Associate Director, Recovery and Resolution Planning

Standard Chartered; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global bank seeks a proactive Associate Director for its Recovery and Resolution Planning team. This strategic role involves enhancing recovery processes, partnering with stakeholders, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Candidates should possess strong project management skills and experience in recovery planning, ideally within a G-SIB or consultancy environment.

Benefits

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Flexible working options

Proactive wellbeing support

Continuous learning culture

Time-off including parental and sabbatical leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience in recovery planning or stress testing required.
• Deep understanding of regulatory frameworks necessary for the role.
• Ability to guide cross-functional international teams.

Responsibilities

• Document and enhance financial recovery options in partnership with business lines.
• Manage project timelines and mitigate risks across deliverables.
• Lead development of Solo Recovery Plans and support crisis management initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Analytical thinking

Detail-oriented

Education

Experience in recovery planning

Understanding of PRA regulatory frameworks

Knowledge of Treasury functions

Job description

Job Description

Are you ready to shape the future of financial resilience in a global banking environment? We're seeking a proactive and strategic Associate Director to join our Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP) team in Group Treasury. In this pivotal role, you’ll help ensure the Bank’s readiness in times of financial stress by enhancing recovery planning processes, partnering with business lines, and engaging with regulators and key stakeholders.

You'll combine analytical thinking, regulatory insight, and project management skills to deliver on high-impact initiatives that strengthen the Bank's stability and financial recovery capability.

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnership & Strategy

• Work closely with business lines to document and enhance the Bank’s financial recovery options.
• Update and align Early Warning Indicators across our global footprint.
• Partner with stakeholders to optimise crisis management plans and support enhanced monitoring protocols.

Recovery Plan Execution & Process Improvement

• Deliver key components of the Group Recovery Plan under the guidance of senior team members.
• Manage project timelines, track progress, and mitigate risks across deliverables.
• Implement continuous improvements to Early Warning Indicators, Recovery Options and crisis response playbooks.
• Ensure regulatory feedback (e.g. PRA) is addressed and expectations are met.
• Align Country Recovery Plans with Group frameworks and standards.

Leadership & Innovation

• Lead the Solo Recovery Plan development, including committee material preparation.
• Support crisis management testing initiatives and the rollout of a document management solution.
• Champion innovative tools, including AI solutions, to enhance team efficiency.

Skills and Qualification Skills

• Strong project management and problem-solving abilities
• Effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
• Detail-oriented but able to see the big picture
• Capable of influencing diverse stakeholders across regions and functions
• Comfortable working independently and under pressure
• Team-oriented, with a collaborative mindset and integrity-driven approach

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Prior experience in recovery planning, resolution, or stress testing at a G-SIB or consultancy
• Deep understanding of PRA regulatory frameworks
• Working knowledge of Treasury, Capital, and Liquidity functions
• Proven track record leading complex, cross-functional projects
• Ability to work with international teams and coach or guide where necessary

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 thingand 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-offincluding 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 workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough 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 cultureto 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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