Associate - Market Product Specialist at Standard Chartered Bank Kenya

Responsibilities

• To provide professional FI product service and support to the Capital Markets Products and Solutions (CMPS) Kenya team, Relationship Managers and Investment Advisors with a view to increase flows and growth in the country.
• Segments Covered: Consumer Private &Business Banking (CPBB)
• Regions Covered for FI: Kenya
• Develop tools & calculators to improve efficiency on the FI execution desk
• Generate new business by working closely with RMs, IAs.
• Provide quality economic information to CMPS frontliners as part of education and promotion of Fixed Income.
• Deal Execution on Fixed Income.
• Update and Maintain FI MIS on an on-going basis.
• Online Fixed Income - Channel development, enhancement and trouble shooting.

Start of Day

• Send opening Foreign Exchange Rates to Frontline, GBS and clients (Mid rates, Counter rates, Special rates & revaluation rates)
• Compose and disseminate the Daily Market Flash to Kenya & Uganda frontline - Execute Kenya
• Send FX Revenue Tracker (EOD)

Book FX for CPBB clients.

• Provide term sheet/pricing for LCY & FCY Fixed Income Securities to RMs & IAs
• Execute FI transactions on Bloomberg.
• Conduct auto FX set ups for Personal, Premium and Priority Clients (Proxy)
• Settlement of FI trades through Custody and GBS.

People and Talent

• Work closely with all stakeholders to ensure efficient pricing, speed of response and information sharing.
• Co-ordinate with traders to keep abreast of Market movement.

Risk Management

• Ensure to highlight any potential risk if any.
• Regular process reviews to pick key themes that may point to emerging risks
• EOD sanity check on all deals booked to arrest anomalies

Governance

• Ensure all laid down policies are adhered to in the execution of our business and highlighting areas of concern
• Ensure Regulatory and internal compliance.

Regulatory and 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 Kenya CMPS 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.

Key Stakeholders

• CPBB Frontline and Heads of Segment
• Governance
• Wealth Proposition Manager
• GBS teams
• Digital Channel Developers
• Retail Analytics

Our Ideal Candidate

• Regulations & Market Practice (Kenya) - Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
• International Introduction to Securities & Investment (Kenya) - CISI - Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment
• ACI Dealing Certificate ACI - The Financial Markets Association
• Degree or equivalent

Role Specific Competencies

• ACI
• CISI