Job Summary

We have an exciting opportunity to join the team as a Reward Governance Specialist. We are committed to a fair and inclusive recruitment process, should you require any reasonable adjustments do let us know- so we can aim to accommodate. 

The role holder will be:

• Coordinating updates and support the maintenance of the Group’s remuneration-related policies, processes, standards, guidelines, governance frameworks, detailed operating instructions and communication templates for incentives and other aspects of remuneration, to ensure they are efficient, effective and agile and comply with regulatory requirements and expectations
• Be responsible for the effective communication of the Group’s policies and processes through Group communication channels including Pulse and oneSC, ensuring documentation such as terms of reference, policies and guidelines are kept up to date.
• Supporting the Reward Governance team in relation to preparation for Board and Group Committees, setting agendas, preparation and approval schedules, managing timelines and logistics, drafting papers, supporting the effective execution of the Remuneration Committee, Group Reward Plan Committee, Remuneration Adjustment Committee and Risk and Accountability Forum.
• Maintaining team planner, forward agendas and liaison with the office of the Company Secretary and other stakeholders.
• Supporting different reward projects and related vendor management by maintaining and executing relevant project plans and liaising with Supply Chain Management.

Key Responsibilities

Our ideal candidate will be someone who is highly organised and used to working in a fast paced global organisation. We are looking for someone who has reward knowledge and is skilled in stakeholder communication. While we are looking for a candidate from the reward space, we are also open to a candidate from other business areas such as the wider HR function, compliance and audit.

Strategy

• Awareness and understanding of the strategy of the Group and its subsidiaries and model appropriate to the role.

Business

• Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group and its subsidiaries operates.

Processes

• Responsible for ensuring reward policies and practices are compliant with regulatory requirements and aligned with the long-term interests of the Group.

People & Talent

• Contribute to a collaborative team culture

Risk Management

• Ensure a full understanding of the risk and control environment in area of responsibility in line with the Group’s Risk Management Framework and the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, particularly in respect of reward governance and executive compensation.

Governance

• Contribute to a regular review of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls, and work to improve processes in these areas.
• Maintain awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements / expectations that are relevant to the role.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in project management and tracking deliverables 
• Expertise in strategic reward design
• Gathering and analysing data.
• Communicating effectively.

Key Stakeholders

• Global Co-Heads, Performance, Reward and Benefits (PRB)
• Members of the Group Remuneration Committee, Group Reward Plan Committee and the Remuneration Adjustment Committee.
• Head, Executive Compensation and Reward Governance
• Compliance, Legal, Corporate Secretariat and Risk.

Competencies

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.

Recruitment Assessments

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