Director, Market Product Specialist

Job Summary

• To provide Cross Asset Structured Product Advisory and Execution for RMs, Investment Advisors and Investment Councillors to achieve the Investment returns for the customers of the Private Bank, Business Banking and the Retail Bank (WRB).
• To work towards meeting and exceeding CMPS budget for the relevant year
• To systematically provide cross asset Structured Product (“SP”) Ideation, market and product information and execution for clients, RMs, Investment Advisors (across all the client segments like the Private Bank, Commercial Bank and the Retail Bank - also referred to collectively as the “Wealth and Retail Bank - WRB”),
• Ability to manage UHNW / Family office / EAM clients from a SP Dealing and Advisory perspective.
• Engage and Interact closely with the UHNW customers, RMs, Investment Advisors and Portfolio Advisors to proactively identify SP solutions that meet customer needs.
• End to End Ownership of the SP line of business.
• Analyse client portfolios for product life cycle management.
• Responsible for preparation and presentation of trade ideas to the Private Bank and the Retail Bank
• Drive the Structured Credit Line of business End to End by working with the external counterparties, Internal Legal and Compliance in getting Documents approved, marketing / bookbuilding and trade closure.
• Build and manage lasting and trusted relationships with all Clients, RM’s, Investment Advisor’s, other colleagues and Professional Trading counterparties.
• Represent the SP business on various client, industry and other forums.
• Assist CMPS business partners in other geographical regions to provide seamless advice and execution for truly world class service across geographies and time zones.
• Work Seamlessly with other Parts of the Bank

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting new RM inductions and SP Roadshows / Calls.
• Efficient and timely execution of trades.
• Attend RM and client meetings and participate in RM / Client conference calls.
• Provide a high standards of client sales, advisory and after sales service.
• Minimise operating losses and assists the business in following business practices to ensure a minimum satisfactory rating in business Audit’s.
• Compliance and Control
• Observe and adhere to the SCB’s trading procedures, its governance and policy. Timely resolve any trade disputes and keep Management & the Head of Desk aware of any client disputes. Ensure regulatory & internal compliance.
• Ensure all client revenues are tracked and maintained in the trade blotters and other forms of MIS reporting in a timely and accurate manner

Strategy

• Help build the SP Business Strategy for UAE and EMEA

Business

• Ownership of the Business, End to End

Processes

• Help in optimising the existing processes.

Risk Management

• Manage risk for the Bank and advise clients on best practices for their risk management as well.

Governance

• Strictly follow the Governance Standards of the Bank

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.
• For the CMPS Team, achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: [Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.] *
• Follow MAS / PRA / FCA / ESCA / DFSA prescribed responsibilities.
• Key stakeholders
• Private Bank
• Retail Bank

• Wealth Solutions Team

• CIO office
• Legal and Compliance
• Operations
• Portfolio Risk team

Other Responsibilities

• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures

• Private Banking Services

• Derivatives

Education Bachelor’s degree

About Standard Chartered

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.