Job Summary

Highly skilled Corporate Real Estate Manager adept in directing all facility operations and maintenance procedures. An excellent communicator with all ability to effectively manage staff, government authorities and ensure that all procedures comply with local, state and federal regulations. Experience of managing offices & branches more than 100K sq.ft, in remote 2/3 tier cities/states. 

Business
•    The incumbent will be accountable for managing SC Bank’s real estate, including the health and safety, security and Sustainability aspects. The role will be accountable for driving the end-to-end strategic approach to the CRES portfolio. The incumbent will have responsibility for developing and executing a cost-effective and sustainable real estate, workplace and Sustainability strategy that can be leveraged across the bank’s footprint of owned and leased corporate offices, branches, data centres, cash vaults, BCP sites and ATMs. S/he will work with the Business Divisions/Functions to understand demand and execute value added and cost-effective real estate transactions. Primary responsibility is to fully represent the bank in all matters involving summons, notices, and legal proceedings related to CRES. This includes filing, instituting, prosecuting, conducting, defending, and continuing with suits, actions, petitions, and all other proceedings—both civil and criminal—across courts, tribunals, forums, and any relevant authorities. Handle all correspondence and representation before statutory, private, and public bodies, ensuring that necessary paperwork, consents, sanctions, approvals, and registrations are properly managed.

Strategy
•    A key part of process involves appearing before stamp and registration authorities for new and renewed leases in the South region. These covers admitting executions, lodging documents for registration, and handling all physical or symbolic property possession tasks as outlined in the POA. Also initiate mandatory licenses from a compliance standpoint, liaising directly with regulatory bodies such as the Reserve Bank of India for field audits, Municipal Corporations, Metropolitan Development Authorities, Police Departments, various licensing authorities, and departments covering electrical, pollution control, fire safety, lifts, DG registration, logos, in houses cafeteria (live counter), and vending machines. Financial delegation is maintained as per GDAM guidelines, with approvals through Head of CRES for E-Procs within set limits. This includes expenses related to property operations, vendor payments, and statutory obligations.

Key Responsibilities

Processes
•    Ensure compliance for various vendor contracts, including renewals, terminations, SRMs, and control assessments. There is frequent coordination with multiple local authorities—such as BMC, MMRDA, KMC, TNMC, and MCD—for licenses like signage, cafeteria, DG registration, vending machines, Form B, and lifts. The bank is represented in regular hearings, filings, and proceedings with lawyers and authorities nationwide, and securing licenses and permissions for compliance, health, and safety is fundamental for property operations. In cases where intermediary vendors are absent, coordinate directly with local authorities for critical licenses and registrations across the region. Transitioning to our new supply partner involves collaboration with the Operations team to maintain and update operational processes and the DOI repository. Track recurring meetings with Supply Partners, keep detailed minutes, and support Supply Partner Manager /Head of CRES in managing the exit plan for Supply Partners. Maintain all related documentation, contracts, and working papers. Also support SPM in verifying invoices from our supply partner under the new partnership model, ensuring thorough scrutiny of vendor invoices within the cost-plus framework.

People & Talent
•    Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from the team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners
•    Develop high performing and collaborative teams and enhance cross-functional relationships.
•    Support the SCB promise through the active support for team CSR activities.

Risk Management
•    Ensure implementation of HSW policy.
•    Monitor risk issues and events material to Country/Group and ensure appropriate management action are being taken to mitigate their impact.
•    Monitor compliance with effectiveness of the risk control environment.
•    Ensure all material risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, monitored, and reported.

Governance
•    Act as a line of assurance underpinning Partners responsibilities
•    Represent CRES in risk committees as required – Country FORTM, NFRC. etc
•    Accountable to ensure Supply Partner governance standards are met and performance of supply partners is meeting agreed service level standards

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.

Key stakeholders
•    Internal and External Stakeholders

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in India CRES team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); 
•    Governance, Oversight and Controls: – Strong leadership capabilities and management skills, with the ability to deliver effective controls within Operational Risk Management through both directly-managed and virtual team.
•    Regulatory Framework and Requirements: – Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the firm operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
•    Non-technical skills: - Strong written / oral communication and Analytical skills. Ability to create effective work relationships within and across functions & borders.

Skills and Experience

•    Microsoft office skills
•    Facility Management
•    Risk Management
•    AI

Qualifications

Education     Graduation from recognised Board in India
Training     Having minimum 10 years’ experience in Facility Management    
Certifications     CORENET GLOBAL MCR (OPTIONAL)
Languages     Telugu, English and Hindi

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.