Job Details

Associate Director, OBL Singapore
Job Description
Requisition Number:  49367
Job Location:  Singapore, SGP
Work Type:  Hybrid Working
Employment Type:  Permanent
Posting Start Date:  25/02/2026
Posting End Date:  11/03/2026
Job Description: 

Job Summary

The Bank operates across a wide network of markets and this global network offers significant competitive advantage by creating opportunities for cross border booking activities, particularly in providing booking location options where it is most optimal to do so, from a broad set of considerations that include client, regulatory, capital and liquidity, legal, tax and operational support perspectives.

The offshore booking locations were setup in several locations across the globe to support the Group’s overall strategy of remaining core to our clients and meeting their needs by optimising liquidity and capital resources. The Offshore Booking Location in Singapore (“OBL Singapore”) is an important team within the Group, currently one of two primary booking locations, setup to support this strategy. We work closely with deal teams across the globe (referred to as Originating Unit “OU”)

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
•    Facilitate the booking & ongoing management of the deals directed for booking under OBL Singapore in accordance with the Offshore Booking – Governance and Roles & Responsibilities and the Singapore Offshore Country Addendum, while skilfully managing the time and expectations of all stakeholders from initiation to completion at the inception, as well as post booking monitoring and management of the deals.

Business
•    To proficiently recognise and address the risks linked to the OBL Singapore portfolio, including credit risk, operational risk, and financial risk and effectively represent the team in a range of audits and to strive for a minimal occurrence of issues or exceptions during the audit process. 

Processes
•    Plays a key role in managing the offshore booking process for Singapore for existing clients as well as new clients

People & Talent 
•    To contribute to the upskilling agenda of the wider Singapore OBL by training and providing mentorship to the junior, interns and International Graduates.

Risk Management
•   To ensure compliance to Group Policies / Procedures, Operational, Singapore Legal & Regulatory requirements, as well as laws pertaining to AML, CFT (including KYC / CDD), at the inception of the deal and on an ongoing basis. 

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

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

Key stakeholders
•    Business heads and relationship managers 
•    Credit risk team
•    IBSM
•    Credit Portfolio Management Team
 

Our Ideal Candidate

•    Education Degree in Accounting or Finance & Banking
•    Business communication proficiency 
•    6+ Years of experience in Credit Analysis / Risk Management
•    Account Knowledge , Financial Analysis Skills and banking products Knowledge. 
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills
•    Ability to manage several ongoing tasks at any one time

Role Specific Technical Competencies

•    Credit Risk Management
•    Credit Analysis / Quantitative Analysis / Financial Modelling
•    Solution / Deal Structuring
•    Corporate Banking Product Knowledge in particular Trade Financing Products
•    Industry / Business Knowledge
•    Account Strategy and Planning 

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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