Job Description

Role Responsibilities

• The purpose of the role is to partner Relationship Managers and Product Partners to engage priority corporate clients on capital structure insights to further origination efforts. Scope of this engagement can include covering tactical positioning with debt investors to minimise cost of capital raise, funding and liquidity considerations and managing volatility through mitigating regional risk exposure and quantifying inefficiencies amongst others.
• Capital Structure Advisory is responsible for proactive idea generation and product-independent solution development as well as for pitch coordination, delivery and follow up.

Strategy

Responsibilities will be focused on partnering Client Coverage to deliver (and leverage) insightful and content led client dialogue. More specifically, this will entail:

• Providing well researched, reasoned and presented analysis around potential or actual client situations (leveraging financial modelling where appropriate), including through reviewing bespoke capital structure options, assessing working capital approaches, estimating debt capacity (under defined hypothesis) and the presenting of peer analysis (inter alia)
• Assisting in identifying the needs of clients and potential solutions in response to these needs, in partnership with all relevant internal stakeholders
• Providing relevant and insightful input into (often multi-product) client pitches and discussions to enhance client relationships
• Jointly delivering relevant pitches with Coverage and others, ensuring nuanced communication of storyline, to maximise client impact and to facilitate effective follow up
• Actively engaging with clients, establishing a role as a trusted partner / thought leader in respect of areas of team competence

Business

In addition to the strategic responsibilities detailed above, responsibilities include:

• Active participation in account planning, regular dialogue with clients, as well contribution to an array of business initiatives
• The coaching and support of others in the team, and beyond where appropriate

Processes

• In partnership with Coverage, participate in conversations with clients to understand their needs and discuss the needs-based strategy and related opportunities, transactions, pricing issues etc.
• Where required, support Coverage with the proactive engagement in internal deal teams (all relevant product and functional partners) for complex transactions. Ensure all sensitive deal information is managed and treated confidentially.
• Understand and be able to articulate the overall strategy for clients.

People & Talent

• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations, in collaboration with risk and control partners where appropriate

Risk Management

• Take the initiative regarding regulatory, reputational and ethical matters, not only responding to requests for advice, but where appropriate taking the initiative in volunteering advice the need for which may not have been appreciated.

Governance

• Maintain a current catalogue of work in progress and completed work, using team-agreed tools and approaches.

Regulatory & Business Conduct

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the

. * 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.

• Work as an integral part of Capital Structure Advisory and the wider Coverage business to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s Conduct Principles. Fair Outcomes for Clients; The Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate, and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

Internal:

• Global Account Managers and Relationship Managers
• Risk Officers
• Product partners
• Economists

External:

• Clients
• Rating Agencies
• Other relevant service providers (e.g. market data providers, brokers)

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group\xe2\x80\x99s brand and values
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Our Ideal Candidate

• 4+ years of experience in Banking Industry.
• Previous experience of a similar role, in a leading commercial and/or investment banking environment. To include: experience of addressing capital structure relevant topics with corporate clients from both a practical and a theoretical standpoint.
• Strong analytical ability, with a proven ability to translate clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs into business opportunities and to serve as a \xe2\x80\x9ctrusted advisor/partner\xe2\x80\x9d to and advocate for clients.
• Understanding of investment and commercial banking organisational design and a demonstrated ability to \xe2\x80\x98navigate\xe2\x80\x99 to achieve client delivery in a safe and sound manner.
• Developed and broad experience in banking across multiple business segments, focused particularly on SCB\xe2\x80\x99s product set and footprint.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to work across cultures and within a dynamic environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills, particularly the ability to appropriately \xe2\x80\x98manage\xe2\x80\x99 demands from peers and superiors.
• Capable of holding a credible Board level dialogue with clients.
• Genuine team-based approach to making the organisation work for the business.
• Comfortable with an advisory/structuring role with significant client contact.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Business \xe2\x80\x93 Products and Process
• Business \xe2\x80\x93 Financial Analysis and Control

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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