Manager Credit Initiation

Standard Chartered India; Delhi; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 2,700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Inclusive culture

Competitive salary

Retirement benefits

Generous leave

Flexible working

Wellbeing support

Learning culture

Job summary

Standard Chartered India is seeking a seasoned Credit Risk professional to support sustainable retail portfolio growth through prudent mortgage and wealth management underwriting. You will assess creditworthiness, affordability and history, ensuring decisions align with policies, risk appetite and regulatory obligations.

The role balances risk with customer experience, drives process improvement, and collaborates across Product, Sales, Operations and Risk functions to strengthen governance and

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated financial services environments where risk, compliance and customer outcomes are closely managed.
• Exposure to retail lending, mortgage, wealth management or consumer banking products involving structured credit assessment frameworks.
• Experience in high-volume processing environments requiring strong judgement, prioritisation and attention to detail.
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration involving Product, Sales, Operations, Risk and Control functions.
• Experience supporting operational improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, service quality and control effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Assess retail mortgage and wealth applications to deliver prudent credit decisions balancing customer needs with portfolio risk objectives.
• Evaluate customer financial profiles, affordability, repayment capacity and credit history to determine appropriate lending outcomes.
• Apply credit policies, underwriting standards and delegated authorities consistently to support high-quality credit decision-making.
• Escalate complex or higher-risk cases appropriately to ensure sound risk governance and decision integrity.
• Identify, assess and mitigate credit and fraud risks affecting portfolio quality or customer outcomes.
• Apply regulatory requirements and internal risk controls to ensure lending decisions remain compliant and defensible.
• Improve underwriting efficiency by identifying process enhancements to reduce turnaround times while maintaining controls.
• Partner with Product, Sales, CRM, Fraud Risk, Lending Ops and support teams to facilitate effective credit assessment and processing.
• Provide underwriting expertise that supports growth initiatives and new product introductions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit readiness to support transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Support governance activities that strengthen underwriting consistency and policy adherence.

Skills

Application Processing

Banking Strategy

Compliance AuditCompliance Monitoring

Continuous Improvement

Financial Services

Education

Business English

Job description

Job Summary

This role exists to support sustainable retail portfolio growth by making prudent, timely and consistent credit decisions for mortgage and wealth management products. The role evaluates customers’ creditworthiness, risk exposure, affordability and application quality to ensure lending decisions align with the Bank’s credit policies, risk appetite, regulatory obligations and business objectives.

Job Summary

This role exists to support sustainable retail portfolio growth by making prudent, timely and consistent credit decisions for mortgage and wealth management products. The role evaluates customers’ creditworthiness, risk exposure, affordability and application quality to ensure lending decisions align with the Bank’s credit policies, risk appetite, regulatory obligations and business objectives.

The role balances risk management with customer experience by ensuring credit applications are assessed accurately, efficiently and consistently. It contributes to portfolio quality, operational effectiveness and business growth through sound underwriting judgement, risk assessment and continuous process improvement.

The role also supports the evolution of credit operations by identifying opportunities to improve turnaround times, strengthen controls, support product launches and contribute to operational initiatives that enhance service delivery and decision-making effectiveness. Where applicable, the role provides operational guidance, supports team capability development and helps maintain underwriting consistency across the function.

Key Responsibilities

Credit Assessment & Underwriting

• Assess retail mortgage and wealth management applications to deliver prudent credit decisions that balance customer needs with portfolio risk objectives.
• Evaluate customer financial profiles, affordability, repayment capacity and credit history to determine appropriate lending outcomes.
• Apply credit policies, underwriting standards and delegated authorities consistently to support high-quality credit decision-making.
• Escalate complex or higher-risk cases appropriately to ensure sound risk governance and decision integrity.

Credit Risk & Fraud Management

• Identify, assess and mitigate credit and fraud risks that may affect portfolio quality or customer outcomes.
• Apply regulatory requirements and internal risk controls to ensure lending decisions remain compliant and defensible.
• Detect indicators of potential fraud, misrepresentation or suspicious activity and initiate appropriate escalation processes.
• Support a strong risk culture through disciplined application of credit policies and controls.

Operational Excellence & Process Improvement

• Improve underwriting efficiency by identifying process enhancements that reduce turnaround times while maintaining control effectiveness.
• Contribute to operational initiatives that enhance service quality, productivity and customer experience.
• Support the implementation of new products, policy changes and process enhancements to ensure operational readiness.
• Use operational insights and performance trends to recommend improvements in credit assessment and workflow management.

Business Support & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Partner with Product, Sales, CRM, Fraud Risk, Lending Operations and support teams to facilitate effective credit assessment and application processing.
• Provide underwriting expertise that supports business growth initiatives, marketing campaigns and new product introductions.
• Resolve credit-related queries and exceptions by collaborating with relevant stakeholders to achieve balanced customer and risk outcomes.
• Contribute operational insights to projects and initiatives that improve the effectiveness of the end-to-end lending process.

Governance, Compliance & Controls

• Ensure credit decisions and operational activities comply with regulatory requirements, Bank policies and internal control standards.
• Maintain accurate documentation and audit readiness to support transparency and regulatory compliance.
• Apply anti-money laundering and financial crime prevention requirements, escalating suspicious activities where appropriate.
• Support governance activities that strengthen underwriting consistency, policy adherence and operational risk management.

Motivations

• Building trusted, long‑term relationships that deliver sustainable, risk‑adjusted growth.
• Aligning products, regions and stakeholders around clear strategic priorities.
• Applying sector‑and segment‑specific knowledge and judgment to solve complex client problems and create value, leveraging data and AI‑enabled insights to deepen client understanding, sharpen focus and drive commercial impact.

Skills And Experience

Priority Skills

• Application Processing
• Banking Strategy
• Compliance AuditCompliance Monitoring
• Continuous Improvement
• Financial Services

Other Skills

• Create Credit Policy
• Credit Administration
• Credit Management
• Operational Monitoring
• Risk Assessment
• Stakeholder Engagement

Qualifications

• Experience in regulated financial services environments where risk, compliance and customer outcomes are closely managed.
• Exposure to retail lending, mortgage, wealth management or consumer banking products involving structured credit assessment frameworks.
• Experience in high-volume processing environments requiring strong judgement, prioritisation and attention to detail.
• Exposure to cross-functional collaboration involving Product, Sales, Operations, Risk and Control functions.
• Experience supporting operational improvement initiatives focused on efficiency, service quality and control effectiveness.
• Business English

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.

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