Job Summary

Strategy
•    Awareness and understanding of the Group's business strategy and model appropriate to the role

Business
•    Awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates 
•    Contribute to the overall growth in funds AUM across the bank through MI solutions across both PvB and retail segments

Processes
Fund Selection:
•    Meeting and assessing fund managers
•    Select high quality Mutual funds/ETFs for SCB clients
•    Monitor Mutual Funds/ETFs recommended for SCB clients

Communication, Sales and Marketing Support:
•    Managing the relationship with internal and external stakeholders 
•    Communicating effectively the rationale behind fund recommendations
•    Help manage and develop internally and externally approved marketing collaterals
•    Provide product training to both distribution and frontline staff
•    Participate in direct client pitches and media interviews when necessary
•    Collect and share views of asset manager partners with the Global Investment Council (GIC)

Key Responsibilities

People and Talent
•    Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. 

Risk Management
•    Identify key issues in fund performance and the fund selection process.

Governance
•    Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.

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

Key stakeholders

•    Country MI teams
•    DPM team
•    Sustainable Finance team
•    Investment Advisors
•    Relationship Managers
•    Fund management companies 

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in the Fund Selection team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)

Our Ideal Candidate

•    5+ years of experience in investment management, with expertise in mutual funds and ETFs

•    Bachelor's or advanced degree in finance, business or related field 

•    Strong track record in fund selection, evaluation, and ongoing monitoring

•    Solid understanding of market dynamics, performance drivers, and regulatory frameworks

•    Ability to articulate clear investment views and engage effectively with stakeholders

•    Commercially driven with a collaborative and client-centric mindset

•    Demonstrates sound judgment, analytical rigor, and high standards of integrity and risk management

•    Thrives in a fast-paced environment and contributes to AUM growth initiatives

Role Specific Technical Competencies 

•    Equities

•    Fixed Income

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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