Job Summary

•    The role is focused on driving business performance/results through (1) implementation of bank-wide and client coverage initiatives, especially in relation to Sustainable Finance (SF) and, (2) be the 1st line point of contact responsible for the governance aspect of the Sustainable Finance business for Standard Chartered Bank in the Americas region. This includes engagement with internal stakeholders including but not limited to Compliance, Audit, Risk and Legal. 
•    The Business Planning & Governance role will have experience in business risk and governance in the Banking sector alongside knowledge of Sustainable Finance, in-country regulatory developments, supervisory standards and best practices. An understanding of commercial strategy, portfolio management, change management and how these play into risk and governance controls is required. They will also drive responses to consultations, surveys and be responsible for 1st line implementation of Sustainable Finance related projects including those which are regulatory driven.

•    Support the execution of business initiatives to deliver against the global CIB priorities for the US & Americas region. 

•    Drive in-country execution of SF related initiatives, through establishing and implementing processes locally that adheres to all regulatory, risk and compliance requirements. 
•    Support the implementation of sustainable finance products locally, with a particular focus on products and controls.
•    Monitor and test Sustainable Finance controls for products offered across CIB. 
•    Work with ESG risk and compliance colleagues across the Americas to ensure that governance, product governance is carried out in line with the regulators’ expectations.
•    Work with Audit to support any internal review and to ensure any management points are satisfactorily closed out. 

Key Responsibilites

•    Support bank change projects to effect changes to organisational structure, client strategy, cost savings, headcount savings, property and infrastructure savings, profitability and other metrics. 
•    Support the Sustainable Finance and CIB Coverage Americas teams by providing expert advice on governance related matters, ensuring compliance with regulatory frameworks. 
•    Ensure that SF initiatives are aligned with the bank’s business goals and regulatory expectations. 
•    Ensure all SF products introduced locally, which form a significant part of the SF corporate plan, have robust risk controls built around them. 
•    Ad hoc support for management meetings, including analysis and preparation of risk papers. 
•    Engaging with coverage, finance, credit and other key stakeholders for support for investment proposals and BAU asks requiring approval from Coverage Head. 
•    Support with tail management and review on new client onboardings. 

•    Lead the development and implementation of robust processes and controls to manage governance and regulatory requirements.
•    Drive the alignment of country processes in the Americas as much as possible to Group processes. 
•    Drive implementation of local reporting, ESRM or Net Zero requirements. 
•    Ensure that existing controls are implemented and reviewed regularly. 

•    Minimum 4 years of experience.

Skills and Experience

•    Sustainable Finance 
•    Banking products understanding
•    Regulatory Requirements
•    Business risk management
•    Project Management Leadership

Qualifications

•    Bachelor’s or master’s degree.
•    Minimum 4 years of experience in regulated financial institutions, experience in risk and controls or governance. 
•    Knowledge of environmental and socials risks and ESRM policies is a plus.
•    Experience with dealing with regulators. 
•    Ability to promote good teamwork, collaboration and management of conflict across stakeholders. 
•    Delivery and execution focused. 
•    Ability to work with lots of moving parts and complexity. 
•    Highly skilled in creation of reports and presentations. 
•    Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimum hands-on supervision. 

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 

Expected annual base pay range for the role is 104,100 USD to 156,150 USD. The final offer will be determined on an individualised basis using a number of variables, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and education, internal relativity, and specific work location. At Standard Chartered Bank, Base pay is only part of the total compensation package. Discretionary variable pay and a range of attractive bank sponsored benefit programs are available and designed to foster employee overall health and well-being including, but not limited to, a best in class 401k plan with up to 8% employer match, robust medical plan coverage with employer funded Health Savings Accounts, inclusive family building benefits, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements for many of our positions subject to role specific considerations Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers 

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.