About SC Ventures

SC Ventures is Standard Chartered’s innovation, fintech investment and ventures arm. We were established to reinvent banking, as the significant technological disruptions to the industry was impacting its ability to serve clients and customers, in the ways they needed to be served.
 
We are a unique ecosystem of innovators, banking experts, business builders and partners who are focused on rewiring the DNA in banking and bringing breakthrough ideas to scale, together. We are building ecosystems around four high conviction themes: Online Economy & Lifestyle, SMEs & World Trade, Digital Assets, and Sustainability & Inclusion. We are a global team of "Members" (excluding individual ventures), including dedicated colleagues from the Group's support functions, based in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, and the United Arab Emirates.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated individual with a background in Corporate Finance, Legal, Risk, or Corporate Development to join our team.  The ideal candidate will possess a strong drive and the ability to work under minimal to moderate supervision.  They should have a keen attention to detail and excel in problem-solving, demonstrating emotional intelligence and a collaborative spirit.

The successful candidate will be a technology enthusiast who takes responsibility for their own professional development.  They should be a team player who can effectively contribute to our dynamic environment.  If you are a driven individual with these qualities, we encourage you to apply and become a part of our innovative team.

Key Responsibilities

The role is responsible for:

1.    Second line oversight for SC Ventures’ (“SCV”) Investment and Corporate Action related activities
2.    Compile Risk review and preparation documentation in advance of key decision-making investment committees, and where appropriate working challenges through with First Line colleagues pre-meeting
3.    Leading and participating in the coordination and completion of team projects / initiatives as required

Strategy
1.    Support strategic risk assessments and direct First Line requirements in relation to SCV Investment and Corporate Actions
2.    Planning and delivering enhanced processes and controls to optimise SCV Risk’s operation 

Business
1.    Support First Line in proactive identification and management of risk, aligning with the wider strategic intent and collective agenda for SCV for the Investment and Corporate Action related activities, providing end-to-end risk challenge across such initiatives
2.    Provide review and challenge for initiatives presented to relevant SC Ventures oversight bodies including the Portfolio Management Committee, Digital Venture Investment Committee, Investment Committee, Investment Advisory Forum, and other nominated governance bodies
3.    Support First Line review and refresh of RCSA activities by providing effective risk-partnering services

Processes
1.    Support team processes led by SCV Risk (as delegated) including the effectiveness of the risk control environment for delegated Risk Types
2.    Continuously improve the operational efficiency and effectiveness of processes (as delegate) run by SCV Risk
3.    Facilitate effective management of risks and compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations across SCV for delegated Risk Types
4.    Support review of reports / business risk reviews within SCV for delegated Risk Types

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People & Talent

• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning and development within the SCV Risk
• Support an open environment to stimulate creativity and develop innovative solutions to supports Group’s aspirations
• Live and demonstrate the Group’s values in the day-to-day

Risk Management
SC Ventures Risk Management
Oversight, review, challenge and advise on SCV Investment and Corporate Action related activities 

• Identify material risks (aligned to delegated Risk Types) that SCV / Ventures may be potentially exposed to and direct relevant activities to manage and control these risks within Risk Appetite for delegated Risk Types
• Validate that First Line and Second Line understand and accept their risk management responsibilities for delegated Risk Types
• Monitor compliance to the SCV Risk Committee approved Risk Appetite for delegated Risk types
• Support Second Line oversight, review, challenge and advice on Risk Appetite for delegated Risk Types
• Liaise and align reviews of risk with other SCV Functions e.g., Financial Crime, where required

Governance

• Maintain a good understanding of risk governance requirements of key external and internal stakeholders for delegated Risk Types and ensure that these are well understood

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
• Actively support SCV Risk 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

Key stakeholders
Group and SCV:

• SC Group Corporate Development (GCD)
• SCV Funds Team
• SCV Chief Operating Office (COO) / Accelerators
• SCV Risk Framework Owners (RFO), and 
• SCV Functional Subject Matter Experts (SME)

Skills and Experience

Ten to twenty years of experience in risk management with specialisation in Enterprise risk, Operational risk, Financial risks and Digital Assets risk management

Qualifications

NA

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.