Director, Digital Assets - Tokens and Networks(Hong Kong, UAE, Singapore)

Responsibilities

• This role could be based in Hong Kong, UAE and Singapore. When you start the application process you will be presented with a drop down menu showing all countries. Please ensure that you select a country where the role is based.
• The Director, Digital Assets will be responsible for leading the approach to tokens and networks across Standard Chartered. This role will work directly with the relevant stakeholders and manage the overall approach to tokens and networks including strategic alignment, token and network assessment and engagement with key foundations and consortia. This role will also work closely with the relevant regional leads to support specific regional initiatives.
• Lead the DA strategy for the tokens and networks by working with the Global Head of DA and the Digital Asset leads across regions and business lines.
• Understand the Digital Asset priorities for tokens and networks and prioritise in alignment with the potential commercial return.
• Work across business lines and functions to coordinate executions and assist in the establishment of the appropriate design for the management of tokens and networks in collaboration with the DA business leads.
• Ownership of the implementation of the Coin Assessment framework and the operationalisation of the same.
• Work with the Global Research team on Token and Network thematic thought leadership.
• Simplify complicated ideas into actionable, measurable pieces and communicate those ideas to key stakeholders to generate buy-in.
• Drive support and collaboration for projects at all levels (senior and junior to you) and bring others on the DA journey.
• Contribute to the development of tools and processes for the group such as Coin Assessment and Higher Risk Framework.
• Collaborate with Technology and Operations functions to ensure appropriate frameworks and operational infrastructure are in place to support efficiency in the enablement of tokens and networks.

Our Ideal Candidate

• 8+ years demonstrated market knowledge of Digital Assets, Crypto and Web3. Fintech also considered favourably.
• Demonstrated experience with high growth companies in the execution of business plans and initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience working across large groups of complex stakeholders preferably including regulators.
• Excellent Presentation and PowerPoint skills.
• Familiar with modern productivity tools, ADO, Teams, Slack, Trello, Mural, Jira, Confluence.
• Education: University graduate preferred.
• Certifications: Relevant technology or crypto/blockchain certifications.
• Languages: Excellent spoken and written skills required.

Role Specific Technical Competencies

• Portfolio Management
• Partnerships & Stakeholder Management
• Risk Management
• Strategy & Business Model
• Market Knowledge
• Products & Processes
• Business Partnering
• Manage Change
• Process Management
• Business Writing & Communication

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.

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