Manager, PvB Client Onboarding Committee Secretariat

Standard Chartered; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 8,00,000 - 12,00,000; Full time

Job summary

An international bank is looking for a Client Due Diligence Specialist in Bengaluru. You will manage the client committee processes, oversee governance related to high-risk clients, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have strong organizational skills and relevant experience in client onboarding or risk management. This role offers flexible working options and a culture of continuous learning and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Retirement savings funding

Generous parental leave

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support programs

Continuous learning culture

Inclusive organization

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in client onboarding, governance, risk management, or compliance roles.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical mindset.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the client committee processes end-to-end.
• Oversee the governance process related to high-risk clients.
• Champion the Group’s values and drive collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory conduct and practices.

Skills

Client onboarding

Governance

Risk management

Compliance

Project management

Analytical mindset

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The role holder is accountable for managing the PvB Client Committee to enable delivering the end-to-end, best-in-class onboarding client journey for Private Banking clients. The role holder is expected to align the client journey objectives to PvB’s strategic agenda and responsible for identifying and creating areas of competitive advantage in the onboarding domain, including change management within the domain.

Key Responsibilities
As a Client Due Diligence Specialist, you’ll be responsible for supporting the delivery of end-to-end, best-in-class onboarding for our Wealth and Retail Banking clients. You will

• Own and manage PvB client committee processes end-to-end, including scheduling, agenda setting, documentation preparation, and minute taking. Track and follow up on action items arising from committee meetings to ensure timely resolution and accountability. Maintain and update trackers with high accuracy and attention to detail. Ensure timely escalation and reporting of critical and high-risk items.
• Oversee the governance process related to the onboarding and review of high-risk clients. Coordinate approvals and ensure all relevant documentation, due diligence, and risk assessments are completed in line with regulatory and internal standards. Collaborate with CFCR, Legal, and other risk teams to ensure alignment with policies and procedures.
• Champion and act as a role model of the Group’s values and culture in the region. Drive an environment of collaboration, both within the team and across the wider Group, to ensure issues are raised and blockages are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with the highest standards of regulatory conduct and compliance practices as defined by internal and external requirements. This includes compliance with local banking laws, other applicable laws and anti-money laundering regulations and guidelines.

Skills & Experience

• Relevant experience in client onboarding, governance, risk management, or compliance roles.
• Strong organisational and project management skills. Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• High attention to detail and strong analytical mindset. ACAMS preferred.

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.

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.

What we offer

• 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.