Associate Director, Middle Office Credit & Structured Finance

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and benefits

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support and learning culture

Diversity and inclusion

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced Middle Office professional to support the Singapore Structured Credit Desk with end-to-end lifecycle management in Murex. You will engage across Vanilla Credit, Structured Credit, and TRS while liaising with Sales and Trading and offshore teams.

The role emphasizes risk-aware processing, audit readiness, and continuous improvement within a hybrid work model requiring 1-2 days in the office and flexibility across UK/US time zones.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Banking, Finance or an equivalent qualification.
• Expert knowledge of Financial Markets, Credit Derivatives, and Financing products.
• Comprehensive understanding of front-to-back product operation processes.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal abilities.
• Confident communicator, capable of adapting style to engage effectively with Front Office and offshore colleagues.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external teams.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
• Quick learner with innovative problem-solving capabilities.
• Proficient in Excel (including pivots and lookups; basic VBA skills are advantageous).
• Flexibility to work across UK and US time zones is essential.
• Willingness to work in a hybrid model, with 1-2 days per week in the office required.

Responsibilities

• Manage trade capture, coordination, and life-cycling for Financing products (loans), vanilla Credit, and Structured Credit products.
• Oversee query remediation, trade life-cycling, and daily processing tasks, ensuring timely escalation to minimize risk.
• Support new business enablement and solutions, collaborating to deliver strategic FM initiatives and enhance Operational readiness.
• Evaluate vendor costs and services throughout the lifecycle.
• Serve as Operations representative for Sales and Trading, acting as the primary contact for local business teams.
• Represent Operations during external, internal, and regulator scheduled audits:
• Ensure audit findings are addressed within established timelines.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation:
• Collaborate with Technology to deliver transformative solutions.
• Work with FM and FMO stakeholders to identify booking model enhancements and increase efficiency.
• Stay informed and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Adhere to the Ops Risk Framework standards for implementation and process management.
• Conduct periodic reviews of DOI, process notes, and daily checklists to ensure complete and accurate documentation of procedures.

Skills

Murex

Bloomberg

Loan IQ

ClearPar

Loan TRS

Structured Credit

Excel pivots

VBA

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Banking/Finance

Tools

Murex Processing

Loan IQ

ClearPar

Job description

Standard Chartered is seeking an experienced Middle Office professional to support the Singapore Structured Credit Desk with end-to-end lifecycle management in Murex. You will engage across Vanilla Credit, Structured Credit, and TRS while liaising with Sales and Trading and offshore teams.

The role emphasizes risk-aware processing, audit readiness, and continuous improvement within a hybrid work model requiring 1-2 days in the office and flexibility across UK/US time zones.