Product Governance Analyst

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An international banking firm in Kuala Lumpur is hiring a Product Governance Specialist. The role involves ensuring compliance with risk standards, leading product governance activities, and collaborating with key stakeholders. Candidates should have a strong understanding of markets business and experience in operational risk management. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working options, and a focus on employee wellbeing.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Medical and life insurance

Flexible working options

Proactive wellbeing support

Continuous learning culture

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrated understanding of markets business operations.
• Experience in managing product governance processes.
• Ability to assess risks and ensure compliance with regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead product governance activities and committees.
• Ensure compliance with risk standards and internal policies.
• Provide guidance on product governance to stakeholders.
• Escalate relevant risks in a timely and accurate manner.
• Promote strong ethical standards and organizational values.

Skills

Markets Business and Products (FSS, FM)

Operational Risk Standards

Process Optimization

Data Analytics

Product Governance / Equivalent Workflows

Job description

Markets Governance team supports the governance of the Markets businesses with respect to (1) Non-financial risks; (2) Product governance; (3) Conduct and Culture; (4) Senior manager regime; (5) Internal policies and standards. This role is primarily focused on Product governance.

This is executed through activities like leading or providing inputs to Product Governance Forum (PGF), New Product Approval Committee (NPAC) and Non-Financial Risk Committees (NFRCs).

Key Responsibilities

• Business: Foundational understanding of the Markets business, how Markets operates within Group, and the external market environment in which we operate. Good understanding of Risk standards and Policy relevant to the Markets business and scope of the role.
• Processes: Responsible for staying current with Policies and Standards relevant to Product Governance process. Contributes to improving efficiencies and timeliness of relevant processes (e.g. data collation and approvals). Provides guidance and support for product governance related matters to end-users (e.g. PPG, CA, Periodic reviews, eProduct workflows). Supports the compilation and reporting of status updates to relevant stakeholders and forums or working groups. Supports remediation of risks and issues identified in the process (e.g. via audit or self-assessment). Provides input into annual or ad-hoc risk reviews as required. Provides input into product testing or scenario analysis. Supports post-implementation approvals for new / changed products.
• Risk Management: Responsible for escalating and providing advice on relevant risks timely and accurately.
• Regulatory & Business Conduct: Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct. Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct. Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Key stakeholders: New Product Approval Committee members; Product Governance Forum members; Markets Group and Regional COO teams; Markets Functional Heads; Markets Compliance; Markets Legal; Markets and Group CFCC; Markets Non-Financial Risk Management Team; Group Product Governance; Group OR.
• Other Responsibilities: Live by the Here for Good promise and the brand values as stated for Group, Business and Country. Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures. Develop a strong working relationship across all Markets risk and risk ops teams and locations. Leverage Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities to enhance the Group’s internal and external reputation. Promote the Group’s brand and Here for Good with employees, clients and regulators. Maintain effective communication with key stakeholders and staff.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience

• Markets Business and Products (FSS, FM)
• Operational Risk Standards
• Process Optimization
• Data Analytics
• Product Governance / Equivalent Workflows

Action Oriented

Customer Focus

Gives Clarity & Guidance

Manages Ambiguity

Develops Talent

Drives Vision & Purpose

Nimble Learning

Decision Quality

Courage

Strategic Mindset

Technical Competencies: This is a generic competency to evaluate candidate on role-specific technical skills and requirements

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. 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, continually 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 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.

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