Job Summary

Trade Specialist is assigned to dedicated teams or may be shared resources (ie pool approach) supporting multiple teams, taking into consideration the following:
•    Economies of scale for dedicated Trade Specialist for each team or a pool of Trade Specialist supporting multiple teams.
•    Need for co-location with multiple teams vs single team.
•    Productivity / Capacity of Trade Specialist assigned to dedicated teams vs pool of Trade Specialist supporting multiple teams

The Trade Specialist role is to provide expertise & support to BB Unit to identify trade opportunities within the BB client segment and grow trade revenue contribution to BB through the following: 
•    To work closely with BB frontline teams and internal business partners to jointly develop in trade finance solutions and deliver these trade services in a manner that are relevant to the BB clients.
•    To develop and identify new prospects for Trade onboarding / cross-sell and provide Trade-related news / updates to targeted prospects through SCB marketing communication, client events & alliances with external partners (for e.g. trade associations / accounting firms / etc).
•    To review BB RMs’ account plans with a view to increase SCB wallet share for Trade products and to increase contribution of trade revenues.  
•    To guide and manage documentation and post transaction monitoring and servicing.  Be the contact point and hand- hold newly onboarded BB Trade clients during the first 6-12 months of onboarding to drive utilisation of Trade facilities, across BCA and non-BCA clients.
•    To obtain latest product developments from TB and update sales team of new trade related development and latest integrated channels capabilities (for e.g S2B NextGen Trade)
•    To conduct training & best practice sharing sessions with all BB frontline teams and touch - points on various Trade related initiatives and product knowledge.
 

Key Responsibilities

People & Talent

• Perform professionally as a team player to lead, co-work, or support in all Business Banking related initiatives
• Enhance & multiply the quality & depth of direct reports in Business Banking family.
• Drive performance through clear objectives via scorecards, KPIs

Risk Management & Governance

• Embed Here for good and the Group’s brand and values in the region/country 
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures
• Work effectively across SCB, using values behaviors to drive sustainable business growth

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct
• Lead to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles [Act responsibly and within your authority, Use good judgment, Speaking Up, Comply with laws, regulations and Group standards, Fight financial crime, Reject bribery and corruption, Ensure fair outcomes for clients, Manage conflicts of interest, Do not engage in or support insider dealing, Protect confidential information, Compete fairly in the market place, Treat colleagues fairly and with respect, Be open and honest with regulators – give them your full co-operation, Respect our communities and the environment]
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters

Key stakeholders

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including BB frontline sales team & management, BB PSD, Trade ops, BB BMO, CB&M, GBA, YRD, Compliance, S&T, MO, BRM, Finance, Group BB and IT... etc.

Skills and Experience

• Understand, acknowledge and comply with the requirements on individual accountabilities and responsibilities of the job set out in applicable local laws and regulations as well as SCB internal policies
• Effectively ensure and intensify internal controls by keeping abreast with developments of applicable local laws and regulations on accountabilities
• Perform job duties with diligence, contribute to efforts as an individual or as a team member so as to avoid any actual or potential legal sanctions, regulatory penalties, material financial loss, or adverse reputational impact on the Bank  
• Be responsible for failure to follow relevant rules and processes, failure to properly perform the responsibilities, and implement corrections
• Cooperate with any investigations or reviews on regulatory failure such as accountability review
• Properly perform the duties on management and ensure the effectiveness of internal control
• Be responsible for regulatory failure or risks arising from or in connection of the event over which the employee has the duties of management and/or leadership 
• Be responsible for significant losses due to failure of effectiveness of internal control

Qualifications

•    Sound knowledge of bank products, services, procedures and regulations, equities markets, unit trusts and other personal investment services.
•    In-depth knowledge of operational risk management and reputational risk management.
•    Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to deal with all levels of people, often in complex and difficult situations.
•    Team player who shows initiative and assertiveness and good leadership qualities to motivate the team.
•    Self-motivator who is keen to upgrade, improve personal knowledge and skills to meet job requirements.
•    Good command of both spoken and written Mandarin and English. 
•    Ability to conduct stakeholder’s meeting, workshop, gathering of user requirements for system development & enhancements, perform UAT etc.
•    Other then the above roles, job holder should follow other job duties and responsibilities assigned by line manager from time to time. 
•    Accountable for implementing and complying with AML requirements when performing duties.

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.