Regulatory Conduct Risk Governance Lead

Job Summary

• Lead effective regulatory conduct risk governance and provide trusted, risk-based advice to country and business stakeholders.
• Translate regulatory developments and conduct risk expectations into clear impact assessments, policies, governance actions, and senior-management reporting.
• Enable consistent, timely and well-controlled delivery of regulatory conduct risk activities across BAU and evolving offshore-managed service processes.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Regulatory Horizon Scanning and Insight

• Monitor regulatory developments, consultations, enforcement actions and emerging practices across relevant jurisdictions, assessing their applicability and potential impact on the organisation.
• Deliver timely, decision-useful regulatory insights, impact assessments, briefings and dissemination materials for country teams, senior management and risk committees.
  
  

Policy and Standards Management

• Develop, review and maintain policies and standards aligned to regulatory requirements and conduct risk expectations.
• Manage the end-to-end policy lifecycle, including drafting, review, approval, communication, implementation support and archiving.
• Provide practical interpretation and implementation guidance to business and country stakeholders.
  
  

Governance, Reporting and Risk Management

• Support effective operation of regulatory conduct risk governance forums through forward planning, quality papers, accurate records and disciplined follow-through.
• Track regulatory commitments, actions, issues and outcomes to timely closure, escalating overdue items, control weaknesses, serious breaches and risk appetite concerns through appropriate governance channels.
• Produce meaningful aggregated MI and analytics, with clear and concise reporting for Managed Services, senior management, risk committees and regulators where required.
  
  

Stakeholder Partnership and Service Delivery

• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, Business, Technology and relevant framework, policy and advisory teams to deliver a consistent approach to regulatory conduct risk management.
• Act as a trusted adviser and key contact for relevant RIU matters, providing responsive day-to-day support to country and BAU teams.
• Build effective relationships with senior executives and external regulators where required, communicating complex matters clearly and constructively.
  
  

Offshore Migration, Change and Conduct

• Support migration and stabilisation of activities into Managed Services, adapting responsibilities as processes and tools mature while maintaining clear ownership, controls and service quality.
• Apply an agile approach to BAU priorities, manage change effectively and drive timely resolution of delivery, risk and control matters.
• Operate as a senior individual contributor unless separate people-management accountability is confirmed; influence outcomes across teams without compromising the independence of Risk and CFCR.
• Model the Group's Values and Code of Conduct, promote openness and risk awareness, embed Here for good, and lead relevant CFCR Outreach priorities.
  
  

Skills And Experience

Must-have Skills

• Regulatory Environment – Financial Services
• CFCR Policies and Standards
• CFCR Risk Type Advisory and Risk Assessment
  
  

Other Skills

• Regulatory Horizon Scanning and Impact Analysis
• Governance, MI and Executive Reporting
• Manage Change and Agile Delivery
• Effective Communication and Stakeholder Management
  
  

Motivations

• Motivated by interpreting complex and evolving regulatory requirements and converting them into clear, practical action.
• Energised by building effective governance, improving controls and delivering high-quality insight that supports sound senior decision-making.
• Thrives in collaborative, agile and evolving service environments where influence, sound judgement and disciplined execution create measurable risk outcomes.
  
  

Qualifications

Key Experiences

• Relevant experience in regulatory compliance, conduct risk, risk governance or a comparable financial-services control function.
• Demonstrated experience in regulatory horizon scanning, impact assessment, policy and standards management, and translating requirements into implementation actions.
• Experience supporting governance forums, tracking regulatory commitments and issues, and producing senior-management MI, committee papers and concise briefings.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders across Compliance, Risk, Legal, Business and Technology in a matrix environment.
• Experience managing change, service transition or offshore migration is desirable, together with sound judgement in escalating regulatory and control matters.
  
  

Certifications / Qualifications (only Where Mandatory)

• No mandatory certification is specified in the source job description. A relevant degree or professional qualification in law, compliance, risk, governance or financial services would be advantageous.
  
  

Languages

• Fluent written and spoken English, with the ability to produce clear regulatory analysis, policy guidance and senior-level reporting. Additional language capability may be required depending on country coverage.
  
  

About Standard Chartered

We're a global bank connecting clients to our differentiated network, offering growth opportunities in the world's most dynamic markets. Our strategy, which combines cross-border capabilities and leading wealth management expertise, helps us deliver our purpose - to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.

Over our 170-year history, and across a unique geographical footprint connecting Asia, Africa and the Middle East to each other and the world, we've built a bank like no other, with diverse capabilities and partnerships that set us apart.

What We Offer

• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions, and geographies.
• 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 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.
  
  

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