Spl'st, Comms Surv.

Standard Chartered; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a Compliance Surveillance Analyst in Malaysia to review electronic and voice communications alerts for potential market misconduct. You will escalate cases to Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance, and ensure proper closure with control partners.

Strong analytical and language skills are essential to assess risk and support investigations. You will work within the Communications Surveillance team in GBS Malaysia, contributing to enhancements in surveillance

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree with 4–8 years in financial services compliance, market conduct or communications surveillance.
• Experience with vendor tools used in surveillance processes.
• Proficiency in MS Office; programming skills (Python/VBA) advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Review alerts and conduct initial investigations, escalating as needed.
• Extract and review data from tools (Bloomberg, Reuters, Skype, MS Teams, Ice Chat, Symphony).
• Escalate findings to Team Leads/SMEs and support remediation.
• Contribute to automation and process improvements in surveillance controls.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Communication skills (English)

Communication skills (Mandarin)

Communication skills (Cantonese)

Regulatory knowledge

Investigations

Surveillance

Risk assessment

Change management

Project management

Education

Bachelor degree in finance/compliance

Tools

Digital Reasoning

Nexidia

Power Query

Python

VBA

MS Office

Job description

Job Summary

The Communications Surveillance Program is to detect potential market misconduct (such as market manipulation, disclosure of Material Non-Public Information, and disclosure of false or misleading information inducing transactions) through the review of Electronic and Voice Communication alerts of identified in-scope employees. This role (Compliance Surveillance Analysts) will conduct reviews of surveilled SCB employees to detect such potential violations, elevate to appropriate parties / control partners e.g.Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance (CFCC Advisory Compliance), and follow through till case closure.

Key Responsibilities

Processes

• Communications Surveillance includes system generated alerts (electronic communication & voice) review, and ad-hoc thematic reviews.
• Perform initial review of alerts and/or escape cases by following the relevant Surveillance Procedures to detect potential market misconduct or mis-selling risks as well as irregular behaviour that may lead to regulatory / compliance issues.
• Escalate any potential issues to the Team Leads / Communications Surveillance SMEs for further review and follow up, where necessary.
• Perform initial investigation to support case prior to escalation where required, this includes data extraction and reviews from i.e. Bloomberg, Reuters, Skype, MS Teams, Ice Chat, Symphony etc.
• Drive / encourage initiatives aimed at helping improve efficiency and boost quality of existing surveillance processes (automated alerting / manual) as well as the design and implementation of controls. Actively strive to enhance the current scenarios / systems and challenge status quo through driving improvement / automation initiatives. Manage and protect business as usual capability during change programs / remediation initiatives.
• Support other stream of work whenever there is a business need.

Risk Management

• Responsible for identifying, assessing and / or escalating potential market misconduct and mis-selling risks to the Team Leads / Communications Surveillance SMEs for further review and follow up.

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.
• Lead the Compliance Surveillance team in GBS Malaysia to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank’s Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Operation of Financial Markets, Financial Crime Prevention; Creating the Right Environment.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escape, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Support effective and timely communication along with collaboration cutting through functions, businesses, and locations.

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in the Compliance Team.
• Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Skills And Experience

• Manage Conduct
• Manage Risk
• Compliance Policies and Standards
• Compliance Review and FCC Assurance
• Surveillance
• Investigations
• Compliance Risk Assessment
• Manage Change
• Manage Projects

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree and 4-8 years of work experience in the financial industry, preferably in the market conduct / compliance / communications surveillance space
• Banking knowledge in terms of customers, products, transactions and operations
• Experience in the communication surveillance process and the vendor tools, including but not limited to Digital Reasoning, Nexidia, preferred
• Proficient in MS Office Suite, e.g. Power Query; additional programming capabilities e.g. Python, VBA is advantageous
• Excellent communication in English (articulation and writing), Mandarin, Cantonese. Additional language capabilities e.g., Bahasa, Korean, Hindi advantageous
• Analytical, attention to details.
• Ability to multitask, prioritise and meet deadlines.

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.