Role Summary

The role’s principal responsibility is to actively manage and maintain a strong level of satisfaction across assigned Financing & Securities Services (FSS) clients. The client base includes some of the largest global financial institutions which have extremely exacting standards and expect global best levels of client service. The job holder’s responsibility is to understand these requirements and ensure they are delivered consistently to a high standard.

The role requires an in-depth understanding of each client’s business model, based on sound industry experience coupled with analysis of the client’s individual needs.  Collaboration and co-operation are hallmarks of success as the jobholder often needs to liaise with multiple internal parties such as Relationship Managers, Technology, Operations and Product to solve complex, often multi-market challenges.  

Job Responsibilities

• Manages assigned FSS clients. This involves being the primary point of contact for day-to-day queries related to their custody business.
• Be a trusted advisor to the client based on current and future needs to continue to develop the client relationship
• Build knowledge of internal processes and internal relationships to ensure an effective and knowledgeable client service.
• Manage workload effectively and efficiently to ensure all clients receive an outstanding service focused on timelines and attention to detail.
• Manage existing clients to maximise their satisfaction and long-term contribution to the bottom line i.e. ensures upward trend of client satisfaction
• Independently implements local client accounts and collaborates with global implementation teams on complex multi-market client accounts

Key Stakeholders

Internal

• Client Service Team, Operations team
• Head, Custody Operations
• Regional and Relationship Managers
• Other functional officers
• Other Departments and Divisions (Cash Management, Treasury, Account Services, Credit Risk Control)

External

• FI customers (Network Managers, Head of Operations etc.)
• Regulatory Authorities
• Market Participants (Depositories, Exchanges, Broker-Dealers, Custodians, Registrars)

Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or above
• Minimum of 5 years client services experience in Securities Services with proficient product / process knowledge within securities services
• Langage: English, Cantonese is preferred but not a must
• Organised with attention to detail
• Client focused and willing to go beyond expectations
• Ability to articulate well with all people at different levels
• Good analytical skills
• Ability to inspire trust and confidence in clients creating credibility
• Effective interpersonal and communication (including questioning) skills

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.