Regulatory Conduct Risk Governance Lead
Standard Chartered · Banking & Financial Services
- Bangalore, India
- On-site
- Posted yesterday
About the job
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.
Visit our careers website to learn more about us: www.sc.com/careers.