Job Summary

Reporting into the group Banking COO team, the Associate Director, Banking COO for UK supports the Banking business comprising Global Banking and Syndicate & Financing Risk (S&FR) in the development and implementation of the business strategy, organisational re-alignments, accountabilities and processes to capture growth opportunities aligned to strategic direction of the business in a safe and sustainable manner.

The role will work closely with the Banking and S&FR Heads, group Banking COOs, Director, Banking COO (UK), local / regional Business Risk Managers (BRM) and function stakeholders. Business enablement and Banking product support are major components of this role.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• Support local / regional leadership and Director, Banking COO (UK) in the execution and implementation of country and regional Banking strategy and business initiatives.

Business

• Execution and delivery of the Banking agenda locally/regionally.
• Partner with local support functions and stakeholders to unblock any business issues.
• Be the “connector” between global and local and export best practices.
• Driving and management of a prudent cost culture.

Processes

• Continuously seek out process simplification and process re-engineering opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
• Keep up to date with local regulations to assess impact / business opportunities and manage any changes to business processes and infrastructure.
• Coverage support for Director, Banking COO (UK).

Risk Management

• Collaborate with onshore Markets COO business risk managers in accordance with the Banking and Markets COO MoU to identify, assess and mitigate operational risks in-country and provide Country Process Owner support.  This may include the design and monitoring of controls, escalation of material NFR risks and issues where appropriate in-country/clusters.

Governance

• Assist in the effective supervision of Banking staff, where applicable.
• Ensuring Banking staff adhere to internal and external processes and procedures, and governance practices set out by the Country risk committees.
• Support the Banking business heads in product governance matters, for eg. country addendum updates and approvals.
• Support Banking business heads in supervising and coordinating in-country audits.
• Coordinate with Banking EAs to supervise Private Side room management support in capacity planning, business continuity, access controls, Service Level Agreements, licensing, etc.

Skills and Experience

• A minimum of 5 years' experience in similar roles.
• Strong knowledge of Banking, Lending and Financing Products.
• Strong Business Enablement experience.
• Familiarity with Regulatory requirements.
• Business Risk Management.
• Process simplification.
• Project Management experience is good to have.

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.