Job Summary

The role holder, working closely with in house economists and analysts, produces high quality research for the Bank’s internal and external customers. The role will involve producing and communicating the teams’ views on Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China to clients globally.

Responsibilities

• Delivering a range of client-led research approaches for content, content delivery and client engagement across Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China.
• Undertake in depth research on Hong Kong, Taiwan and Greater Bay Area economics and markets for publications and presentations.
• Construct and manage data bases and prepare charts for research publications. 
• Respond to management requests for data, information and analysis as required.  Prepare ad-hoc reports and summaries based on in depth knowledge of the latest global research forecasts, insights and publications.
• Develop relationships within the Global Research team, senior management, Risk and Corporate affairs. Externally with clients, economists, researchers and policy-makers around the world in institutes, government, academia, media and the private sector
• Ensure adherence to all internal and external regulations
• Be responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the Group
• Demonstrate an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them 
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures
• Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment in Global Research
• Ensure adherence to the product governance both individually and within the global team
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Be responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner. 

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in economics or closely related subject and experience in Investment Research, including emerging markets.
• Relevant experience from financial institutions, central banks, think tanks, government related positions.
• Advanced presentation skills.
• Ability to write to a high standard and have excellent communications skills is essential.
• Proficient in English, Mandarin and Cantonese

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.