Head of Conduct & Controls, Americas
Standard Chartered Bank

Description - External

Standard Chartered Bank are currently looking to recruit a Head of Conduct and Control to join our team and help drive our non-financial risk management efforts to the next level. The successful candidate will be responsible for establishing a well built conduct and control framework to ensure effective risk identification, assessment, remediation, governance, and control effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement a culture-oriented framework that embeds a conduct and control mindset throughout the business, including in hiring, appraisals, and promotion of staff with a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity.
• Enhance the control framework across the Americas perimeter in line with global and central frameworks.
• Ensure proper oversight of regulatory, conduct, and control matters, including all remediation plans across the Americas platform.
• Facilitate relevant governance bodies on the topics of conduct, operational controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate awareness and understanding of the wider business, economic and market environment in which the Group operates, and solid understanding of CCIB Americas clients and business products.

What you'll be doing:

• Lead the NFR team to achieve the outcomes set out in the Bank's Conduct Principles: Fair Outcomes for Clients; Effective Financial Markets; Financial Crime Compliance; The Right Environment.
• Design, implement and maintain the NFR and Conduct risk report for CCIBRC while demonstrating awareness and understanding of the wider business.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
• Keep abreast of industry trends and regulatory impacts and ensure the CCIB Americas appropriately anticipates and adapts to address future developments.
• Partner with CCIB Americas business leaders and Risk & MT members to distil strategic objectives into concrete actions and plans, to enable the business to satisfy is risk and regulatory requirements efficiently and effectively.
• Responsible for maintaining a strong and appropriate first line risk and risk conduct environment across the business

Skills and Experience:

• 10-15 years of experience in risk management or a related field, with a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity in all aspects of business operations.
• Knowledge of CCIB E&A Businesses & Products, Regulation, and SCB ERMF and Governance Frameworks.
• Knowledge of Regulation and SCB ERMF and Governance Frameworks
• Through effective hiring, management, coaching, mentoring, role-modelling and delegation, equip the Americas NFR team with the necessary technical, professional and managerial skills to enable a strong performance culture, and build a pipeline of future talent, with a demonstrated commitment to promoting diversity and inclusivity.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

Flexible and hybrid work is available for this role.

Expected annual base pay range for the role is $177,232 - $250,000. The final offer will be determined on an individualised basis using a number of variables, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience and education, internal relativity, and specific work location. At Standard Chartered Bank, Base pay is only part of the total compensation package. Discretionary variable pay and a range of attractive bank sponsored benefit programs are available and designed to foster employee overall health and well-being including, but not limited to, a best in class 401k plan with up to 8% employer match, robust medical plan coverage with employer funded Health Savings Accounts, inclusive family building benefits, and flexible/hybrid working arrangements for many of our positions subject to role specific considerations

We are committed to diversity and inclusivity, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply. We believe that diversity brings valuable perspectives and experiences that contribute to our success as a company. We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all employees, regardless of their background or identity. If you share our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we encourage you to apply for this position.

Interested in flexible working opportunities? Standard Charter Bank empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Visit our careers website www.sc.com/careers

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