Job Summary

The Executive Director will be responsible for supporting the implementation of the M&A strategy within Industrials and providing industry expertise to support client transactions

This role will be responsible for originating and providing Industrials sector expertise to support clients. They will bring coverage and product execution capabilities in order to focus on strategic deals (M&A, Corporate Finance, Financial and Capital Markets). They will also work closely as a team with the Relationship Managers, other M&A bankers and Product Partners to deepen client relationships and drive revenue and returns growth.

Responsibilities:

• Support the M&A Europe business strategy and budget in the context of M&A strategy, and recommending them for approval by the relevant governing body.
• Assist in the implementation of M&A client segment strategy, including a global customer value proposition, as a framework within which the client segments and product groups operate and ensuring the CF marketing strategy supports this.
• Delivery of agreed business performance and cost across the M&A Europe business.
• Maintenance of the integrity of client data which is owned by M&A.
• Support the product development for M&A Europe.
• Strengthen the M&A Process Universe allocated to the Head of M&A, Europe by the Group's Operational Risk Type Framework (ORTF). Accountable to the risk control owners and/or Group policy owners for implementation of policies and control standards set by them, ensuring compliance and operating within risk tolerance and risk appetite.
• Ensure compliance with regulations, financial crime, escalating material risk in accordance with the Group's Enterprise Risk Management Framework (ERMF), building a culture of good conduct within M&A Europe, in accordance with the Group's ORTF.
• Work with the following people who have responsibility for other activities of the business:

Regional teams, who are responsible for overseeing the implementation of regional and country strategies. Each of them is also responsible for ensuring that country regulations are taken into account and complied with and that issues related to regulatory compliance are identified and resolved, country or entity balance sheet management and capital sufficiency, and monitoring, managing and escalating material risks in accordance with the Group's ERMF. Group and Regional Function teams, who are responsible for those policies, procedures and processes that they own that impact M&A Europe.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy
• Support the implementation of M&A Europe client segment strategies, market and positioning strategies, including a global customer value proposition, as a framework within which the client segments and product groups operate and ensuring the M&A Europe marketing strategy supports this. Such strategies must be aligned to the overall strategic direction of CF and the Group as well as the Group Code of Conduct.
• Work with the Regional teams of GB, CB and FM to ensure that the M&A Europe business is aligned with the needs and business plans of Regional and Country operations.
• Work to meet the clear milestones against which the progress of the M&A Europe strategy implementation is measured.

Business

• Support the Head of M&A, Europe in setting achievable M&A Europe business global performance targets relating to revenue and costs.
• Delivery of agreed business performance and cost across M&A Europe.
• Drive financial performance to monitor financial results against targets and manage the cost budget within M&A Europe, including meeting long term economic revenue (ER) goals and RWA targets.
• Develop a culture which understands and evaluates the constant trade-offs between new business, risk and capital deployment.
• Ensure the suitability and appropriateness of products through a robust framework and consider material issues at the appropriate governing committees.
• Maintain and manage a framework to deal with vulnerable clients.

Processes
• Support the Head of M&A, Europe to manage the implementation of policies and control standards set by risk control owners and policy owners, ensuring compliance and operating within risk tolerance and risk appetite. Ensure the adequacy and effectiveness of the systems, controls and procedures relating to M&A Europe, that they are regularly and independently tested, assessed and improved in a timely manner.
• Drive continuous improvement of the operational efficiency and effectiveness of processes to increase the consistency of global systems and processes.
• Ensure that systems, controls and procedures are commensurate with the nature, scale and complexity of the M&A Europe business, taking into account of all relevant circumstances (including the external environment).
• Ensure there is a framework for effective management of operational risks within M&A Europe and compliance with applicable internal policies, and external laws and regulations.
• Support the delivery of the M&A Europe strategy in a safe and well-controlled manner and on an end-to-end basis - incorporating infrastructure requirements and building a business that is fit-for-growth.

People & Talent
• Lead through example and build the appropriate culture and values. Set appropriate tone and expectations for M&A Europe business and work in collaboration with risk and control partners.

Risk Management
• Support the Head of M&A, Europe to ensure there are appropriate frameworks in place so that the M&A Europe business is carried out within the Group's risk appetite and reputational and credit risks are appropriately managed in conjunction with direct reports and other stakeholders.
• Comply with the highest standards of regulatory conduct and compliance standards and practices as defined by internal and external requirements. This includes compliance with anti-money laundering regulations and guidelines.
• Ensure any audit and compliance issues relating to the M&A Europe business are resolved in a timely manner.
• Ensure that Risk Management matters that are brought to the job-holder's attention are subject to direct remedial action and/or escalated, where appropriate to relevant risk committees.

Governance
• Adhere to SCB Governance frameworks

Skills and Experience

• Financial analysis
• Financial modelling
• Valuation
• Transaction documentation (eg SPA etc)
• Negotiation
• Presentation skills

Qualifications

Education in Finance or related discipline
Licenses - FCA Certified

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.