Director, Sales, Securities Services

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced sales and relationship management professional to drive growth across our Financing and Securities Services (FSS) business.

The role is responsible for developing and managing relationships with institutional clients, including asset managers, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and securities firms.

The successful candidate will identify and win new business opportunities, grow existing client relationships, and promote the Bank's full suite of FSS solutions. Working closely with Product, Risk, Operations, Legal, Compliance, and Technology teams, the individual will deliver client-centric solutions, drive revenue growth, and ensure successful execution of strategic initiatives across the region.

Key ResponsibilitiesSales

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Drove sales growth and client expansion across ASEAN and South Asia by increasing wallet share, onboarding new services, and acquiring New-to-Bank and New-to-FSS clients.

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Built and managed a diverse sales pipeline while collaborating with Financial Markets, Client Coverage, and Product teams to deliver strategic revenue opportunities and cross-sell solutions.

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Acted as a trusted advisor to institutional clients, leveraging market insights, product expertise, and relationship management to strengthen client engagement and business growth.

Relationship Management

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Managed strategic relationships for key Financial Securities Services (FSS) clients across Asia, driving client retention, revenue growth, wallet expansion, and long-term partnership value.

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Led cross-functional stakeholder engagement across Product, Operations, Client Services, and Relationship Management teams to deliver solutions for complex multi-market client requirements, escalations, and service improvements.

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Supported business growth through RFPs, rebids, due diligence reviews, and strategic advisory services while ensuring consistent service delivery, risk management, and governance across regional markets.

Our Ideal Candidate

• Possess a minimum of 10 years relevant experience within Financing and Securities Services, Securities Services, Custody, Clearing, or Fund Services sectors.

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of FSS products and a thorough understanding of client requirements specific to institutional finance and asset servicing sectors.

• Have a sound understanding of Financial Markets, Cash Management, and preferably Digital Assets, enabling a broad perspective on client needs and industry trends.

• Proven expertise in business development, sales origination, and relationship management with a consistent record of exceeding revenue targets.

• Exhibit a comprehensive grasp of client segments and buying behaviours, fostering trust and credibility across all levels from CFOs and CIOs to operational teams.

• Display strong commercial awareness and the ability to identify and capitalize on cross-selling opportunities to enhance client wallet share.

• Maintain an extensive network within market industries, stock exchanges, and regulatory bodies, supporting market position and insight.

• Hold a relevant academic degree complemented by professional accountancy or equivalent financial qualifications.

• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal, facilitating effective stakeholder engagement across diverse geographies.

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, results-driven professional with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to operate confidently in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 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

• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term

What we offerIn 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 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.