ABOUT HANDELSBANKEN:

Handelsbanken is a local relationship bank built on timeless and sustainable values. The Bank specialises in providing personalised banking services to both businesses and individuals, as well as wealth and investment management services through its UK subsidiary Handelsbanken Wealth & Asset Management. Handelsbanken operates a decentralised way of working, with a strong local presence due to a nationwide branch network and a long-term approach to customer relations. Each Handelsbanken branch operates as a small business enabling it to make decisions at a local level and provide a service that is bespoke, with the focus always being on the needs of each individual customer. Throughout the organisation, individuals enjoy wide-ranging responsibility, and the scope to pursue a unique career, within a culture of openness, equality and professionalism.

ROLE: Sustainability Data, BI & Reporting Manager

LOCATION: 3 Thomas More Square, London E1W 1WY

REMUNERATION: Competitive + Benefits

ROLE OVERVIEW:

A recognised leader in values-led, responsible banking, Handelsbanken Group is dedicated to driving positive impacts for society through increasing focus on climate change and sustainability. We have committed to reaching net zero as soon as possible - at the latest by 2040 - across our own operations and financing, and have set an initial goal for 20% of our financing to be green, social or supporting customers’ sustainable transition by 2025.

In the UK, Handelsbanken plc (“the Bank”) continues to develop its capacity and skills in this area, including the recruitment of several roles that will be instrumental in operationalising its ambitious sustainability strategy. Within the Sustainability team, a role has been created for a Data, BI & Reporting Manager.

The Bank is building a platform for delivering its ambitious Sustainability Strategy. One key area is developing our data capabilities, spanning climate and sustainability impacts from our own operations and those customer activities we finance or invest in. It is vital we improve the availability and reliability of these various data, in an efficient and joined-up manner. There is a growing range of use cases for this data, from customer engagement and business development to risk management and regulatory disclosures.

The successful candidate will lead a programme of work to identify requirements for various sustainability-related data, BI/MI and external reporting, and to develop robust strategies and structures to meet these requirements. Throughout this establishment phase, they will coordinate input and support across a variety of functions including Risk, Finance, Credit, Facilities, Procurement, HR, HWAM, and Products & Customer Experience.

The role-holder will then lead delivery of a Bank-wide, phased plan to improve our underlying data, working with other data and climate/Sustainability specialists and Information Area Owners (IAOs) across the Bank, plus Group responsibles and UK Sustainability colleagues.

They will also lead delivery of plc-level Sustainability disclosures and our contributions to Group reporting. In this, they will be expected to horizon scan for relevant regulations and market developments, and to work with internal partners on the Bank’s response to these.

A Sustainability Data Analyst will also be recruited to support continual improvement to data quality, availability and usability. It is expected that this role will report to the Data, BI & Reporting Manager.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead a cross-functional Pre-Study into Sustainability Data, BI & Reporting requirements and detailed data gap analysis, working alongside Data Engineers
Devise and obtain support for a subsequent Data Improvement Plan
Work with IT to enable the build of data marts for regular BI
Establish key metrics, developing a dashboard to overview Bank-wide progress against key metrics and goals
Produce regular BI for identified internal stakeholders, using these insights to inform the Bank’s Sustainability and Business Strategies as well as facilitating targeted action in our branches and districts
Develop an overall ESG reporting strategy, taking account of the Bank’s strategy and evolving market standards / expectations
Lead delivery of mandatory and voluntary reporting and contributions to Group reporting
Ensure data meets market and regulatory expectations and is of consistent high quality, based on the Bank’s data governance framework
Work with 3rd parties to procure external data to enhance internal reporting

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

A Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT or engineering or equivalent experience is required for this role, with BI certification being an advantage.
Whilst a recognised Green & Sustainable Finance qualification would be beneficial, hands-on experience working with Sustainability Data, BI and Reporting is the chief prerequisite for the role, alongside a passion to help the Bank accelerate towards its net zero, green business and wider sustainability goals.
A true passion for data, proactively seeking new and innovate solutions
Knowledge of the evolving Sustainability data and reporting landscape when it comes to UK banking / financial services, ideally backed up by professional qualification(s)
Experience with visualisation tools: PowerBI, Tableau, QlikSense
Understanding of the analytical software landscape, with working knowledge of PowerBI, QlikView, Tableau and SQL being desirable
Proficiency in coding, using SQL, Python etc to source, normalise and analyse data
Skill in database design, data mining, modelling and analysis
Experience leading projects and steering a diverse stakeholder group
Comfort in implementing end-to-end solutions, collaborating with information area owners and IT teams/ data engineers to improve data infrastructure
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, so as to build, maintain and leverage effective relationships at all levels
Highly organised
Self motivated and proactive
Goal oriented
Good communication skills

You must comply with 5 Conduct rules i.e.

act with integrity
act with due skill, care and diligence
be open and co-operative with the FCA, PRA and other regulators
pay due regard to the interests of customers and treat them fairly
observe proper standards of market conduct.

Handelsbanken Group are deeply committed to embedding good equality and diversity practice into all of our activities so that we are an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work, regardless of age, disability, pregnancy and/or parental status, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender reassignment or sexual orientation.

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