Standard Chartered India | Associate Director, Global Markets Operations

Responsibilities

• Initially reporting to the Global Head, Macro Middle Ofice and Regional Head East, Markets Business & Client Solutions, the successful candidate will be a key pillar of the India Middle Office.
• Delivery of the BCS strategic roadmap, which incorporates principles from the Process & Controls Simplification programme, Re-platforming agenda and Fit for Growth (FFG) strategy.
• Partner with business and COO to continuously provide value add service to drive efficiency and support business growth.
• Communicate with clients to solve immediate day to day issues with transactions as well as understand their longer terms needs to shape business decisions in Operations.
• Identify and close knowledge gaps within the Hubs through hands on training.
• Provide senior oversight and face off to senior stakeholders across COO, Sales & Trading Business Leaders, Risk, Compliance, Technology and Operations.
• Lead and represent Middle Office in strategic programmes to enable the Bank to meet regulatory objectives and simplification targets.
• Establish efficient BAU day-to-day operations, manage exceptions and install best in class preventive and corrective controls.
• Provide direction to processing and control functions within BCS to create high performing, effective teams.
• Manage query remediation, trade life-cycling and other day-to-day processing of FX,MM,FI and derivatives trades, ensuring timely escalation to minimise risk exposure.
• Partner with Technology to deliver transformation.
• Own, drive, and / or participate in remediation programs to mitigate risk to the business.
• Develop and maintain documentation that will provide minimum standards and guidance for all processes in BCS.
• Ensure adherence to the Enterprise Risk and Operational Risk Frameworks.
• Develop metrics to monitor business processes, and to supply indicators of risk and performance.
• Provide effective challenge on forum, above and beyond those owned by BCS. Live and breathe the #NeverSettle value.
• Document best practices and guidance for process execution – Integrate standardised, globally consistent approaches across Markets.
• Optimise and automate processes to reduce exposure to manual and operational risk heavy processes.
• Define strategy for processes and technology needed to aid risk identification, assessment, remediation, and on-going monitoring.
• Produce effective supervision guidelines and embed into BAU across all Markets business lines supported by BCS.
• Provide independent challenge and drive management actions at senior level to deliver targeted outcomes.

Requirements

• In-depth knowledge of financial markets, derivatives (flow and structured), financing products and understanding of products front to back operation process.
• Possesses an analytical mindset along with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to confidently communicate, adapting one's style to both Front Office and offshore colleagues.
• Proven problem solver using quantitative techniques, strong analytical skills with ability to develop proof of concept frameworks and business cases.
• Fast learner with the ability to think out of the box and provide solutions.
• Proficient in data analytics – PowerBI, Tablueu.

Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. It was formed in 1969 through the merger of Standard Bank and The Chartered Bank.

Its Indian global business services centres hire finance professionals for financial control, stress testing, regulatory reporting, tax and risk roles.

• Industry: Banking and financial services
• Headquarters: London, UK
• In India: Present in India for over 150 years, with global business services centres in Bengaluru and Chennai