Massive Jobs at Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria

Standard Chartered Bank – We’re an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 160 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. As a leading international bank, we strive to help people and businesses prosper across Asia, Africa and the Middle East.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Markets Business Manager

Requisition Number: 47656
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Type: Office Working

Key Responsibilities

• To provide operational excellence and business enablement support for the Head of  Markets, Nigeria, and the Regional team.
• This includes the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Operational Risk Framework (ORF), governance, conduct and supervision.
• To act as a trusted advisor in supporting the Markets Country Head in managing and running the Markets business in-country

Strategy:

• Understand and support the implementation of the Nigeria and West Africa cluster Markets strategy and local business initiatives in alignment with the Global Markets strategy
• Understand the group’s business strategy and its implications for the Markets business in risk management, business enablement and advisory support
• Articulation of business performance and underperformance to stakeholders
• Supervision of Markets, and oversight of Treasury Markets and Capital Markets Product Sales (CMPS) in the Nigeria dealing room, in line with the Markets/TM/CMPS MoU.
• Be aware of and understand the Group’s business strategy for Financial Markets and understand its implications on operational risk
• Business budgeting and forecasting where required
• Driving and management of a prudent cost and risk culture.

Business:

• Partner with global and local stakeholders and partners to agree priorities for execution
• Identification and unblocking of business issues
• Promote awareness and understanding of the regulatory framework in which the Group operates, and the regulatory requirements and expectations relevant to the role
• Assist in the delivery of the management agenda – drive initiatives designed to improve financial performance, operating efficiency, risk and people management.
• Responsible for challenging and questioning business strategy in application of operational risk appetite, seek to optimise the business risk-return profile
• Represent the business when interacting with the support functions.
• Improve communication across business, function, and geographies.
• Recommend and drive continuous improvements in the business, i.e., identify and executing ad-hoc improvements to business processes, policies, structure, and roles.

Processes:

• Responsible for coordinating internal and external audit reviews – liaising with stakeholders to ensure timely / accurate information is provided. Review audit findings and key themes, assisting the business to achieve timely resolution of action plans.
• Responsible for supporting the business in minimizing operational risks and losses, and ensure material operational losses are investigated to prevent recurrence per group policy. Root Cause Analysis to be carried out where required and ensure any findings are remediated.
• Responsible for being the go-to person for the business for all operational risk related incidents and queries that arise, and becoming a business end-to-end subject matter expert in all Financial Markets products offered by the Bank in this market
• Responsible for coordinating with stakeholders in the country and with other Markets operational risk managers to increase transparency and share key learnings and best practices
• Responsible for ensuring quality of information recorded in risk tracking system , as well as ensuring accuracy, completeness of data, and timely resolution of actions
• Responsible for identifying knowledge gaps, facilitate development of training, arrange relevant business training on Operational Risk
• Continuously seek out process simplification and re-engineering opportunities to improve operational efficiency.

People & Talent:

• Responsible for driving appropriate culture and values within the team. Setting appropriate tone and expectations for the team, work in collaboration with risk and control partners across all functions
• For team Leads, responsible for building and developing/growing the team

Risk Management:

• Assess the effectiveness of the Group’s arrangements to deliver effective governance, oversight and controls in the business. Challenge processes, procedures, and policy if there is opportunity for improvement
• Accountable for the development of control enhancements to ensure any known risks are controlled within acceptable boundaries
• Accountable for the identification of operational risk for new products and new business, regulatory and thematic risks, and the implementation of appropriate controls to mitigate these risks
• Facilitate and drive the monthly cluster NFRF/BRF
• Responsible for managing the Markets Nigeria &  Non-Financial Risk Forum (NFRF).
• Ensure adequate governance and oversight over operational risk, through the escalation and appropriate resolution of relevant risk exposures to Regional Non-Financial Risk Committee (Regional NFRC) and Markets Business Risk Forum as required.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of the Control Sample Testing (CST) process, sampling and testing the population of controls to ensure compliance with agreed control standards and facilitating the monitoring/collection of any Key Risk Indicators (KRIs).  With the process owner ensure

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group’s Values and Code of Conduct.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, across Standard Chartered Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key stakeholders:

• Head, Markets, (Nigeria)
• Head of Treasury Markets Nigeria
• Head of CMPS
• Senior Operational Risk Officer(s) (SORO)
• Regional COO
• Markets Product COOs
• Country Compliance
• Markets CFCC Advisory
• Internal Audit
• External Audit
• Markets Operations
• Local Finance and Markets Business Finance Partner.

Other Responsibilities:

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Nigeria Markets COO team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats); [List all responsibilities associated with the role]

Qualifications

• Education: University Degree
• Certifications: Certification in Financial Markets e. g ACI Certification, Risk Management and Compliance will be added advantage.

Skills and Experience:

• Effective Communication
• Influencing thorough Expertise
• Project management
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic
• Business Development
• Organizational Governance.

Application Closing Date
1st February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online

Job Title: Head of Security

Requisition Number: 47784
Location: Lagos
Employment Type: Permanent
Work Type: Office Working

Job Summary

• The Group has a low risk tolerance from any Health, Safety and Security (HS&S) incident which could harm any person in the workplace.
• The Group Safety & Security Policy defines the Group’s approach to S&S risk. S&S risk is the potential for loss resulting from an unsafe workplace and/or an unsafe practice within the workplace.
• The Security Manager is accountable to the Security Manager Kenya & Africa and Country Head of CRES Nigeria  to deliver and implement the security component of the Group Safety & Security Policy to ensure  that the bank meets both the internal and National legal requirements.

Business:

• Provide proactive advice and support to the Country Management Team on all aspects of security management.
• Ensure efficient delivery of the requirements outlined within the MSA/LSA/Order Form in particular reference to security service.
• Fulfil the requirements of the Country Security Manager as outlined in Group Security Operating Standards (GSOS). To recommend areas where it is necessary the exceed the requirements of GSOS to address country specific threats faced by the Bank to an acceptable level of risk.
• Ensure the application of Global Security Process 1(GSP 1), Global Security Process 2 (GSP 2) & Global Security Process 3 (GSP 3) at a country level.
• Manage the security control room function and facilitate the retrieval access control and CCTV data to support reports and investigations in accordance with the relevant procedures.
• Coordinate the commissioning and acceptance of access control, CCTV and alarms systems.
• Coordinate with the facilities management team to develop a life cycle replacement (LCR) and planned preventive maintenance (PPM) schedule for all locations and establish the required budgets.
• Develop the country security budget request covering, regulatory/GSOS compliance, risk appropriate enhancements etc. Actively identify opportunities for cost savings through simplification, digitalisation and automation
• Direct or provide input to incident investigations, ensuring any corrective action and required associated paperwork is completed within an appropriate timeframe.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Health & Safety (H&S) Manager is the delivery of Groups Safety & Security campaigns and initiatives.
• Act a Cyber Security champion to assist in the implementation of the Cyber Security programme.
• Fulfil the reporting requirements of the security Master Service Agreement (MSA)/ Group Security Operating Standard (GSOS).
• Identify and communicate areas of improvement and best practice, to the Head of CRES/Country Management Team (CMT).
• Coordinating account communication on system updates, legislation changes and/or other business updates.
• Any other reports required for support the Group Corporate Real Estate & Services (CRES) Agenda.

Risk Management:

• To provide a safe working environment for the Bank staff, clients and visitors, the security manager is required to monitor the security related risks faced by the Bank within the country and take proactive measures to reduce risk and minimise loss and communicate incidents to senior management and provide them with professional advice on all aspects of security.
• Provide advice and support to relevant crisis management and business resilience teams.
• Maintain Corporate Real Estate & Services (CRES) function-dispensation/exemption management if security arrangements do not meet the requirements of the Bank standards.
• Facilitate to collection of data for control sample testing (CSTs) and support Group Safety and Security, Group CRES and Group Internal Audit where required.

Governance:

• Develop and maintain a security laws and obligations register and ensure that the Bank meets them and evidence compliance with all local regulatory requirements.

Regulatory & Business Conduct:

• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group Code of Conduct & Ethics.
• Take personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, including regulatory and business conduct, the Bank. This includes understanding and ensuring compliance with, in letter and spirit, all applicable laws, regulations, guidelines and the Group Code of Conduct.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

Key Stakeholders:

• Country Chief Executive Officer
• Country Chief Financial Officer
• Country Head of Human Resource
• Country Management Team
• Cluster and Regional Leads
• National security/emergencies services
• Security services vendors.

Other Responsibilities:

• Embed Here for good and Group’s brand and values in Nigeria CRES team; Perform other responsibilities assigned under Group, Country, Business or Functional policies and procedures; Multiple functions (double hats).

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor’s Degree with experience – Security senior position 10+ years.
•  Banking sector Expereince.

Skills and Experience:

• Effective Communication
• Risk Management
• Security systems i.e. electronic access control systems (Lenel), alarm and fire monitoring systems
• Influencing Through Expertise
• Security Management
• Supply Partner Management.

Application Closing Date
3rd February, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online