Job Summary

  Role holder will be an individual contributor.

•    Focus on continuing establishment Client Analytics offering for FI clients in ASEAN and review for Corporates as integral part of Markets offering within Sales and Structuring.
•    Continue contributing to growth of Corporates as well as Investors and BBD client business across asset classes with focus on clients in ASEAN, ensuring replication across other regions.
•    Be the point of contact for detailed balance sheet, ALM and client portfolio analysis that helps originate strategic business with corporate and FI clients and over time develop sufficient knowledge across all asset classes including Credit and help expend our offering.
•    Demonstrate excellent soft skills – ability to present analysis during client and internal discussions and display strong team play 

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Work together with broader Sales, Structuring and coverage teams and in close cooperation with Traders and Research to provide and deliver innovative and cutting edge cross-product analytics with focus to grow the Cross Asset Macro business in ASEAN as well as contribute to global replication; Focus on providing clients with strategic analysis to help them identify, analyse and manage risks within their company in an optimal manner. Drive service excellence via robust product origination, bespoke solutions, holistic hedging strategies, debt portfolio and cash optimisation; Ensure that Markets product suite and growing Analytics offering is delivered across all regions; Develop and drive new business avenues across asset classes in partnership with stakeholders to enhance efficiency and expansion of the business. 

Business
Responsibilities include :
•    Analyse and quantify currency, interest rate and commodity exposures arising from client’s balance sheet, cashflows and investments and provide tailored hedging solutions
•    Risk management through VAR and portfolio optimisation based on risk tolerance and cost criteria
•    Develop analytical tools for backtesting performance of different products 
•    Multicurrency debt portfolio optimisation
•    Presenting analysis and recommendations 

Processes
•    Client Analytics is not responsible under the ORF (Operational Risk Framework) as 1st & 2nd line; for executing / completing, and for supervising any of the FM processes 

People and Talent 
•    Ensure great team work across different hubs and efficient execution and delivery of new analysis and replicable themes
•    Circulate information and share replicable themes plus participation in regular team meetings and calls
•    Continuous collaboration with internal stakeholders to ensure delivery of the best solutions to clients in a timely manner

Risk Management

•    Responsible for identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the Group. Also, an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them
•    The ability to interpret the Group’s financial information, identify key issues based on this information and put in place appropriate controls and measures
•    Identify and assess the various risks inherent to specific client transactions (market risks, credit risk, legal & compliance, operational risk).
•    Understand and address clients’ specific objectives and constraints: make use of the acquired knowledge to answer clients’ queries and offer solutions in accordance with the clients’ objectives and constraints. 

Governance 

•    Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas
•    Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
•    Responsible for delivering ‘effective governance’; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner. 

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.
•    Support the team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles
•    Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders
•    Work in close cooperation with FM Sales, Trading, Banking as well as Research teams
Other Responsibilities
•    Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Client analytics; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; 

Our Ideal Candidate

•    4 + Years of experience with Client Analytics in the markets space.
•    Degree in Financial Engineering
•    A combination of technical (derivatives pricing, Quant Finance, programming, CFA, FRM) and business/finance qualifications is advantageous.
•    Good understanding of FX, Rates and Commodity markets
•    Thorough understanding and expertise in balance sheet and data analysis using Excel as well as statistical analysis
•    Experience reviewing company’s balancesheet and portfolio of exposures to develop Optimal Framework to manage risk across FX, rates and Commodities
•    Debt strategy optimisation – core understanding of simulations and methodologies for Fixed / Floating ratio optimization and across currencies considerations
•    Experience of programming in Python and VBA would be beneficial

Role Specific Technical Competencies

•    Financial Risk Management
•    Knowledge of Product Line
•    Relationship Management
•    Sales Proposals and Presentations
•    Understanding Customer Needs
•    Financial Engineering
•    Portfolio Management 

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.

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