Standard Chartered—Senior Manager, NNM CoE

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Description: Job Summary • The Senior Manager, NNM CoE is an experienced member of the NNM CoE responsible for managing assigned governance, operational enablement and oversight activities for CIB non-vendor relationships and Nostro accounts. This role supports consistent execution across establishment, maintenance, review and closure activities through clear processes, reliable data, effective controls and transparent accountability. • The role implements approved policy, operating-model, service and procedural requirements through controlled, measurable and audit-ready delivery. It applies common standards for workflow execution, information quality, evidence retention, ageing, exception management, escalation, management information and continuous improvement across assigned services. • The role coordinates activities spanning onboarding and account opening, amendments, periodic reviews, renewals, service and account oversight, monitoring, reassessments, exception resolution, offboarding and closure. The role does not replace formal ownership: responsible business owners, Contract Owners and designated approvers retain accountability for their accounts and third party relationships. • Operating as a senior individual contributor, the role applies sound judgement, influences stakeholders without direct authority and demonstrates leadership through delivery ownership, subject-matter expertise, day-to-day guidance, coaching, quality review, knowledge sharing and timely escalation; and is expected to set a strong example, support colleagues and provide accurate visibility of service performance, control health, ageing, exceptions and material risks of the NNM CoE. Key Responsibilities Strategy • Contribute to execution of the NNM CoE strategy by aligning assigned processes, controls, data and technology to approved priorities and service outcomes. • Assess the operational impact of changes in policies, standards, regulations, systems and operating models and support implementation within assigned services. • Maintain alignment between approved operating-model requirements, the service catalogue, process flows, Departmental Operating Instructions and day-to-day delivery. • Identify and progress practical opportunities to simplify processes, improve data quality and automate manual monitoring, reconciliation, evidence management and reporting. • Track agreed service, control and quality outcomes and escalate delivery risks or constraints to the Head of NNM CoE. Business • Manage agreed service-performance measures covering demand, volumes, ageing, turnaround time, quality, control outcomes, exceptions and escalations for assigned activities. • Build effective working relationships across businesses, responsible owners, risk and control functions, Operations, service-delivery teams and relevant support functions. • Produce accurate and timely management information on control gaps, overdue dependencies, unresolved exceptions and emerging operational risks. • Reinforce service responsibilities and accountability boundaries with relevant stakeholders and delivery teams. • Lead resolution of day-to-day service issues within delegated scope and escalate material or cross-functional matters to the Head of NNM CoE or accountable owner. Processes • Manage assigned non-vendor relationship establishment, maintenance and exit activities, including intake, due diligence and assessment support, approvals, workflow dependencies, readiness checks, reviews, renewals, reassessments, evidence validation and record completion. • Manage assigned activities across the end-to-end Nostro account lifecycle, including business justification, opening, activation, amendments, maintenance, periodic review, monitoring, suspension and closure. • Validate account documentation, mandates, authorised signatories, services, settlement instructions, static data and required approvals before implementation. • Maintain accurate Nostro account records covering ownership, purpose, status, entity and currency coverage, services, review dates, exceptions, ageing and outstanding actions. • Perform or coordinate reconciliations and data-quality checks, ensuring exceptions are evidenced, assigned, escalated and tracked to closure. • Execute CoE controls for intake, completeness, approval tracking, evidence retention, ageing, exception management, escalation and closure assurance. • Maintain current operating instructions, process flows, evidence standards and escalation routes for assigned activities. • Support implementation of approved process, control, system, ownership and regulatory changes, retaining records sufficient for governance traceability and audit readiness. Expertise & Capability • Apply strong working knowledge of NNM CoE processes, controls, evidence standards, accountability boundaries and service requirements. • Demonstrate leadership as a senior individual contributor through personal ownership, clear communication, sound judgement and consistent delivery standards. • Provide day-to-day guidance and peer support to colleagues, sharing knowledge and helping resolve operational or control issues within area of expertise. • Review work for quality and completeness where assigned, provide constructive feedback and escalate recurring capability or delivery concerns to the relevant leadership chain. • Coordinate priorities and dependencies for assigned workstreams while maintaining accountability with the relevant formal owner. • Support onboarding, cross-training and knowledge transfer across locations and stakeholder groups. • Identify and progress practical process-improvement and automation opportunities. Risk Management • Ensure operational, control and third-party risk issues are identified, recorded, assessed, escalated and tracked to closure by the accountable owner. • Maintain effective preventive and detective control coverage for Nostro accounts, including completeness, accuracy, authorization, status and system-record exceptions. • Ensure reconciliation controls are performed in accordance with documented methodology, frequency, evidence and escalation requirements. • Maintain appropriate challenge over incomplete, inconsistent or unsupported information. • Ensure material control failures, repeated exceptions, overdue activities and unresolved dependencies are escalated based on impact and ageing. • Strengthen audit readiness through complete records, documented decisions, retained evidence, transparent exception management and defensible reporting. • Protect the confidentiality, integrity and appropriate use of data and control information in accordance with Bank standards. Governance • Operate within the approved governance framework and support its consistent application across assigned services. • Prepare inputs for operational, risk and management forums and participate when assigned. • Provide an accurate, evidence-based view of service performance, control health, ageing, reconciliation exceptions, lifecycle risks, evidence quality, material dependencies and decisions required. • Support maintenance and consistent implementation of policies, standards, Departmental Operating Instructions, process flows and service-catalogue commitments. • Communicate roles, decision rights and accountability boundaries clearly to relevant stakeholders. • Escalate material, overdue or repeated issues to the leadership chain, accountable owner or relevant governance forum according to impact, materiality and ageing. 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 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 • Network and Nostro Management stakeholders • Business heads and stakeholders • Operations teams • Technology, Cyber and Information Security teams • Business Risk, Operational Risk, Risk Framework Owners and control assessment teams • Supply Chain Management • Finance, Legal and Compliance • Internal and external audit stakeholders • Third parties and other service providers, where relevant Other Responsibilities • Embed the Group’s brand, values and Here for good principles in all activities. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures, including additional responsibilities arising from material changes to the NNM CoE operating model. Skills and Experience • Non-Vendor Third-Party Risk Management • Nostro Account Lifecycle Management • Operational Risk and Control Management • Process Governance and Operating Model Design • Data Quality, Reconciliation and Management Information • Service Management and Continuous Improvement Qualifications • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in banking, finance, operations, risk management or a related discipline. • Relevant training in third-party risk, operational risk and controls, account management, process governance, data quality or service management is desirable. • No mandatory licence required, subject to local regulatory requirements. • Professional membership is desirable but not mandatory. • Relevant risk, controls, operations, project, process-improvement or service-management certification is desirable but not mandatory. • Fluent written and spoken English; additional language capability is advantageous where relevant to the portfolio. 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.