Job Summary

•    Uphold the integrity of risk, in particular, ensuring that operational risks are properly assessed, that risk / return and cost / benefit decisions are made transparently on the basis of proper assessment, and are controlled in accordance with Risk Appetite.
•    Provide practical implementation guidance on Risk including Operational, Technology and Cyber Risk (OTCR) Policy & Standard in an effective and consistent manner.
•    Identify, assess, monitor, and mitigate risks related to the daily operations.
•    In conjunction with first line of defence (1LOD), ensure any concerns on key controls, operational risk events and its risk impact are understood and escalated on a timely manner. 
•    Drive comprehensive, high quality root cause analysis of operational risk events, review and provide robust challenge on remedial action plans proposed by 1LOD Risk / Control Owners. 
•    Ensure new and material change in products / services / processes conforms with the Transaction Processing Policy, Change Management Policy, and Product Governance Policy. 
•    Oversee and monitor the execution of inherent and residual risk ratings as per the Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) Framework by 1LOD. 
•    Ensure local regulatory requirements are met pertaining to risk including operational risk management, prudential standards and governance and operational standards.
•    Role requires a combination of expertise in financial services, blockchain systems, digital asset products, regulatory compliance, and risk management frameworks.

Responsibilities

•    Identify and assess operational risks across digital asset products, including blockchain infrastructure, custody solutions, liquidity management, and payment systems
•    Analyze risks related to smart contract vulnerabilities, stablecoin reserve management, cybersecurity threats, and compliance with regulatory requirements.
•    Evaluate third party risks in partnerships with custodians, exchanges, and third-party service providers.
•    Provide timely advice, support and challenge to enable compliance with all relevant laws and regulations and support the transition to pro-active and pre-emptive risk mitigation.
•    Develop and implement mitigation strategies for identified risks, such as robust cybersecurity measures, operational redundancies, and business continuity plans.
•    Lead the response to operational incidents like system outages, fraud, or liquidity crises.
•    Collaborate (with Legal, IT, etc) to ensure timely resolution of any operational risk events.
•    Assess the stability and reliability of the blockchain infrastructure supporting the stablecoin.
•    Collaborate (with IT, Product, etc) to mitigate risks related to smart contracts, network attacks, and key management.
•    Ensure robust cybersecurity measures are in place to protect reserves, transaction data, and user accounts.

Requirements

•    Local regulatory requirements (e.g. HKMA ECF ORM Certification)
•    Operational risk management experience
•    A clear understanding of the Bank’s approach to the management of operational risk, or equivalent experience gained in other organisations.
•    Sound judgement and courage necessary to perform a control role and maintain effective working relationships.
•    Excellent analytical skills and sound judgement in a rapidly changing environment
•    Effective verbal and written communication skills
•    Ability to present complex risk issues to senior and non-technical stakeholders
•    Excellent interpersonal skills, multicultural awareness and sensitivity
•    Proactive risk management. 
•    Language: English
•    Training: Role-specific training which are mandatory and developmental
•    Other training as deemed mandatory and updated on a periodic basis

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.