Job ID: 36347
Location: Singapore, SG
Area of interest: Operations
Job type: Regular Employee
Work style: Hybrid Working
Opening date: 21 Aug 2025

JOB SUMMARY

The Markets Governance team supports the governance of the Markets and Financing Securities Services (FSS) businesses with respect to non-financial risks ensuring alignment with Bank Policy and Enterprise Risk Management Framework. This will include chairing and / or supporting and / or setting standards for meetings that support country and central governance. The role will also be responsible for reviewing and leading pan Markets existing risk and control framework, remediation activities for alignment.

GOVERNANCE

• Promote the development of risk-oriented culture within the organization.
• Accountable for the effective running of all Markets governance committees including FSS Non-Financial Risk Committees
• Drive standards and consistency in 1-down regional/country/function forums relevant to role and providing consistent escalations to 1-up forums/committees.
• Representative at required other unspecified Markets Governance forums and Committees as required to provide input relevant to role.
• Ensure Bank policies and standards are fit for purpose for FSS seeking changes and deviation where required.
• Create, set and evaluate governance standards, frameworks and processes to ensure they are fit for purpose to effectively manage Markets business risk.

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

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

As such this role will:

• Support the holistic Markets/FSS governance framework, through understanding Market’s strategy, actions under the overall strategic plan, the flow of reporting information within Markets and understanding the delegations of authority / stakeholder landscape for the businesses.
• Lead pan Markets deliverables and initiatives, to align with group and CIB strategy. This is performed through review of existing framework, leading multiple Markets-wide initiatives, and being the coordinator for the Global FSS Non-Financial Risk Committee.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive the pan Markets agenda and its related Book of Work
• As directed by business, drive the right risk culture within Markets and /or FSS and support implementation of various related Initiatives.
• Manage communication of status updates to key stakeholders including Senior Management through presentations and reports.
• Provide robust oversight to support adherence to relevant internal and external policies across Markets and / or CIB

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Live by the Here for Good promise and the brand values as stated for Group, Business and Country
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
• Responsible for developing a strong working relationship across all Markets risk and risk ops teams and locations.
• Responsible for leveraging the opportunity provided by Corporate Social Responsibility to enhance the Group’s internal and external reputation and indirectly influence the bottom line.
• Responsible for promoting the Group’s brand and Here for good with employees, clients and regulators.
• Responsible for performing other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.
• Responsible for maintaining effective communication with key stakeholders, and staff.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Markets Business and Products (FSS, Markets)
• Operational Risk Standards
• Governance and Supervision
• Coordination between business and functions
• Change Management
• Process Optimization
• People Management
• Data Analytic