Job Summary

Join our Client Analytics team within the Markets division and contribute to the continuous development of our analytical offering as an integral part of Sales & Structuring in Greater China and North Asia. In this front-office role, you will collaborate closely with Sales, Trading, Structuring and Research teams to deliver impactful, bespoke cross-asset analysis to Corporate and Financial Institution clients across FX, Rates and Commodities.

You will support strategic client engagements by analysing balance sheets, ALM profiles and portfolio risks, helping clients optimise their risk management and financial performance. This internship offers strong exposure to financial markets, derivatives, and data-driven problem solving—ideal for candidates looking to build a career at the intersection of analytics, markets, and client advisory.

Job Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive support to corporate and institutional clients in the management of financial risks and the formulation of investment strategies, utilising both sector reviews and rigorous quantitative and qualitative analyses. The preparation of detailed pitch books is considered essential.
• Acquire and apply extensive expertise in balance sheet evaluation, cash flow analysis,  portfolio assessment, and investment considerations to facilitate the strategic expansion of business relationships with corporate and institutional clients across diverse asset classes. Maintain a primary focus on the Greater China and North Asia regions, whilst ensuring the capability to address client requirements globally.
• Employ Value at Risk (VAR) methodologies to effectively manage risk, while optimizing portfolios in alignment with specified risk tolerance and cost objectives.
• Design sophisticated analytical tools for thorough backtesting of diverse hedging strategies, enhance multicurrency debt portfolio efficiency, and deliver clear and actionable recommendations through high-quality professional presentations.
• Contribute actively to the formal establishment, ongoing innovation, and development of solutions as an integral member of the Financial Markets Sales and Structuring team.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of all financial market products, including foreign exchange, interest rates, commodities, and inflation-linked instruments.
• Develop and uphold analytical tools to support both internal research and client-focused projects.
• Effectively convey intricate technical concepts to clients and internal stakeholders via comprehensive presentations and thorough written analyses.
• Exhibit exceptional teamwork, flexibility, and professional conduct within a dynamic front-office setting.

Job Requirements

• Degree in Finance, Economics, or a related field with coursework in Financial Mathematics
• Comprehensive knowledge of derivatives, along with a fundamental understanding of FX, Rates, and Commodity markets
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis and statistical methods, particularly using Excel
• Combined technical expertise (e.g., derivatives pricing, quantitative finance, programming, CFA, FRM) and business/finance credentials
• Experience with Python and R programming is considered an asset
• Languages: Mandarin and English

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.