Job Description

The Role Responsibilities

Job Role

This is an exciting Associate Director role in the Group Compliance Risk Assessment team which provides an opportunity to apply your Compliance skills and gain international exposure and experience across a number of jurisdictions globally. You will support the Product Lead of the Compliance Risk Assessment in the delivery of the Compliance Risk Assessment framework across the Group and globally.

You will support the Product Lead of Compliance Risk Assessment and work closely with the Business and Country Compliance officers globally, assisting with the delivery of the Group Compliance Risk Assessment framework requirements, local regulator expectations and requirements including reporting, policies and procedures and compliance monitoring plans, to the extent permissible in each location.

You will interact with and develop relationships with Regional Compliance team, as well as other divisions of the bank, Operations, Finance, Technology and HR teams.

To be successful in this role, you should have strong regulatory compliance, non-financial risk management or audit experience gained within a financial services, legal or regulatory environment. While you will not be expected to be an expert in these regulatory regimes, you will demonstrate solid understanding of a regulatory compliance the regulatory environment in Asia. You will have a learning mindset with attention to detail and commitment to meeting deadlines. You will be adaptable and able to easily absorb and apply new information and be comfortable with working independently and under pressure. You will have experience in dealing with regulators and will understand compliance risk management frameworks. Project management experience will be advantageous.

Your strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills will be important in this role. You should also have excellent interpersonal and management skills as you will need to develop relationships and negotiate with various stakeholders, including local/ regional Compliance staff and the business. You\'ll be culturally aware and inclusive.

Strategy

• Responsible for the continuous guidance, design, implementation and enhancement of a comprehensive Group Compliance Risk Assessment (CRA) framework across Countries and Group Business in accordance with industry practise.
• Responsible for the implementation plan of the Compliance Risk Assessment program across the Firm.

Business

• Responsible for and provide guidance where applicable in the management of complex queries from Regional CRA Champions, Countries and Business CFCC and other divisions within the firm.
• Lead conversations with CFCC Functions and non-CFCC partners with regards to CRA developments and other targeted risk assessments programs.

Processes

• Ability to read and analyse data and provide suggestions and guidance to create visual models to present potential risk outcomes to stakeholders and for Management reporting.
• Support the leadership\xe2\x80\x99s efforts and Responsible in guiding of and buy-in from stakeholders as to the use of the CRA methodology, technical aspects and interpretation of results to manage the Compliance Risks.
• Responsible with the integration of CRA results through a combination of methodology application, data analytics, risk-based reviews and SME inputs.
• Responsible for the Compliance Risk Assessment training and results walkthrough with the CFCC CRA Regional Champions, Country Head of CFCC and other relevant stakeholders.
• Responsible for the compilation and review of CRA relevant data and preparation of appropriate reports for senior management reporting.
• Responsible for the effective usage of the CRA system (SharePoint, Qualtrics or new tool when available) to deliver desired output from the program.

People and Talent

• Ability to work with colleagues at all levels and from different spectrums to achieve the desired outcome.
• Flair with presentation to large audience and communicating ideas clearly in a project capacity from beginning to end with desired results.
• Responsible for the development of the Compliance Risk Assessment team with the necessary capabilities to stay current with the regulator requirements and the CRA program.

Risk Management

• Responsible for the development of Actions for Countries / Business Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance (CFCC) teams at the back of the CRA results and follow up with countries on the action plans created to mitigate risks as defined within the Operational Risk Framework.
• Responsible for Leading / actively Participate in CFCC squads where CRA is impacted.
• Responsible for Leading the Quarterly and CRA Results CFCC Country / Business CRA calls.
• Responsible for the review, development, and monitoring of the Annual CRA workplan, backlogs deliverables and provide timely updates in the Risk Appetite and Analytics Monthly and Quarterly forums.
• Responsible for and lead the GIA and First Line of Defence (1LoD) review walkthrough.
• Responsible for the monitoring and completion of the Half-yearly Service Review Meeting with the Head of Risk Measurement.

Governance

• Responsible for the maintenance of CRA relevant documentation (i.e methodology, training records, stakeholder reports, CRA outcome action plans) for governance purposes.
• Monitor actions plans as part of CRA outcome agreed with the relevant stakeholders which can include Country / Regional / Group Compliance teams.
• Act as a second checker / reviewer to the CRA walkthrough deck, all Data used in the CRA Output and reports as part of the ORTF Control requirements.

Regulatory and Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group\xe2\x80\x99s 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.
• Lead the Risk Appetite and Analytics to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles and [Effective Compliance Risk Assessment].
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association.

Key Stakeholders

• CFCC Management Team
• Country and Business CFCC Teams
• Group Public and Regulatory Affairs
• Group Frameworks and Policies
• CFCC Governance
• Group Internal Audit
• Group CFCC Assurance

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values in Compliance Risk Assessment team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats).

Our Ideal Candidate

• Individuals with Audit or Compliance experience in Banking or other relevant experience (Risk Advisory / Risk Assessment).
• Preferably an individual with exposure to interpretation of compliance / audit / advisory-related policies, procedures, documentation, etc.
• 10 - 15 years of relevant working experience in the financial services industry with Compliance and Audit background.
• Advance level of knowledge and experience in Data visualisation and presentation applications (MS Office i.e., Excel and PowerPoint, Tableau, etc.
• Comfortable in analysing complex suite of risk data (e.g. regulatory issues / breaches, losses, fines, audit issues / ratings, assurance reviews, etc).
• Individuals with data analytic skills and experience in SAS, Python, R tools would be an added advantage.
• Strong understanding of audit, compliance and risk management with thorough understanding of policies and best practices of risk assessment methodologies.
• Ability or experienced in producing Business reporting e.g. Board Paper for Senior Management.
• Strong interpersonal and both written and oral communication skills, with proven ability to tailor the communication to different levels based on target audience seniority and to different purposes.
• Ability to manage various stakeholders from different geography locations.
• Ability to prioritise a portfolio of competing priorities.
• Excellent business analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong mathematical and critical-thinking skills.
• Exemplary integrity, ethics and independence.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Data Gathering and Reporting
• Effective Communications
• Managing Change
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Management
• Big Data Management

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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 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
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