JOB SUMMARY

 Senior Portfolio Manager/Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset & Equities

The Bespoke Mandates team (Multi-Asset & Equities) is looking to add one portfolio manager to respond to the fast-growing traction for our bespoke mandates. The role focuses on managing and implementing customized discretionary client portfolios. The ideal candidate should possess a robust portfolio management mindset with hands-on equity/multi-asset portfolio management experience from a Private Bank or Asset Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Portfolio Management
•    Develop and manage bespoke multi-asset and equity-focused investment strategies for UHNW/Family Office/HNW clients, aligned with the client’s objectives and risk tolerance, the bank’s investment strategy and risk/compliance guidelines.
•    Monitor investment universe and conduct fundamental research to identify investment opportunities with a focus on equities. 
•    Ensure meticulous portfolio construction and seamless end-to-end implementation.
•    Assist in risk management by monitoring existing positions and recommending adjustments based on updated research and market developments to ensure alignment with risk parameters and the bank’s CIO houseview.
•    Actively contribute to the CIO Global Investment Committee, shaping the house view and influencing the broader investment strategy.

Sales & Marketing
•    Support sales efforts by working with relationship managers and investment advisors to prepare and deliver client pitches and portfolio reviews.   
•    Craft and manage forward-looking analyses, delivering insightful commentary on portfolio performance and risk factors.
•    Develop and refine marketing collaterals that align with internal standards and regulatory compliance.

Product Management
•    Support business development activities to enhance our investment platform and capabilities
•    Ensure diligent adherence to SCB stated policies, contributing significantly to investment, risk, and governance processes.
•    Exhibit a strong attention to detail and a willingness to participate in governance meetings and performance attribution discussions.

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
•    DPM Portfolio Management & Team 
•    Chief Investment Office
•    Fund Selection Team
•    Managed Investments & Advisory
•    Sales & Marketing (IAs, MSAs, Team Leads, RMs), 
•    Governance/ Compliance functions, COO 
•    Ops and Middle Office

Other Responsibilities
Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Singapore CIO Discretionary Portfolio Management Team. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

Our Ideal Candidate

•    Proven track record in portfolio management with minimum 10 years of relevant industry experience. Expertise in equity analysis is required, ideally with global equity and sector agnostic experience. 
•    Deep understanding of financial markets, equities research, investment analysis, and asset allocation. Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including proficiency in financial modelling and valuation techniques. 
•    Familiarity with Bloomberg. Excel is a must. Data analysis and programming skills are an advantage.  
•    Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills, with the capacity to convey complex financial concepts in a clear and accessible manner.
•    Collaborative mindset and ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
•    Self-motivated and entrepreneurial individual with demonstrated ability to work in a small team with high team player spirit. Have a hands-on and “can-do” attitude.       
•    Strong English communication is a must; Mandarin is an advantage
•    Demonstrated commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in investment management.

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Discretionary Portfolio Management
•    Multi Asset / Equities
•    Client Facing Experience
•    Sales & Marketing

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.