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

Job Responsibilities

Support the Head of Operational Resilience to manage and implement the Operational Resilience framework and program to ensure continuous delivery of critical business services within Retail Banking Business Functions including all Product functions under Retail, SME and Wealth Management, WRB Hong Kong and all channels – Voice and Virtual, Branches and Online Channels. The manager will collaborate across with the Product and Channel teams to embed operational resilience practices in line with industry standard

• Assist in implementing the Operational Resilience programme, ensuring alignment with HKMA, PRA, FCA guidelines, and other relevant standards.
• Develop and conduct analysis with suitable alternative service delivery processes for critical processes across Retail Banking.
• Develop and maintain Operational Resilience reports and dashboards for senior leadership to monitor resilience indicators and facilitate immediate remediation.
• Establish operational resilience standards across all WRB Business and Channels in collaboration with Product/Channel Heads.
• Support stakeholders in mapping and analyzing Business-Critical Services and processes within Retail Banking, identifying vulnerabilities and resilience gaps.
• Work with IT, Risk Management, Compliance, and Business units to embed resilience strategies and drive continuous improvement.
• Work closely with team members and various stakeholders to drive operational resilience in WRB.
• Identify, assess, monitor, control, and mitigate operational risks to the delivery of client services under WRB, Hong Kong.
• Support the development and implementation of Business Continuity Plans and crisis management.
• Uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, ensuring adherence to all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines, and the Group Code of Conduct.

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, business administration, or a related field.
• Fluent in English and Cantonese, with strong proficiency in both languages.
• Proven experience in Operational Resilience, Business Continuity, Risk Management, and Project Management, particularly within Retail Banking products.
• Solid understanding of retail banking products and services.
• Experience with Business Impact Analysis, process mapping, scenario planning, and resilience testing methodologies.
• Excellent skills in managing stakeholders, along with strong communication and leadership abilities.
• Strong capabilities in project and program management.
• Relevant qualifications or certifications in operational resilience, business continuity management, or risk management are preferred.

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.