Hong Kong Job Openings

Standard Chartered

Senior Market Risk Manager

Central

October 10, 2024

Job Summary

Strategy

Take a forward-looking perspective, taking into consideration external events which may be material to this region. Ensure appropriate management action is being taken to mitigate their impact.

Business

To support the Treasury Markets business in the management of Traded Market Risk, and support the Internal Model Approach calculate market risk capital application.
Assist in maintaining and developing the Function’s capabilities and skills to meet ongoing business growth, needs and plans
To uphold the integrity of the Group's risk/return decisions, and in particular to ensure that Market Risk in the GCNA region

Processes

To continuously improve the operational efficiency and effectiveness of the function.
To provide new product support in terms of risk measurement, limits and monitoring. Ensure relevant risk measures, controls and processes are in place before approving the launch of new products.
To ensure that the Group’s market risk framework for the management of market risks is appropriately and consistently applied in Hong Kong and GCNA
To ensure best practice
To ensure the principles of the Risk Management Framework are embedded in the SCBHK Market Risk team

Key Responsibilities

Risk Management

To uphold the integrity of the Group's risk/return decisions, and in particular to ensure that Market Risk in the GCNA region are properly assessed, that risk/return decisions are made transparently on the basis of this proper assessment, and are controlled in accordance with the Group's Risk Appetite.
Ensure that the Group’s market risk framework for the management of market risks is appropriately and consistently applied in Hong Kong
Identify and report key risks material to the Group and challenge the First Line to evidence that the material risks arising from their business activities have been identified, assessed, monitored and reported.
To review, recommend, discuss and analyse traded risk data and other financial product information with a view of setting risk parameters sufficient to protect the Group from extreme loss
Identify and escalate new and emerging risks that could be material to the region. Recommend relevant governance to control these emerging risks to help the bank to avoid big loss.
Monitor internal and external events material to the Group and ensure appropriate management action is being taken to mitigate their impact
To create transparency and escalate in a timely manner to relevant stakeholders regarding the key exposures in the region
To challenge business and control function heads to demonstrate that risk origination and control decisions are properly informed and consistent with strategy and Risk Appetite
Assist and design and oversee the implementation of relevant stress tests and scenario analysis for the GCNA region

Skills and Experience

Governance

To address local regulatory requirements as they pertain to risk management, prudential standards and governance, conduct and operational standards.
To assist in driving a consistent interpretation and application of market risk policies across all countries in the region.
To monitor on-going compliance with and effectiveness of the risk control environment.
To ensure that there are appropriate and documented internal controls and procedures in place. Monitor the operation of such procedures and controls and regularly review them to ensure that they reflect any changes in products, systems, policy and regulations.
To ensure effective management of operational risks within the Function and compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations
To maintain procedures for monitoring, management and reporting of operational risks arising within area of responsibility.

Qualifications

Academic Qualifications: Bachelor or above degree with quantitative skills.
Professional Experience: Experienced Market Risk Manager with detailed knowledge and understanding of financial markets and products.
Membership of HK Treasury Markets Association. If non-member, then successful candidate to apply for membership upon joining the Bank
Completion of internal mandatory and specific developmental training plans.
Language: Fluent in English.

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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