Standard Chartered India | FEMA Cross Border Specialist

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on ODI, OPI, FDI, ECB, LRS, non-resident banking, export/import realisation, share transfers, inter-company loans, guarantees and cross-border remittances.
• Assess transaction permissibility, documentation, reporting requirements and execution path in partnership with payments team.
• Prepare concise advisory notes, transaction feasibility views and escalation summaries for internal and client discussions.
• Support SME, Retail and Wealth teams in client meetings involving FEMA, FX and cross-border transaction themes.
• Identify advisory-led opportunities across permitted foreign exchange flows, capital account transactions and treasury use cases.
• Conduct client clinics, webinars and internal enablement sessions for priority segments.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are observed in letter and spirit across advisory and transaction support activities.
• Identify, escalate and help mitigate regulatory, conduct, operational, AML and sanctions risks.
• Maintain trackers for advisory cases, regulatory updates & approvals, key risks and follow-up actions.
• Partner with Treasury Sales, Relationship Managers, Product, Legal, Compliance and Operations to structure and review client solutions within applicable FEMA and RBI requirements.
• Translate complex regulatory requirements into practical guidance for client-facing teams and scalable advisory playbooks.
• Values collaboration with Legal, Compliance, Operations and Sales to deliver safe, practical and client-focused outcomes

Requirements

• Training, playbook creation and regulatory knowledge management.
• 8 to 15 years of relevant experience in FEMA advisory, banking, treasury, Big 4 consulting, leading law firms, FEMA consulting or cross-border transaction advisory.
• Strong working knowledge of FEMA, RBI master directions, ODI Regulations, OPI, FDI Policy, ECB framework, LRS, non-resident banking and current/capital account rules.
• Experience supporting client-facing teams and preparing advisory notes, governance summaries and transaction feasibility views.
• LLB desirable for candidates with strong regulatory advisory background.
• Any relevant certification in FEMA, international trade, treasury, compliance or financial regulation will add value.
• Ability to draft clear internal and client-facing regulatory communication.

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