Job : Financial Markets
Primary Location : Europe & Americas-United States-New York
Schedule : Full-time
Employee Status : Permanent
Posting Date : 21/Mar/2023, 11:22:54 AM
Unposting Date : Ongoing


The Role Responsibilities

• The Transition Finance Associate Director will support the Transition Finance Executive Director and other Industry bankers to drive the transition finance origination and revenues, and transition SC\xe2\x80\x99s carbon intensive portfolios towards a Net Zero alignment [particularly Oil and Gas and Metals and Mining].
• Supporting the senior bankers working with clients and key industry bodies to develop a reputation with internal and external stakeholders as the authority of the specific industry transition risks and opportunities. Supporting the transition team with specific risks that arise on transition transactions, supporting regional client and product teams.
• Our Sustainable Finance team serves as a centre of expertise on a broad set of ESG topics, providing thought leadership, strategic advice, and transaction support for SCB\xe2\x80\x99s clients. The group sits within the Commercial, Corporate and Institutional Bank and works with sales and coverage teams to identify and deliver on ESG-related advisory and product opportunities.
• The Role described below is for an enthusiastic and self-driven individual who will be responsible for supporting the execution of transition finance agenda.

Strategy

• Work closely with the Head of Sustainable Finance and Industries bankers to execute a plan that would make SC the Bank best known for Transition Finance by our clients and other stakeholders.
• Works closely with the wider SF team, coverage, and product leaders to better understand the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth

Business

• Have a good understanding of the industry and assist identifying core industries and regional priorities i.e. proactively embedding sustainability across all markets.
• Be able to work with relationship teams to help develop client transition plans that\xe2\x80\x99s encourage decarbonisation in the region and supporting this transition with the bank\xe2\x80\x99s products and services
• Maintain an understanding of international capital markets and investors preferences.
• Provide support to industry origination teams by providing insight into sustainable finance structures, environmental and social risks and developing regulations. Empower the frontline to proactively engage clients on this important topic.
• Proactively keeping abreast of regional global, and industry developments, assess implications and align and develop Bank relevant initiatives across businesses in response to regulatory and industry development in sustainable finance

Risk Management

• Safeguard the bank against reputation risk damage and supporting the team developing transition finance structures that are in line with global industry best practices
• Encourage good and proactive management environmental, social, regulatory, reputational, and ethical risks governance across by all areas of the business
• Take the initiative regarding regulatory, reputational, and ethical matters, taking the initiative for providing proactive advice to clients.

Governance

• Ensure compliance with the sustainable finance governance structure and environmental and social risk management policies. Challenge improvement of these
• Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
• Responsible for delivering \xe2\x80\x98effective governance\xe2\x80\x99; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.
• Able to develop and manage the relevant governance for any client partnerships

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.
• Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Adhere to local and international regulatory prescribed responsibilities and policies.

Key Stakeholders

• CCIBMT management, product, and client teams
• Global Head of Sustainable Finance
• Global Head Industry Teams
• Relevant Industry Heads
• Global Head of Environmental Social Risk Management
• Global Sustainable Finance Team
• COO CCIB, GB, FM, TB, CF

Ideal Candidate Attributes

• Ability to take initiative, plan, activate and implement projects, managing stakeholders.
• Ability to identify and prioritise key issues.
• Ability to solve complex practical problems in a pragmatic manner.
• Ability to develop and maintain effective and trusted relationships.
• Results-oriented with ability to follow-through.
• Knowledge of environmental and social themes, issues and topics preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of global sustainability themes in a business context preferred but not essential.
• Knowledge of banking, trade finance, transaction management, bank approval processes and credit risk an advantage.
• Enthusiasm and commitment to learn about a wide variety of themes and topics as appropriate.
• Well-developed listening, speaking, and influencing skills.
• Ability to manage and operate within ambiguity.

Role Specific Competencies

• Global Perspective
• Knowledge of Loan Underwriting
• Market Risk
• Data Analysis Tools
• Loan Origination

About Standard Chartered We\'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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Expected annual base pay range for the role is $210,000 - $ 400,000.The final offer will be determined on an individualised basis using a number of variables, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and education, internal relativity, and specific work location. At Standard Chartered Bank, Base pay is only part of the total compensation package. Discretionary variable pay and a range of attractive bank sponsored benefit programs are available and designed to foster employee overall health and well-being including, but not limited to, a best in class 401k plan with up to 8% employer match, robust medical plan coverage with employer funded Health Savings Accounts, inclusive family building benefits, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements for many of our positions subject to role specific considerations. Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers