Job Summary

The Head of Structured Products and Fixed Income will lead and manage the development, execution, and oversight of the bank's structured products and fixed income strategies. This role requires a deep understanding of financial markets, innovative product development, and effective risk management. The successful candidate will work closely with various teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality investment solutions that meet the needs of our clients and align with the bank's strategic goals

Key Responsibilities:
1.    Leadership and Strategy:
o    Develop and implement the strategic vision for the structured products and fixed income division.
o    Lead, mentor, and manage a team of professionals, fostering a culture of excellence and collaboration.
o    Stay abreast of market trends, regulatory changes, and emerging opportunities to ensure the bank remains competitive and compliant.
2.    Product & Platform Development:
o    Oversee the design, structuring, and launch of innovative structured products and fixed income solutions.
o    Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify client needs and market gaps, translating these insights into actionable product strategies.
o    Ensure all products meet regulatory requirements and internal risk management standards.
o    Develop platforms with technology team to deliver best in class client experience from investment product discoveries 
3.    Risk Management:
o    Implement robust risk management frameworks to monitor and mitigate risks associated with structured products and fixed income portfolios.
o    Conduct regular reviews and stress tests to ensure the resilience of the product offerings under various market conditions.
o    Work closely with the risk management team to ensure alignment with the bank's overall risk appetite.
4.    Portfolio Management & Performance Monitoring:
o    Track and analyze the performance of structured products and fixed income portfolios, providing regular reports to senior management.
o    Identify areas for improvement and implement strategies to enhance product performance and client outcomes.
o    Utilize advanced analytics and technology to optimize portfolio management and decision-making processes.

Qualifications

EDUCATION    

•    Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Engineering, or a related field; master or advanced degree preferred.
•    Proven experience in product management, with a track record of leading successful product initiatives.
•    Strong strategic thinking and business acumen.
•    Excellent leadership and people management skills.
•    Proficiency in product management tools and methodologies, such as Agile and Scrum.
•    Solid understanding of risk management, governance, and regulatory compliance.
•    Exceptional communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

LICENSES     •    SFC licence 1 / 7 / 8
LANGUAGES     •    Cantonese, Mandarin, English

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.