Cross-Border Legal and Compliance Advisor

Job description / Role

The role holder works as a member of a global team to assist in the management of the Bank's international regulatory and reputational risk arising from cross border business with a particular emphasis on MENAP.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
- Assist in the co-ordination of the Banks cross border business approval process with an emphasis on MENAP. Product range will encompass the full suite of the Banks products.
- Provide advice to colleagues from throughout the Bank, especially legal and compliance colleagues, around all aspects of the management of the Banks cross border business risk.
- Take the lead in resolving issues and act as a coordinator to facilitate inter-department engagement.
- Take pro-active steps to keep the Banks business operations in line with current regulations, and work with local legal and compliance to prepare the business lines for upcoming regulatory or other changes.
- Actively engage the business lines and legal and compliance colleagues to obtain continuous feedback on compliance performance to assist in the development of the Banks cross border compliance programme.
- Develop a strong professional relationship with the different Bank business lines, with responsibility for ensuring the same are fully confident in the cross border compliance programme and the cross border compliance team.
- Actively engage relevant stakeholders local teams, regulators, risk functions and compliance colleagues to continually value-add to the overall risk management framework.
- Encourage legal and compliance and business teams to work together to manage in-country and business-wide regulatory and product risks.

Requirements

Technical Knowledge
- Possess technical knowledge in typical laws and regulations applicable to the business (or businesses) for which he/she is responsible.
- Have an understanding of variations in such laws and regulations across various jurisdictions.
- Have a sound grasp of the sales activities of the Bank, its operating model, and its key risks.

Compliance skills
- A developed ability to identify and assess risk, develop controls and provide reports.
- Sound experience, shown by demonstrable achievements in the above areas.

Project management skills
- Have an understanding of project management and is able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a high pressure environment.
- Sound experience, shown by demonstrable achievements in a project implementation.

Analytical skills
- Ability to analyse relevant laws and regulations and correlate regulatory issues to products and business models.
- Ability to identify and articulate compliance issues.
- Problem solving and solution finding skills.
- Ability to carry out data mining and trend analysis.

Communications and client management skills
- Well developed presentation skills one-to-one, small group, large group.
- Ability to ensure that relevant stakeholders receive relevant and timely information on developments in compliance or in the business, with the priority on ensuring no surprises.
- Well developed ability to use communications channels appropriate to the situation.
- Advanced dispute resolution skills.
- Advanced ability to lead discussions around complex problems with relevant stakeholders.

Institutional knowledge (not required for new hires)
- Knowledge of the system of internal controls that enables effective management of the affairs of the Group.
- Knowledge of internal governance and management structures.
- Knowledge of the products and services offered by the bank, its history, geographical footprint, and strategic plan.

Closing Dates
The closing date for applications is 17/12/2014. Please note all closing dates are given in Hong Kong time (GMT + 8 hours). We aim to respond to successful applicants within four weeks and will keep a record or your application in our database so that we can contact you when suitable vacancies arise in future.

Diversity & Inclusion
Standard Chartered is committed to diversity and inclusion. We believe that a work environment which embraces diversity will enable us to get the best out of the broadest spectrum of people to sustain strong business performance and competitive advantage. By building an inclusive culture, each employee can develop a sense of belonging, and have the opportunity to maximise their personal potential.

About the Company

Standard Chartered Bank started in 1958 in UAE with its first branch in Sharjah. The Group’s business gradually increased in Dubai with the opening of several branches and today, Dubai is the administrative hub of the Middle East and South Asia Region. In its 43rd year, the Bank enjoys the position of having the most extensive branch network among foreign international banks in UAE with 10 branches emirate-wide.

Standard Chartered is an international bank, focused on the established and emerging markets of Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America with an extensive global network of more than 600 offices in over 50 countries. The three principal business groups are Global Markets, Personal Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking.

In UAE, we are one of the leading banks, offering an extensive range of products and services for personal customers, local companies, multinational corporate and financial institutions.