Assistant Relationship Manager Corporate Banking

Standard Chartered; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An international bank is seeking an Assistant Relationship Manager in Riyadh to manage client strategy execution and partner with account managers. The ideal candidate should possess a bachelor's degree in Banking or Finance and have strong knowledge in Corporate Finance and risk management. Strong negotiation and communication skills are essential. The bank offers competitive pay, flexible working options, and an inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Core bank funding for retirement savings

Time-off including annual leave and parental leave

Proactive wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience in using and adapting to client behaviours and preferences.
• Ability to work effectively with ambiguity in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage client strategy execution and partner closely with account managers.
• Coordinate resources to meet clients’ financial needs.
• Deliver outstanding client experiences and account management support.

Skills

Corporate Finance knowledge

Risk management

Financial and credit analysis

Business acumen

Negotiation skills

Client onboarding knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Banking, Economics, Finance or Accounting

Job description

Job Summary

Our Assistant Relationship Manager are trusted advisors to our clients. They partner with clients at the highest levels of their organisation to drive relationship growth and strategy. They bring deep industry knowledge and strong client relationships to understand their needs and advise customised solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• You’ll manage the client strategy execution, partnering closely with our Cluster and Geographies Account Managers, and Field Account Managers, in driving key account coverage and growth.
• You’ll be the assistant of the main global client relationship owner responsible for coordinating resources to fully meet the clients’ financial needs across our global footprint.
• Provide outstanding client experiences.
• Deliver account management and strategic support.
• Deliver Group client revenues, profitability, and risk acceptance.
• Use business acumen to negotiate, communicate and influence stakeholder decision making.
• Use your deep industry expertise to provide considered advice.

Skills and Experience

• Product knowledge - Corporate Finance, Markets, Transaction Banking, Sustainable Finance.
• Risk management, financial and credit analysis.
• Experienced in using and adapting to client behaviours and preferences.
• Uses business acumen, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of client onboarding, local market nuances and the regulatory landscape.
• Works effectively with ambiguity, in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Education – bachelor’s degree in Banking, Economics, Finance or Accounting preferred.
• Languages – English and Arabic.

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 thingand 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-offincluding 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 workingoptions based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing supportthrough 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 cultureto 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.