Standard Chartered—Manager, Market Risk Reporting

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Description: Job Summary • Risk Reporting and Service Delivery Unit faces the Group Risk Function with a peripheral support to CEO CIB Function. It handles wide spectrum of activities to support the Enterprise Risk Analytics, Traded Risk Management, Risk & Compliance Reporting teams of the Group Risk. The role is specific to a position in Market Risk Reporting Team Key Responsibilities Strategy • Ensure appropriate BAU controls are being established within RRSD and deployed effectively in GBS. • Support Risk Managers on any new Business requests to provide additional insights / key risk measures. • Look for possibilities of leveraging on synergy / standardization within the various process through automation thereby bringing in improvements. • Efficiency: reducing the manual touch points thereby creating efficiency. Business • Lead the journey in automation of TRM monitoring tools for all Traded Risk products. • Implement adequate data quality Operational Risk Controls in BAU processes such as data completeness and ensure Audit readiness. • Lead and deliver the requirements of the Group in compliance to regulatory principles, example BCBS, as they relate to your role. • Improve client experience through more efficient and effective monitoring of exceptions in tandem with Traded Risk, Client Coverage and Front Office users. • Support Risk Managers on the limit review to provide necessary underlying data/utilization. • Work closely with Risk Managers to ensure support during market crisis on monitoring the Market Risk Stress Testing. Processes • Perform generation of risk reports on a timely manner adhering to the agreed SLA. • Monitoring of Risk Appetite and limits utilization in risk report to identify breaches and provide the driver of excess. • Recording of excesses into the relevant application. • Ensure robust and appropriate key documentation is available and updated for the risk processes managed by the team. This documentation includes process key control, operating instructions, process performance indicators (KPI) and process risk indictors (KRI). • Ensure compliance with internal standards, including impact assessment of exceptions. • Actively engage with the relevant stakeholder in country with a view to improving and enhancing the reporting deliverables. • Track and monitor key KPIs (examples Report SLAs, ageing of risk report/limit excess workflows etc) through the appropriate Operational excellence meetings. • Change Management: Participation and execution in UAT across multiple projects, including system enhancements, regulatory changes and new process implementation. • Acquire basic technical risk knowledge to be able to contribute to the understanding and be comprehensive of the significance and purpose of the risk processes performed by the team. • Acquire knowledge surrounding the processes that are run by the team members to provide supervisory guidance. People & Talent • Promote continuous learnings and development, including Regulatory and Markets update • Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values within the Risk function and across the wider organisation • Ensure backup staff are identified and trained. Ensure succession planning for the processes handled at GBS • Periodic review of capacity to ensure sufficient back-up / BCP is covered. Risk Management • Embed new Operational Risk framework into monitoring processes and report any escalations to Management. • Reviewing of the RCSA assurance testing control failure such that necessary gap is addressed in the process • Ensure timely escalation of Market Risk issues to Senior management. Governance • Ensure all process driven governance is in place, example registration / maintenance / renewal of EUCs, periodic portfolio review. • To implement controls via periodic review of underlying mappings / approvers etc. • Work closely with Operational Excellence & Change management team members to understand key issues and processes and drive automation of processes. • Ensure that governance standards are understood, followed and embedded in daily BAU process. • Adherence to mandatory certifications and operational requirements Regulatory & Business Conduct • Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. • Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across your areas of responsibility within 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. • Ensure regulatory requirements are met as they relate to your role.. Key stakeholders Internal • Traded Market Risk • Group Internal Audit • Group Operational Risk • Group Legal and Compliance • Other Group Head of Control Functions External: • Local Regulators • Group’s external auditors Other Responsibilities • The following key responsibilities are indicative and specific activities will be prioritised based on agreed action plans. BCBS239 Obligations • Assist in ensuring continued codification of BCBS239 requirements in ERM-related control documents. • Provide support to ensure that the BCBS239 Obligations (ERM-related) are met through control documents and underlying activities. Validation and effectiveness review • Independently validate that BCBS239 requirements are codified in relevant control documents of the Group. • Independently validate outputs of BCBS239 committee effectiveness reviews of relevant senior risk committees. • Assist with implementation of Validation and Effectiveness Review Standards (VERS) in BAU, including conversion of VERS results to BCBS239 level of compliance. • Facilitate VERS for year-end self-assessment process and analyse outcomes. BCBS239 – Group level assessments • Governance: Provide support for developing or updating key reference documents, i.e. self-assessment guidelines, para interpretations, conditions for full compliance • Process: Support the ERM Governance Lead, to assess the level of compliance with relevant BCBS239 owned obligations based on inputs from relevant stakeholders and contribute to the Group’s overall assessment • Provide support in developing methodology to integrate BCBS239 Self-assessment with ERMF Effectiveness Review. • Ensure the Risk reporting standards are refreshed / reviewed and approved within the stipulated timeframes Generic: • Develop and maintain a good rapport with the stakeholders. • Healthy communication with BCBS239 onshore team and all BCBS239 related stakeholders which could include follow up, escalations, getting work done, overtime supported on ad hoc basis to ensure end-to-end closure of deliverables. • Track feedback and log them along with proper root cause analysis. • DOIs: ensure DOIs are up-to-date, complete & signed off by relevant stakeholders. • SRM, BORF: Ensure admin & operational packs are prepared on time with no breaches. Ensure minutes of the meetings are recorded immediately and shared with the respective audience. • Audit Readiness: Data Privacy, Password Protection, One Cert review, Clean Desk policy, BAU related controls, etc. • Housekeeping, data backup. • Ensure proper BCP planning and support. • Participate in at least 2 days of volunteering per year. • Participate in engagement activities. • Be motivated and actively engage in activities like innovation and automation initiatives. • To hold assigned roles of First Aider / Fire Warden / ADCC as appropriate and discharge the expected responsibilities. • Embed “Here for Good” and Group’s brand and values in Traded Risk Team in ASEAN. • Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures. • Participate in at least 2 days of volunteering per year • Participate in engagement activities • Be motivated and actively engage in activities like innovation and automation initiatives Skills and Experience • Manage Conduct • Manage Risk • Manage People • FM Products • Problem Solving skills • SAS/ Python/ SQL/ Tableau • Analytical Skills • Documentation skills (word / pptx) Qualifications • Postgraduates / Professional qualification with 8+years experience in Risk domain. Risk Certifications from established institutions is recommended. General Skill Set: • Substantial experience in risk management in the banking industry, including demonstrated success in a similar role. • Team player with good communication skills and quick learner • Good understanding on FM products and CCR & Market risk methodology • Good excel, macro and Python skills, coding capability would be a plus • Signature Strength – Strong product knowledge in FI / FX / Credit Derivatives / IR Derivatives / Traded Risk with expertise in Data visualisation, dashboarding and automation technologies. • Hands-on Tool – Programming skills in Python, SQL, API Development, VBA, MS Technologies (Access, Powerpoint), Visualisation Tools (Tableau, PowerBI), Workflow Automation Tools (RPA, Sharepoint), Devops (JIRA, Jenkins, Git), knowledge of AI/ ML will be an added advantage. • Analytical mindset – Able to detect outliers by observing movements and trends in data. Be able to investigate issues and identify the drivers. General Skill Set: • Commendable people management skills, including handling professionals • Strong knowledge in banking products across asset classes (FX/Rates/ Equity/ Credit and Commodities) • Hands-on SQL, SAS, PYTHON • Awareness of trading environment, market moves & potential impact on exposures. • Excellent communication skills - verbal and written • Be able to work in a global team • Project management experience and documentation skills • Be able to implement strategic ideas and enhance productivity and efficiency levels • Significant Experience in major regulatory programs in the Risk/Finance, Banking industry – BCBS,IMM,CVA etc About Standard Chartered We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 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 - Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term What we offer 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 leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months 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.