Regulatory Conduct Risk Governance Lead(India,Malaysia)

Regulatory Conduct Risk Governance Lead (India, Malaysia)

Join Standard Chartered as the Regulatory Conduct Risk Governance Lead for India and Malaysia. This newly created role, part of the Risk and Compliance, Financial Crime & Conduct Risk (CFCR) COO team, supports the organization’s regulatory conduct risk through governance, horizon scanning, and policy management.

Job Summary

The role reports to the Associate Director, Regulatory Identification Unit and is responsible for supporting countries on regulatory conduct risk initiatives, ensuring emerging regulatory requirements are embedded into business practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the lift & shift initiative and work closely with country teams to adapt governance processes.
• Directly support country teams with responsibilities that vary according to scope.
• Monitor and assess upcoming regulatory developments, consultations, and enforcement actions across relevant jurisdictions.
• Support dissemination activities and provide timely insights and impact analysis on new or changing regulations that may impact the organization.
• Prepare reports and briefings for senior management and risk committees to support strategic decision‑making.
• Develop, review, and maintain internal policies and standards to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and conduct risk expectations.
• Manage the end‑to‑end policy governance lifecycle (creation, review, approval, communication, and archiving).
• Support business functions in interpreting and implementing policy requirements.
• Support the effective operation of regulatory conduct risk governance forums.
• Track regulatory commitments, actions, and outcomes to ensure timely closure and escalation of issues where necessary.
• Provide clear and concise reporting to senior management, risk committees, and regulators (as required).
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, Legal, and Business teams to ensure a consistent approach to regulatory conduct risk management.
• Act as a trusted advisor to stakeholders on governance processes, policies, and regulatory developments.
• Build effective relationships with senior executives and external regulators where required.
• Use an agile approach to manage BAU and support offshore migration activities.
• Support BAU / country teams on day‑to‑day business activity and act as a key contact point for relevant RIU matters.
• Uphold and reinforce the independence of the Risk and CFCR function from short‑term revenue drivers.
• Promote and embed a culture of openness, trust, and risk awareness, ensuring conduct is the norm.
• Manage risk and control weaknesses quickly, ensuring they are addressed within appropriate time‑frames and escalated to management and relevant committees.
• Escalate serious regulatory breaches or breaches of risk appetite to senior management for regulatory notification as appropriate.
• Ensure proactive dissemination of regulatory changes and associated risks, and engage in regulatory reform.
• Provide aggregated MI / analytics to support Managed Services.
• Maintain exemplary conduct, living by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Embed the highest standards of ethics, regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank.
• Identify, elevate, mitigate and resolve relevant risk matters collaboratively.
• Embed the Group’s brand and values in all activities, particularly within the Malaysia / RCR Managed Services.
• Execute responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures.

Skills and Experience

Benefits

Seniority Level

Executive

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Legal

Industries

Banking

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