JOB SUMMARY
To manage and execute (SCB”s) Deposit strategy and Cost of funds management for Credit Portfolio Management (“CPM”). The role envisages driving deposit strategy & optimised liabilities mix at Group, Solo and key country designated balance sheets working closely with the Business, Treasury and Finance teams. with a view to achieve increased return on tangible equity (“RoTE”) for the Bank.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy
• Lead enterprise-wide strategy for deposits, including deposit pricing governance, deposit mix optimisation and coordination with Business lines to support growth & profitability.
• Collaborate with Senior management, Business stakeholders, Treasury, Business & Country CFOs to manage and promote the Bank’s deposit strategy and COF management.
• Forge strong partnerships with increased focus on the importance of external pricing. Other areas of focus include rate sensitivity, price elasticity, passthroughs and margins. Support the business in the growth of quality deposits, Cost of Funds management and improving returns.
• Lead the development of an analytical-driven team to uncover both internal and competitor insights for improved management decision making.
Business
• Partner with Businesses to ensure strategic growth in the corporate plan continues to improve on entity returns and has a resilient capital and liquidity position.
• Collaborate with businesses to drive awareness around client dynamics and behavioural patterns across different interest rate cycles and its associated impact on forecasted Balance Sheet shape
• Collaborate with Business & Treasury on matters relating to liquidity valuation of products to ensure pricing mechanisms remain effective in driving business growth.
• Drive balance sheet optimisation through insights and analysis at the ALCOs to improve returns
Risk Management
• Ensure compliance with the highest standards of regulatory conduct and compliance standards and practices as defined by internal and external requirements.
• Support the business strategy in alignment with changes in relevant regulations. This includes keeping abreast of the changing regulatory landscape, impact, business risks and opportunities.
• Work closely with stakeholders to drive relevant regulatory discussions, e.g. interest rate related regulations, and LCR and NSFR ratio improvement.
• Engage stakeholders across our matrix organisation to drive relevant regulatory and policy advisory discussions.
• Proactively manage and socialize relevant regulatory changes that affect the Businesses
Governance
• 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.
• Drive transparency on the creation of appropriate MI to monitor Balance Sheet quality and key metrics and indicators to identify returns-destroying behaviour
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 colleagues & wider team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients, Effective Financial Markets, Financial Crime Compliance, The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Encourage a “no blame” culture within the team and a “lessons learnt” approach to highlighting areas for improvement. Recognise openly the good conduct demonstrated within the team.
External Stakeholders
• Local & Group Regulator (PRA) / Central Banks (where applicable) Industry Bodies, Ratings Agencies,
Internal Stakeholders
• CIB / WRB Business Heads
• CIB / WRB Leadership Team
• CIB / WRB Global & Country Product & Segment Business Heads
• CIB/ WRB CFO & Finance Teams
• CIB / WRB COO team
• CPM CIB, TB, FM
• Country / Business CFOs
• Treasurer / Treasury MT and Cluster Treasurers
• Treasury Liquidity, Capital, FTP, IRRBB
• Balance Sheet Management Teams
• Risk Management Teams
• Strategy
• Product Control
• GFS Support Teams
Our Ideal Candidate
• Stakeholder Management
• Liquidity Management
• Capital Management
• Treasury Products, WRB, CIB
• Effective Communication
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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