Job Description

The Role ResponsibilitiesStrategyTrade Validation is a responsible to ensure robust Data & Control delivery across Middle Office Controls supporting FM Business. Collaborate with Validation and FO Supervision functions to ensure effective Data and MIS insights published to FM stakeholders and Management.

• Achieve Regulatory and Conduct Compliance and future proof the Middle Office model through a strong understanding of current rules and anticipation of upcoming regulations
• Adherence to Ops Risk Framework standards of implementation and process management
• Oversight of Daily Productivity, KPI, KCI and Capacity metrics
• Build strong relationship with internal teams across Ops, Finance, Risk and Technology to facilitate efficient Collaboration and speedy resolution of issues
• Trade Validation Control involving deal review against external source across OTC products and regions for FM Business. Execute Controls and Reporting, to ensure Risk captured accurately in system compliant to product Booking models.
• FO Supervision Controls to monitor Trading risk positions, trade capture timelines, Regulatory Compliance and Rogue trading Controls to identify and escalate any exceptions
• Non-Validation Controls across FOBO, FOFO and Interface system exception monitoring and reconciliation break resolution to ensure data integrity and completeness.
• New business enablement and solutions, partner to deliver strategic FM initiatives and ensure Operational readiness
• Manage query remediation, other day-to-day processing, ensuring timely escalation to minimise risk exposure.

Collaborate with FMO Front Office including Trading and Sales Desks and Business COO to support Business Enablement initiatives and Control framework

• Insulate FM from post execution processing / queries, represent Operations functions
• Build team profile with the Front Office
• Stakeholder engagement, 2-way flow of information \xe2\x80\x93 \xe2\x80\x9cTrusted Advisor\xe2\x80\x9d

Drive continuous improvement and innovate:

• Partner with Technology to deliver Transformation
• Work with Business COO to identify booking model improvements and drive efficiency

Business

• Financial Markets Operations (FMO) Middle Office (MO) was established in 2017 in a response to increasing requirements from Front Office (FO) for dedicated support. Middle Office function\xe2\x80\x99s core purpose is to insulate FM Trading / Sales, permitting them to maintain focus on revenue generation, Client and risk management.
• In 2022 the Global Middle Office function underwent a significant restructure, expanding its remit through the absorption of former Trade Control (rebranded MO Controls), Sabre Support, New Issuance Group (NIG) and Transaction Management (TMG) support functions. MO also expanded its remit into Sales Support. This re-alignment places all direct FM support functions under one consolidated organisational structure, with the ultimate aim of accountability and delivery of high quality, streamlined and synergized FM services.
• Middle Office Control team aims to deliver Best in class support to FM Business enablement, Product and Process subject matter expertise, promoting Continuous Improvement culture, ensuring robust Controls framework and governance to meet our obligations to Clients, Counterparties and Regulators. Middle Office Control covers 3 key Control functions including Trade Validation Control, Non-Validation Control and Front Office Supervision Control.

Processes

• OTC Products: FX, FX Options, Interest Rate Swaps, Commodities, Credit Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, Money Market and ESG products.
• Electronic executions across Markitwire, RTNS, Bloomberg, ICE Link etc
• New and Amended Trade Validation
• Non-Validation Controls
• FO Supervision Controls
• New Products & Business Enablement

People & Talent

• Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks.

Risk Management

• Responsibilities relating to identifying, assessing, monitoring, controlling and mitigating risks to the Group, as well as an awareness and understanding of the main risks facing the Group and the role the individual plays in managing them

Governance

• Responsibilities relating to the direction, planning, structure, frameworks (e.g. processes and policies) and oversight.

Key stakeholders

• FM Front Office \xe2\x80\x93 Trading, Sales & Structuring
• FM Business COO
• FMO Country Heads & BORM
• FM Technology and Transformation
• FMO Operations, Product Control & Risk functions
• FM Compliance and Audit

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in
• Do the right thing: Be brave, be the change; Think client; Live with integrity
• Never Settle: Continuously improve and innovate; Simplify; Learn from your successes and failures
• Better together: See more in others; How can I help? Build for the long term
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)

Our Ideal Candidate

• Education: University degree preferred

Languages

• English (Advance level)
• Mandarin (Not mandatory)
• Cantonese (Not mandatory

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Financial Market product and process knowledge especially Derivatives products
• At least 4 years of relevant experience
• Experience of working within treasury function in trade verification or matching or settlements
• Operational Risk Management
• Experience in Transformation projects, Agile, Six Sigma and Digitisation initiatives

About Standard CharteredWe\'re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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
• Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks 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.

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