Business Planning Manager, Pv B role at Standard Chartered. Job Summary This role focuses on optimizing our sales performance by transforming financial data into actionable business intelligence. The position is responsible for the end-to-end management of sales and financial data—tracking, interpreting, and trend analysis—to provide the sales team with the insights needed to maximize revenue generation. A key component of this role is to ensure the highest standards of data integrity by collaborating closely with Finance and Operations/Support teams. Key Responsibilities Strategy Support the Head of Business Planning Management in business planning, formulating budget planning and day-to-day finance details tracking. Conduct ad-hoc analysis to support strategic initiatives, new product launches, and market entry assessments using financial data. Business Partner directly with Regional Head and Market Heads to understand their business challenges and support their data needs. Provide actionable recommendations to the sales team based on data-driven insights to enhance productivity and achieve targets. Track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and sales incentive metrics. Processes Develop and maintain a comprehensive suite of performance dashboards and management reports (e.g., daily sales pipelines, weekly revenue tracking, monthly forecasts). Analyze complex financial and sales data to identify trends, opportunities, and potential risks. Interpret data to provide insightful commentary on sales performance, product profitability, and market trends. Build predictive models and scenarios to forecast business performance and support strategic planning. Continuously review and enhance data validation, reconciliation, and reporting processes to improve efficiency, reduce manual intervention, and strengthen the control environment. Ensure all new reports, dashboards, or data sources introduced for performance management are subject to governance and control assessment before implementation. Data Consolidation, Analysis & Reporting Act as the primary liaison between Business Planning Management, Finance, and Backend Support teams for all data-related matters. Establish and enforce robust data governance and validation procedures to ensure the accuracy and consistency of all management information. Lead initiatives to reconcile data discrepancies and improve data quality at the source. Identify and drive process improvements to automate data collection and reporting. Risk Management Proactively identify, assess, and document operational risks inherent in the data lifecycle, including gaps in data collection, processing errors, and potential for misinterpretation. Analyze performance trends not only for commercial opportunities but also to identify anomalous patterns that may indicate control weaknesses, sales practice issues, or conduct risk. Governance Coordinate Front Office feedback and specify business requirements in the different financial reports. Improve organizational effectiveness and resources efficiency by observing the financial data trend. Act as the business owner for sales and financial performance data within the team's scope, establishing and enforcing data quality standards. Implement and manage a robust control framework to validate the accuracy, completeness, and consistency of all management information, performance dashboards, and financial reports before distribution. Partner with Finance, Data Office, and Technology teams to identify and remediate data quality issues at the source, ensuring a single source of truth for key performance metrics. Document and maintain key data lineages, definitions, and business logic for all critical reports to ensure transparency and auditability. Regulatory & Business Conduct 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. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, or a related field.8-10 years of proven experience in a business management, finance analytics, or performance management role within private banking or wealth management. Demonstrated expertise in managing and interpreting large datasets to drive business performance. Strong experience in stakeholder management, with a proven ability to collaborate effectively with sales, finance, and operations teams. Personal Attributes Strategic Storyteller: Ability to see the
