Job Description

The Role Responsibilities

Portfolio Manager, Fixed Income Portfolios

As a pivotal member of our Investment Team, the Portfolio Manager will be instrumental in supporting the day-to-day management of our Fixed Income strategies. The ideal candidate will possess a robust portfolio management mindset with a focus on bonds from a Private Bank or Asset Manager.

Portfolio Management

• Support the management of fixed income investment strategies, aligned with clients objectives, risk tolerance, and long-term vision.
• Contribute investment ideas, including selection of single line bonds and bond funds for use in portfolios
• Collaborate with our Chief Investment Office and Product Specialists to commercialize investment capabilities into market-leading investment modules
• Ensure meticulous portfolio construction and seamless end-to-end implementation.
• Actively contribute to our bank\'s Global Investment Committee, shaping the house view and influencing the broader investment strategy.

Sales & Marketing

• Support frontline client presentations and sales support, articulating the strategy and positioning of our portfolios with clarity and conviction.
• Prepare and deliver client pitches and portfolio reviews, adapting to evolving client needs and market trends.
• Craft and manage forward-looking analyses, delivering insightful commentary on portfolio performance and risk factors.
• Develop and refine marketing collaterals that align with internal standards and regulatory compliance.

Product Management

• Support business development activities to enhance our investment platform and capabilities
• Ensure diligent adherence to SCB stated policies, contributing significantly to investment, risk, and governance processes.
• Assist in the preparation of materials for key governance meetings.

Regulatory & 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.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• DPM Portfolio Management team, Chief Investment Office, Fund Selection Team, Managed Investments & Advisory, Sales & Marketing (IAs, MSAs, Team Leads, RMs), Governance/ Compliance functions, COO

Our Ideal Candidate

• 5+ years of experience & proven track record in Fixed Income portfolio management
• Bachelor\'s degree in Finance, Economics, or related field; CFA is an advantage
• Solid understanding of financial markets, fixed income research, and investment analysis.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including proficiency in financial modelling and valuation techniques.
• Prior client facing experience in a private bank or portfolio management environment would be preferred
• Strong business communication is a must; Mandarin is an advantage
• Demonstrated commitment to upholding the highest ethical standards in investment management.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Discretionary Portfolio Management
• Multi Asset / Equities
• Client Facing Experience
• Sales & Marketing

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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