Head DDP Operations

Job Description

*About Standard Chartered We are a leading international bank focused on helping people and companies prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. To us, good performance is about much more than turning a profit. Its about showing how you embody our valued behaviours - do the right thing, better together and never settle - as well as our brand promise, Here for good. Were committed to promoting equality in the workplace and creating an inclusive and flexible culture - one where everyone can realise their full potential and make a positive contribution to our organisation. This in turn helps us to provide better support to our broad client base.The Role Responsibilities Strategy
• To institutionalise the FPI registration, account opening and maintenance process so that is well defined for the implementation and servicing teams, as well as clients.
• To participate in the local product development and sales initiatives related to FPI registration and account opening.
• To participate in the bank s A3 initiative and deliver / implement the same.
Business
• To manage the operational relationship for interface with implementation and servicing teams.
• To serve as a focal point of contact with implementation and servicing teams, and regulators and clients, with regard to FPI registration and account opening.
Processes
• To facilitate the process of accounting opening and maintenance to be smooth, error free and timely.
• To facilitate the review of FPI registration related documents and revert to respective stakeholders.
• To monitor the outstanding documentation, follow up with implementation and servicing teams and keep the same at a minimum level.
• To regularly monitor and maintain service standards.
• To liaise with regulators for any outstanding approvals.
People and Talent
• To help build a good work life balance for self and team.
• To constantly motivate team towards better performance.
• To encourage and foster a collaborative and supportive working environment.
Risk Management
• To keep implementation and servicing teams abreast in conjunction with Product of changes in regulations and market procedures, operating procedures affecting FPI registration and account opening.
• To undertake periodic self-assessment on key controls to assess the proper functioning and adequacy of existing controls.
Governance
• To ensure full awareness for self and team of all procedures and policies impacting FPI registration and account opening.
• To instil alertness in self and team for any suspicious transactions and escalate the same.
• To ensure timely completion of all mandatory e-learnings.
• To comply with applicable MLPA guidelines.
Regulatory & Business Conduct
• To display exemplary conduct and live by the Group s Values and Code of Conduct.
• To 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.
Key Stakeholders Internal
• Head of Custody and Clearing Operations
• Country Legal, Compliance and FCC
• Country Business Head and team
• Product, Implementation and Servicing team
• Country Cobam team
• Country CLM Operations team
External
• Regulators (SEBI, RBI)
• Depositories and exchanges
• Peer custodians
Our Ideal Candidate
• Excellent knowledge of FPI regulations and at least 5 years of experience in custody operations.
Apply now to join the Bank for those with big career ambitions. To view information on our benefits including our flexible working please visit our career pages . We welcome conversations on flexible working.,

Keyskills :
product developmentwork life balancefocal pointaccount openingsales initiatives