Job Description

Role Responsibilities
Background

• Provides Risks, Valuations and Analytics L3 support to Traders, Risk Managers and Product Controllers on SABRE (Standard Chartered Analytics Booking and Risk Engine) - the bank\xe2\x80\x99s strategic Risk and Valuations platform for Financial Markets, Treasury Markets and Private Banking.

Role

• There is a digital revolution happening that is changing the future of banking - increasingly, Banking is Technology. Financial Services firms are becoming ever more defined by their technology and ability to use it to deliver outstanding customer experiences.
• As the leading digital banking platform, we provide banking services, power global trade, commerce and financial services to our network and companies across 60 of the fastest growing markets in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. We\xe2\x80\x99re digitising our banking services, adopting a cloud-first principle for all new software developments and major enhancements, making it easier for our clients to bank with us.
• Technology & Innovation (T&I) function is at the heart of shaping the bank for the future and serving our clients digitally across the globe. T&I is responsible for the systems development and technology infrastructure which underpins the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s client services and defines and implements the Bank\xe2\x80\x99s digital and innovation agenda. The team helps the bank unlock new banking experiences for clients, while improving its operational effectiveness and resilience.
• We have a strong engineering culture within our global team of 17,000 technologists across our massive geographic footprint, where inclusivity and diversity of thought and experience are valued thus creating unique opportunities for passionate, motivated and highly skilled people who want to make a difference.
• If tackling complex challenges and building creative solutions excite you, then join our T&I family. Together with a group of highly driven technologists, you will get to collaborate and work on solutions to provide excellent digital experiences to our customers and enhance our existing offerings. We are strong believers of building the right talent with diverse ideas, cultures and backgrounds to build better products and services. We want people that can see problems from a different light, come up with solutions that would otherwise go unnoticed and collaborate actively to champion change.
• We constantly strive to reduce time-to-market and streamline our development processes. We follow agile methodology with continuous delivery practices, and you will actively participate in our ongoing improvement process.
• You will join as a Financial Markets Risks and Valuations Support Expert and be part of our T&I team of experts in Singapore. Working directly with Traders, Risk Managers and Product Controllers in Financial Markets, this role will develop your knowledge of FM Products and Analytics and build your investigation and problem-solving skills. This is a great opportunity to hone your skills on a cutting edge, big data, Cloud enabled risk platform and learn alongside experts in the field. This is a level 3 (functional / expertise) support role.

Key responsibilities are outlined below

• We are looking for talented individuals who are passionate about Financial Markets, Technology and customer experience, and we value specialized expertise.
• 3+ years\' experience in Financial Markets or FM IT, in a financial institution or a leading risk management software company.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of options & derivatives modelling in at least one asset class (FX, Commodities / Rates / Credit / Equities).
• Passionate for solving challenging problems and learning new skills. Hands-on, knowledge of SQL and scripting languages is preferred.

Skills & Traits

• Customer support-oriented mindset, able to work and deliver under pressure in a competitive Financial Markets environment.
• Strong academic foundation in mathematics / financial mathematics, statistics, finance or computer science. MSc or PhD preferred.

Key relationships

• FM users: Traders, Market Risk, Finance, Middle Office, Operations.
• Technology: Level 1&2 support teams Development leads, developers, testers, project managers.

Diversity & Inclusion

• Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximize their personal potential.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Advanced understanding of agile ways of working and delivering transformation.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship building, and influencing abilities.
• Ability to collaborate and work dynamically across a broad range of stakeholders.
• Ability to manage geographically dispersed stakeholder base with multi-cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Highly disciplined and structured with an outcome orientated mindset and approach.
• Bachelors/Master\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Banking / Finance / Management from a well-reputed university.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Options and Derivatives Risk & Pricing (quantitative analysis, modelling, curves)
• 3+ years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in Financial Markets, working with Traders, Risk Managers, Finance
• Data Analysis (Scripting, SQL, python)
• Degree educated in Financial Mathematics, Mathematics or Statistics

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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