Job Summary

• You will be responsible for driving and contributing to projects and initiatives supporting the CIB Co-Chief of Staff agenda for Transaction Banking (TB)

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities
•    Drive strategy definition and planning for Transaction Banking (TB) priorities.
•    Develop and implement strategic initiatives that align with TB's financial goals and objectives.
•    Actively contribute to developing the strategy and priorities to deliver TB’s aspirations.
•    Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform strategic decisions.
•    Collaborate with the TB and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) teams to bring TB priorities to life.
•    Facilitate cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment and execution of TB strategies.

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

•    Transaction banking Management Team, Coverage, Products, Chief of Staff teams, CIB Management teams
•    Industry associations as needed.

Our Ideal Candidate
•    Experience in a strategic commercial role within CIB (e.g., Coverage, Products) or strategy consulting (e.g., BCG, McKinsey, Bain, Oliver Wyman, In-House).
•    Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic initiatives.
•    Proven track record of driving demonstrable commercial change within current/previous roles or teams.
•    Experience in leading projects that resulted in significant business impact.
•    8+ years of relevant work experience in an analytical role, preferably in the financial services sector.
•    Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.

Required Skillset (Must Have)
Strong problem-solving skills:
•    Ability to frame and assess ambiguous/complex problems (such as product strategy and product proposition) in simple, understandable terms.
•    Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing.
•    Strong stakeholder engagement skills:
•    Ability to work independently and proactively to drive results across the Bank.
•    Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization (including Management).
•    Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
•    Analytical and presentation skills:
•    Ability to write concise, clear presentation slides and independently assess large datasets.
•    Proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) is a plus.
•    Knowledge of CIB business verticals:
•    Products, Client Segments.
•    Knowledge of CIB origination processes/activities.
•    Knowledge of the TB business:
•    Products, propositions.

Required Skillset (Nice to Have)
•    Knowledge of CIB systems and operational processes
•    Background / experience in large-scale project management (PMO)
•    Experience with digital transformation initiatives within the financial services sector.

Required Systems
•    PowerPoint (Advanced)
•    Excel (Advanced)
•    Familiarity with CRM tools (e.g., Salesforce) and financial modelling software is a plus.

Role Specific Technical Competencies
•    Excel
•    Power Point
•    Knowledge of Product Line
•    Financial Analysis

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.

Recruitment Assessments

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