Strategy
The Executive Director is responsible for developing and managing the implementation of the Power, Utilities & Infrastructure Industry strategy in the Americas region.
Business
The Executive Director is responsible for leading the growth and competitive positioning of Power, Utilities & Infrastructure in the Americas region. The Industry Banker will bring coverage and product execution capabilities in order to focus on strategic deals (Corporate Finance and Capital Markets).
- Act as part of a global management team interacting with all key geographies and products
- Drive the Industries Group agenda including working with client segments and Product Partners to identify and target transaction opportunities in the region
- Take a leadership origination and execution role on strategic transactions
- Working on a senior basis on important transactions as a senior resource to ensure 'world class' execution
- Oversee deal selection, conflict resolution and risk management to ensure the firm chooses business consistent with its Strategy and policies
- Report to seniors about important business developments, risk issues and other relevant issues
- Plan with the teams how to best organize and drive business success and target client penetration
- Develop and maintain strong industry contacts and knowledge
People and Talent
- Responsible for reviewing team structure/capacity plans
- Recruit new talent including both senior and junior players
- Set and monitor job descriptions and objectives for direct reports and provide feedback and rewards in line with their performance against those responsibilities and objectives.
- Lead by example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations from their team and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.
- Ensure the provision of ongoing training and development of people, and ensure that holders of all critical functions are suitably skilled and qualified for their roles ensuring that they have effective supervision in place to mitigate any risks.
- Encourage a performance driven culture
Risk Management
- Provide appropriate guidance to the team to ensure portfolio standards are being met
- Engage Risk and Legal & Compliance as appropriate to escalate items relating to Risk Management
Governance
- Responsible for assessing the effectiveness of the team's arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business and, if necessary, oversee changes in these areas
- Awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework, in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role.
- Responsible for delivering 'effective governance'; capability to challenge fellow executives effectively; and willingness to work with any local regulators in an open and cooperative manner.
- Ensure that the firm's insider dealing policies as well as other compliance issues are understood and followed by Bankers
Regulatory & Business Conduct
- Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct.
- 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.
- Lead the 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.
- Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.
- Exercise authorities delegated by the Board of Directors and act in accordance with Articles of Association
Key Stakeholders
- Relationship Managers
- Regional GB and Product Heads
- Credit Risk, Legal, Compliance
- Credit and Portfolio Management
- Financial Markets
- Sustainable Finance
- Transaction Banking
Other Responsibilities
- Embed Here for good and Group's brand and values
Role Specific Technical Competencies
- Industry Knowledge
- Investment Banking Services
- Sales Proposals and Presentations
- Client Relationship Management
- Financial Statement Analysis
- Cross-Selling
Qualification
- At least 15 years of experience in the banking industry and 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role
- In-depth technical skills in investment banking coverage and M&A skills
- Prior experience in a top-tier investment bank with a track record in Structured Debt, Project Finance, M&A, Capital Markets, Financial Markets and Structured Trade transactions
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of Industry within scope of responsibility
- Effective communication skills both written and oral with internal and external clients
- Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance obligations Strong work ethics, detail orientation and a passion for excellence
About Standard Chartered
We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents. And we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.
Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion. Together we:
- Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
- Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
- Be better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
- 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, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 weeks maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with 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 all sorts of 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
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
- Recruitment assessments - some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you've applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. It means your application has progressed to an important stage of our recruitment process.
Expected annual base pay range for the role is $236, 000 - $295,000 .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
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