Job Summary

    Able to lead large scale Projects such as Fund / Sub Fund / Share Class launches and Fund Migrations into the TA area for new and existing Clients.
•    Able to work with, and coordinate over, multiple teams (TA, FA, Custody, etc).
•    Comfortable with reviewing Fund documentation (prospectuses, articles, application forms, etc), and able to assist our Clients in the drafting.
•    Comfortable with facing Clients directly, among other external parties.
•    Familiar with a broad range of Fund types, over multiple domiciles, and characteristics (ELTIFs, RAIF-SIF, UCITS, PE/RE, etc).
•    Able to build TA op models to support new Clients and Client new requirements.
•    Familiar with coordinating and setting up Funds in TA platforms.
•    Able to smoothly deliver Funds and Fund Events (restructures, name / cycle changes, liquidations, etc ) into the production environments.
•    Able to train Ops Teams on new Fund models.
•    Comfortable debugging/finding complex problems 
•    Can identify and apply appropriate design patterns to problems. 
•     Comfortable developing large features 
•     Understands Idempotence 
•     Understands boy scout principle. Leaves code in a better state then when arrived 

Infrastructure 

•     Good grasp of multiple operating systems 
•     Good grasp of scripting techniques 
•     Expertise in one database & good grasp of multiple data storage paradigms and when to apply other technologies 
•     Understands when to apply appropriate infrastructure technologies. 
•     Understanding of network communications, including TCP/IP, HTTP protocols

Key Responsibilities

Behaviours & Collaboration

•     Leads group discussions on design of particular areas 
•     Comfortable presenting information 
•     Gains buy in from team and drives design 
•     Mentors and develops those around them 
•     Understands domain well enough to work with PO to drive value 
•     Shares knowledge with wider community

This is a leadership role, principal accountabilities of the role are as follows 

•    Decision-making skills on a regular basis on issues ranging from systems, processes to risk management and compliance
•    Regulations are constantly evolving and client requirements are also dynamic, the job holder is required to ensure that the team adapts quickly to the dynamic environment and delivers on regulatory changes and client requirements
•    The Fund Services business carries a very high level of operational risk in terms of errors etc. This demands the job-holder to ensure high levels of internal controls on processes to ensure error-free processing, which becomes more critical due to system limitations
•    Build and maintain relationships with key client decision makers and act as a client advocate and point of escalation to help them successfully resolve issues and navigate the firm. The incumbent is expected to support Business Development & Product teams to achieve strategic development of FS business by joining up with them in client presentations, defining efficient target operating model & defining the People strategy for the business
•    Core Fund Accounting experience / specialization
•    Hands on experience on FA systems like Multifonds and Wealth Spectrum

Skills and Experience

•    Able to lead large scale Projects such as Fund / Sub Fund / Share Class launches and Fund Migrations into the TA area for new and existing Clients.
•    Able to work with, and coordinate over, multiple teams (TA, FA, Custody, etc).
•    Comfortable with reviewing Fund documentation (prospectuses, articles, application forms, etc), and able to assist our Clients in the drafting.
•    Comfortable with facing Clients directly, among other external parties.
•    Familiar with a broad range of Fund types, over multiple domiciles, and characteristics (ELTIFs, RAIF-SIF, UCITS, PE/RE, etc).
•    Able to build TA op models to support new Clients and Client new requirements.
•    Familiar with coordinating and setting up Funds in TA platforms.
•    Able to smoothly deliver Funds and Fund Events (restructures, name / cycle changes, liquidations, etc ) into the production environments.
•    Able to train Ops Teams on new Fund models.

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.