Associate Director, Virtual Asset & Securities Trading

Leadingnation; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Unmind wellbeing platform

Learning and development opportunities

Wellbeing and EAP support

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a seasoned Product Manager to lead Equity and Virtual Asset product development for Retail Banking clients in Hong Kong. You will define and execute product strategies aligned with wealth management goals, drive KPIs, and oversee full lifecycle governance to ensure regulatory compliance.

The role requires cross‑functional leadership, strong English, Cantonese and Mandarin fluency, and a proactive approach to market trends.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in product management.
• Proficiency in Agile and Scrum methodologies.
• Understanding of risk management, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy for Virtual Assets and Securities Trading for Retail Banking clients.
• Implement strategies to achieve KPIs like revenue, assets under management, and customer growth.
• Stay informed on market trends to maintain competitive edge.
• Oversee lifecycle management of Equities and Virtual Assets solutions for Retail Banking.
• Monitor KPIs and lead initiatives to meet targets in revenue and product penetration.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate market insights to frontline teams and clients.
• Prepare the product selling process and platform to optimize customer experience and regulatory compliance.
• Work with Technology and Operations to improve trading platform stability and latency.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Stakeholder management

Communication

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or related field

Master's degree or advanced degree (advantageous)

Job description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

This role is essential for the development and management of Equity and Virtual Asset Products for Retail Banking clients, supporting overall business propositions and investment product strategies.

• Define and execute the product strategy for Virtual Assets and Securities Trading in alignment with the Bank's Wealth Management objectives for self-directed investors.
• Implement product strategies to achieve key performance indicators such as revenue, cost, assets under management, customer growth, and product penetration.
• Stay informed on market trends and emerging opportunities to maintain the business's competitive edge.
• Oversee the development and full lifecycle management of Equities and Virtual Assets solutions tailored for Retail Banking clients, ensuring alignment with broader business strategies, enhancing investment offerings, and maintaining governance and regulatory compliance.
• Monitor KPIs and lead business initiatives to meet targets in revenue, assets under management, customer acquisition, and product penetration.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to communicate the bank's market insights, offers, and updates to frontline teams and clients.
• Prepare the product selling process and platform to optimize customer experience, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with Technology and Operations teams to improve trading platform stability, reduce latency, and enhance user experience to support high-volume, self-service trading.

Ideal Candidates

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Engineering, or a related field; a master's or advanced degree is advantageous.
• At least 5 years of experience in product management, demonstrating a successful history of leading product initiatives.
• Proficiency in product management tools and methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Comprehensive understanding of risk management, governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

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.