Associate Director, Trading

Standard Chartered; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered in Hong Kong seeks an experienced FX trader to execute Macro GCNA strategies and actively quote HKD/CNH FX.

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent qualification.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese.

Responsibilities

• Execute Macro trading strategy in Hong Kong as set by the bank and group Macro business.
• Actively make market on domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license and primary dealership.
• Increase franchise with global clients and promote scalable HKD/CNH FX business.
• Manage IR/FX risks appropriately to maximise revenue.
• Accountable for achieving both individual and team targets.
• Implement trading strategy and engage with Sales and Structuring to build lasting relationships with strategic clients.
• Manage FX books in HK and collaborate with other trading teams on cross-market client flows.
• Build a professional reputation for SCB in Hongkong domestic market with outstanding trading performance.
• Provide accurate and timely FX pricing and market commentary.
• Responsible for GCNA related product: FX trading.
• Ensure all limits are not breached.
• Comply with money laundering prevention procedures and report suspicious activity to the MLPO and line manager as required.
• Ensure market risk and credit risk are well managed while trading.

Skills

Trading

Market Risk

Securities Laws and Regulations (SLR)

Service Excellence

Customer Behavior

Financial Mathematics

Education

University degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

To build a professional reputation for SCB HK for Macro GCNA products, including CNH/CNO, HKD, CNY NDF and TWD NDF. Also to ensure our GCNA franchise is being widely marketed and sales and clients well covered around the clock.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute Macro trading strategy in Hongkong as set by the bank and group Macro business
• Actively make market on domestic FX products under the bank's market maker license and primary dealership.
• Increase franchise with global clients and promote scalable HKD/CNH FX business
• Manage IR/FX risks appropriately to maximise revenue
• Accountable for achieving both individual and team targets
• Implement trading strategy and engage with Sales and Structuring to build a long lasting relationship with strategic clients
• Manage FX books in HK and collaborate with other trading team on cross market client flows.
• Build a professional reputation for SCB in Hongkong domestic market with outstanding trading performance.
• Provide accurate and timely FX pricing and market commentary
• Responsible for GCNA related product: FX trading.
• Ensure all limits are not breached.
• Comply with all applicable money laundering prevention procedures and in particular, report any suspicious activity to the business money laundering prevention officer and line manager as well.
• To ensure the market risk and credit risk is well managed while trading

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent qualification
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Chinese
• Skills & Experience
  • Customer Behavior and Preferences
  • Market Risk
  • Securities Laws and Regulations (SLR) Compliance
  • Service Excellence
  • Trading
  • Financial Mathematics

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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 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.

Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.