Team leader

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Responsibilities

• To have a good knowledge about the product (Equities and Fixed income) and understand the Trade life cycle. Relevant experience is an added advantage.
• To ensure the trades are prematched in a timely manner and status updated to client/Agent/Brokers within agreed timelines.
• Ensure to inform clients/Brokers on the amendments required and follow up to get the same from client and brokers.
• Ensure Maker/Checker controls are strictly adhered to and follow the activities checklist.
• To identify and highlight the open risk areas in the process and highlight the same to management and work towards addressing the risk.
• Support risk and audit related activities.
• Regular follow up with agents until trades get settled in the market and relay the communication to client.

Key Responsibilities

• Awareness and understanding of the Group’s business strategy and model appropriate to the role.

Business

• Knowledge of Custody operations, Securities Settlements, Financial Market Operations. Knowledge of Agent banking, Sub Custody operations and clearing will be an added advantage.

Processes

• Processing of Settlements transactions, Prematching of trades and Reporting of Trade Status.
• Ensuring that the trades are sent to market within stipulated cut off time and to ensure funding/repatriation of funds are done.
• Checking of Funds and Holdings prior to settlements.
• In case of Failed trades, updating with the correct reasons.
• Ensure to book FX deal and confirm the rates to clients/Agents based on the SI from Clients/Agents.
• Contractual Settlements processing.
• Ensure the open items in Suspense/Nostro/Stock reconciliations are properly remediated.
• BAU escalation handling.
• Process improvement.

People & Talent

• Collaborative skills and should be able to work with staff across locations and grades.
• Ensure all control/operating procedures and documentation are properly followed.
• Ensure compliance to all established procedures, regulations and the Group Guidelines.
• Keep track of changes (internal and external) affecting Clients and communicate such changes, along with impact analyses, on a pro-active basis, through newsflashes, market insights, operations guides and through other routine communication.

Skills and Experience

Governance

• In the event of serious regulatory breaches, or where risk tolerances have been breached, ensure senior management are informed and that actions are taken quickly to remediate and/or activities are ceased.

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.
• Lead the [country / business unit / function/[team] to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders

• Business partners across countries, Central operations, GBS SSO Management team and Larger SSO team.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Communication
• Deliver Sustainably
• Achieve Results
• Solve Problems

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.

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.

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).
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform.
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation.