Strategic Business Manager: Securities Services & Digital Assets

Standard Chartered Plc; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Chartered is seeking a Business Manager for Securities Services & Digital Assets in Singapore to translate strategy into executable operating plans, drive budgeting discipline and ensure robust governance and control.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across finance, technology, risk and HR, shape performance reporting, manage stakeholder expectations and enable scalable, compliant execution across markets.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in banking, financial services or a comparable industry.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning and delivery of SS & DA strategic initiatives, translating business and cluster strategies into executable roadmaps, milestones and in-market outcomes.
• Support initiatives linked to new clients, products and geographic expansion, coordinating process, technology, people and control enablers for scalable and sustainable growth.
• Own end-to-end budgeting and forecasting for the SS business and central Digital Assets function, covering headcount, run costs and investment spend.
• Drive cost discipline through variance analysis, productivity tracking, cost-to-serve analysis, benefits tracking and identification of optimisation opportunities.
• Monitor demand, capacity, and resource utilisation to ensure delivery of service commitments and operational resilience.
• Support delivery of early careers programmes, performance and compensation, talent and succession planning, D&I priorities and annual Certified Persons review processes.
• Partner with frontline leaders on performance reviews, ensuring a transparent correlation between bonus and scorecard score.
• Drive consistent, timely, and high-quality communication of business priorities, transformation initiatives, and governance requirements.
• Act as a central coordination point between SS & DA Business Management leadership and key partners including Finance, Technology, Risk, HR, and business units.
• Drive alignment on planning assumptions, financial commitments, performance targets, and change priorities across the bank.

Skills

Strategic Planning

Budgeting & Cost Discipline

Change Management

Operational Risk & Control

Stakeholder Management

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Communication & Presentation

Data & MI Analysis

Job description

Standard Chartered is seeking a Business Manager for Securities Services & Digital Assets in Singapore to translate strategy into executable operating plans, drive budgeting discipline and ensure robust governance and control.

You will coordinate cross‑functional teams across finance, technology, risk and HR, shape performance reporting, manage stakeholder expectations and enable scalable, compliant execution across markets.