Job Description

Job ID: 42820


Location: London, GB


Area of interest: Corporate Strategy


Job type: Regular Employee


Work style: Office Working


Opening date: 30 Oct 2025

Job Summary

Team is responsible for the acquisition and disposition of businesses, management of portfolio of strategic equity investments and divestments.

Transactions include:


o Acquisitions and disposals of companies or banks, businesses, product or customer capabilities and portfolios to strengthen the core franchise of the bank.

o Strategic investments, alliances and joint ventures.

o Organic new market entry strategy by way of a representative office, branch or subsidiary.

o Special projects such as subsidiarisation and equity raisings.
Executing transactions including (a) evaluation and preliminary assessment; (b) process/project management; (c) negotiation, signing and internal approval.

Managing internal approvals.

Corporate Development function works with Country and Global Business CEOs to identify opportunities to initiate or exit corporate investments, managing corporate investments on an ongoing basis, including opportunities with SC Ventures.

Work closely with Global Business CEOs, the Group functional leaders and external advisers on transaction execution

Key Responsibilities

Evaluate the performance of the Group (and that of each of its portfolio of businesses) against its strategic ambitions, its own financial framework and market expectations. Consider and proactively discuss the optimum allocation of resources around the Group and any choices it may have to re-allocate capital and improve performance:

Consider the capital resources available to the group.

Anticipate the challenges the Group will face and present solutions to mitigate those challenges.

Review transaction opportunities aligned with the strategic agenda of the Group:

Understanding of the strategic ambitions and challenges of the Group and each Business.

Establish a vision: proactively seek opportunities to pursue the growth agenda of the Group.

Engage in an active dialogue to anticipate solutions to the growth agenda and challenges the bank faces in its various markets.

External focus: maintain close relationships with potential partners, competitors and advisors to understand best practice and strategic aspirations.

Execute on all elements of the strategic initiatives listed above

Skills and Experience

Team player who enjoys working closely with colleagues in an agile environment. Ability to grow a network in the bank across different functions, businesses and markets. Understanding of banking sector corporate finance principles (M&A, investments, strategic alliances, joint ventures, etc Strong judgment and intellect combined with analytical and decision-making skills. Excellent communication (oral, written and presentation) and interpersonal skills. Ability to deliver time-critical projects and work in diverse project teams. Positive contributor to team in terms of ideas and knowledge.

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 offer

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 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.
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