Standard Chartered India | Manager - Governance

Responsibilities

• The role holder will be a part of the stress testing hub team.
• The team has responsibility for the execution of the Bank’s stress test exercises internally and to external regulators.
• As such, this individual will be working as part of a cohesive “strategy and execution” function.
• The team sets and runs the production schedule for stress testing.
• We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Risk Data & Reporting Analyst to support our organization’s compliance with BCBS principles.
• This role will be responsible for enhancing risk data aggregation capabilities and ensuring consistent, accurate, and timely risk reporting in line with regulatory expectations.
• The role reports to the Head of Stress Testing Governance and sits within the Enterprise Stress Testing team in Financial Planning & Analysis, which drives all enterprise stress testing initiatives in collaboration with teams across the Risk Function and in Group Finance, Group Treasury and the business.
• Maintain and enhance the Enterprise Stress Testing (EST) governance framework, policies, standards, and procedures.
• Ensure stress testing processes remain aligned with regulatory requirements and internal governance expectations.
• Coordinate periodic reviews and updates of stress testing standards, guidance, and governance documentation.
• Monitor compliance with policy requirements and track any exceptions or deviations.
• Manage governance forums such as the Stress Testing Forum (STF) and Group Stress Test Forum (GSTF).
• Track actions, decisions, approvals, and escalations arising from governance forums.
• Coordinate submissions for exercises such as ICAAP, BCST, Reverse Stress Testing (RST), Recovery Planning Stress Testing (RPST), VIR and regulatory stress tests.
• Manage regulatory queries, findings, and feedback.
• Coordinate responses to Internal Audit, External Audit, and Regulatory findings.
• Track management action plans (MAPs) and remediation activities through closure.
• Own and maintain the RCSA, control library, metrics, and risk assessments for the stress testing process.
• Ensure key controls are documented, tested, and operating effectively.
• Oversee governance of issues, incidents, control deficiencies, and remediation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement of the control environment.
• Maintain governance records, standards, operating procedures, and evidence repositories.
• Drive process simplification, automation, and governance enhancements.
• Ensure effective identification, assessment, monitoring, and mitigation of risks associated with stress testing and governance activities.
• Maintain compliance with applicable risk management frameworks, policies, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of risk management, governance, regulatory, and control frameworks.
• Experience in stress testing, ICAAP, RCSA, audit, regulatory compliance, or related risk management activities.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex requirements and assess associated risks.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively across business, risk, finance, and regulatory functions.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare reports and presentations for senior management and regulators.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Ability to work independently while also collaborating effectively within a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, Economics, Accounting, Risk Management, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification or relevant professional certification would be advantageous.

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