Associate Lending Solutions, GSAC SG

Standard Chartered; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered Bank Singapore is seeking a Lending Solutions Lead for Private Banking within GSAC to design and deliver bespoke financing for high-net-worth clients across key markets. You will originate, structure and propose tailored lending solutions while maintaining a rigorous view of risks and controls.

Collaborating with relationship managers, product specialists and risk teams, you will drive timely credit decisions, client proposals and ongoing reviews to ensure compliant,

Qualifications

• Bachelor or MBA in a relevant field.
• Strong financial analysis and credit underwriting skills.
• Experience in Private Banking lending is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and assist in analyzing bespoke lending cases and assess financial conditions.
• Collaborate with RMs and clients to tailor lending solutions.
• Support credit process, risk management and timely execution.

Skills

Financial and Fundamental Analysis

Structuring of financing deals

Education

Bachelor / MBA

Job description

To lead and assist in providing lending solutions in the Private Banking, across all the key footprint markets of Standard Chartered Bank for the GSAC segment. In essence, to proactively propose bespoke financing solutions in meeting the requirements of our Private Banking clients, including helping to diversify and build their personal wealth. On the other hand, keeping an analytical view and assessment on the underlying risks whilst proposing mitigations to address such risks and upholding the values of Standard Chartered Bank.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy

• To support lending strategy for the PvB region locally and globally
• Actively originating lending deals by providing client‑centric lending solutions to the Private Banking, GSAC clients. As the first line of defence, to ensure sufficient risk management.
• To enhance the understanding of lending by actively engaging with RMs and clients and market our lending products.
• Contribute to the team and overall PvB budget by actively closing new lending deals expeditiously.

Business

• To lead and assists in the analysis and assessment of bespoke financing cases, in conjunction with the relevant teams. This would include analysing and evaluation financial conditions, operations, market position of the underlying company.
• Working closely with a senior lender from start-to-end in execution of loans
• Prepare appropriate client proposals, pitchbooks, industry updates
• Track market and general financial and economic developments
• Participate on identified projects to spearhead lending initiatives
• Collaborate with frontline, other support functions, business partners, and product specialists to deliver One Bank and provide effective client solutions.
• Support the delivery of the Private Bank business’ short and longer-term objectives.
• Ensure timely turnaround in tasks on-hand including enquiries from RMs and clients, ongoing reviews of existing accounts
• Support the team in annual renewal cases / reviews
• Meet clients and tailor lending solutions based on clients’ needs and bank’s risk appetite
• Coach and provide guidance to RMs/CSMs on all credit‑related matters.

Processes

• Support RMs in the credit process and perform tasks as per Global LST Rules of Engagement
• Take responsibility to comply with internal policies, procedures, codes and applicable external laws and regulations.
• Get involved and lead some of the development as part of the credit process upgrades

Risk Management

• Do what is right in order to avoid reputational risks and operational losses
• Gain thorough understanding of risk and control environment and drive rectifications as required.
• Ensure effective implementation of Risk Management framework in the team (risk appetite is clear and integral to the strategy with appropriate controls, and having effective processes in place to identify, manage, monitor and report risk
• Ensure systems and procedures are in place to safeguard the security, integrity and confidentiality of information

Governance

• Ensure that systems and controls are adequate and in compliance with Group and Business policies, procedures, standards and codes, including those governing all Risk types, Compliance, Operational Risk, Technology and Operations, Finance and Reputation
• Ensure (i) adherence to and (ii) team receives prompt and regular training on: the following Regulatory Compliance policies and processes (both on-shore & offshore, as is applicable) including but not limited to Treating Customers Fairly, Suitability, KYC, AML, CDD, AOD, AML, sanctions laws and terrorist financing, regulations, rules and standard business practices.
• Ensure adherence with the highest standards of ethics and compliance with relevant policies, processes and regulations.

Regulatory and 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, escape, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders

• Head of Lending Solutions, Private Bank GSAC
• Market Heads - Private Bank (for GSAC)
• Senior Credit Officers and Senior Credit Managers for Private Banking

Other Responsibilities

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Singapore / Private Bank; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats)

Role Specific Technical Skills and Competencies

• Financial and Fundamental Analysis
• Structuring of financing deals

Our Ideal Candidate

Education

• Bachelor / MBA

Training

• Strong Financial Analysis skills and experience
• Market knowledge
• PVB/Credit underwriting experience
• Understanding of Regulatory Framework and Requirements

Languages

• Business Communication

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.

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