
Executive Director, Sustainable Finance (based in Hong Kong or China)
- Central, Hong Kong
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work on the development and implementation of client strategies for Sustainable Finance products
- Work closely with the Regional Head of Sustainable Finance to develop and execute a plan that would make SCB the Bank best known for Sustainable Finance by our clients and other stakeholders. Works closely with the wider SF team, coverage and product leaders to develop an understanding of the competitive landscape and identify prospective partners who can address customer needs and accelerate growth
- Work closely with group corporate affairs to build a regional internal / external stake strategy promoting sustainability. Ensuring a consistent messaging to the internally and to the wider market
- Drive new sustainable finance transactions and origination across all products, loans, bonds, trade derivatives and deposits
- Have a good understanding of the client base and proactively build pipeline, identifying core industries
- Be able to work with relationship teams to develop client transition plans that encourage decarbonisation
- Proactively keeping abreast of regional global, and industry developments, assess implications and align and develop Bank relevant initiatives across businesses in response to regulatory and industry development in sustainable finance
- ESG rating and benchmarking analysis for corporates
- Developing Sector thematic that describe sustainable finance structure alternatives
- Develop opportunities through attendance at key Industry events as necessary.
- Proactively manage the designated Sustainable Finance client and product portfolio to ensure, risks are appropriately identified and managed.
- Maintain Close ties exist with key stakeholders e.g. Financial Markets, Transaction Banking, Corporate Finance, Risk, Country CEOs, Service Delivery, etc.
- Degree (BA or equivalent)
- 10 years plus banking experience with a minimum of 4+ years of experience in Origination
- Knowledge and experience across multiple products (preferred)
- Knowledge of environmental and socials risks and ESRM policies of the bank
- Ability to promote good teamwork, collaboration and management of conflict across stakeholders
- Language preference: Ability to speak, read and write in Mandarin and fluent in English. Korean and Japanese would be a plus.
- Ability to independently drive initiatives with minimum hands-on supervision
- Client focused with ability to establish and leveraging high impact relationships and presenting creative solutions
- Strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills
- Delivery and execution focused
- Ability to work with lots of moving parts and complexity
- Highly skilled in creation of briefing materials, report writing and preparation of presentations
- 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
- 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.