Job Summary

Responsible to manage and drive Islamic Origination business in Assigned Region.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Develop new markets for Islamic Global Banking (“GB”) business 
•    Embed Saadiq across Corporate & Investment Banking (“CIB”) businesses 
•    Actively maintain market intelligence on different markets where Islamic products are offered and track competitor moves 

Business
•    Deliver assigned Islamic Global Banking business budget in Assigned Region / geographies
•    Jointly market/pitch, originate, structure, and distribute Islamic structured deals with key Product Teams (Capital Markets, Syndications, Infrastructure Finance, Financing Solutions, Development & Agency Finance, Financial Markets, Leveraged Finance & Private Credit) across Assigned Region 
•    Build relationships with Islamic banks/windows in the Assigned Region to expand existing business and develop new business opportunities 
•    Deepen client relationships in the Assigned Region specifically focusing on cross sell opportunities for SCB’s Islamic business  
•    Lead end to end deal execution including deal structuring, negotiating terms (pertaining to Sharia compliance) with the client and securing mandates. 
•    Seek guidance/ secure approvals from the Bank’s Shariah advisors to ensure that the transaction remains in line with Shariah compliance requirements. 
•    Develop relationships with key Islamic investors (Banks/FIs) to syndicate and distribute transactions. 
•    Identify new product requirements for Islamic GB business and co-ordinate with Product Development unit to launch new products in Assigned Region.

Processes
•    Build relationships with business partners to manage and enhance operational processes, where required.
•    Build relationships with support departments to manage and enhance operational processes, where required

Governance
•    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.
•    Zero tolerance on Shariah appropriateness and sustainability issues.

Key stakeholders

•    Work with local stakeholders such as:
-    Global Banking teams in CIB, and products.
-    Operations, Legal & Compliance, Risk, etc to ensure compliance to local regulatory & internal product & Shariah requirements.

Skills and Experience

• slamic Banking & Finance   
• Financial Analysis     
• Capital Markets and Debt Structuring   
• Derivatives   
• Islamic Banking Product Knowledge

Qualifications

•    EDUCATION     Post graduate qualification preferable in Finance and Banking 
•    TRAINING     10 years of Islamic Banking experience with specific focus on Investment Banking business including Islamic Syndications, Sukuk and Islamic structured financing products: or 
•    LANGUAGES     English (required)

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.