Client Service Manager

Posting End Date:** 04 And 06 And 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Provide robust operational and client service support to assigned Relationship Manager(s) to help achieve financial and service targets.
• Deliver high-quality service to existing and prospective clients through effective follow-up, engagement, and relationship management.
• Support referral generation across Wealth, Balance Sheet, and Mortgage solutions by coordinating next steps and client needs.
• Manage client relationships and portfolios during Relationship Manager absence (e.g., leave), ensuring continuity of service.
• Complete and support key client lifecycle and governance activities on time, including:
• + Periodic Reviews (PR), Triggers Review (TR), Source of Wealth, Local Client Committee (LCC) submissions
• + Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) actions and credit renewals
• + Complaints handling, credit reports, deceased and dormancy account processing
• + Execution & Advisory Wealth Trades processing, asset transfers, and Foreign Exchange (FX) processing
• Maintain awareness of AML “red flags”; escalate suspected suspicious activity to the Money Laundering Reporting Officer as appropriate.
• Receive, record, and manage client complaints in line with process; respond within agreed turnaround times and drive issues through to resolution in partnership with the Complaints Manager.
• Execute client transactions accurately, within delegated authority, and without exposing the bank to undue risk.
• Support portfolio hygiene by helping keep PR/TR overdue thresholds within agreed limits.
• Keep documentation complete and compliant (CDD) in line with local and Group requirements.
• Contribute to risk reduction by identifying and escalating potential fraud and implementing corrective actions from client feedback.
• Commit to continuous learning, including annual product accreditations, mandatory e‑learning, and (where applicable) at least 25 hours CPD per year.
• Skils and Qualifications

Experience & Knowledge

• Minimum **2 years’** client service experience, ideally in banking or financial services (e.g., bank, investment office, fund manager, private banking environment).
• Understanding of banking practices, regulations, and internal policies/procedures; familiarity with investments and global market context is an advantage.
• A financial qualification is advantageous (or a clear commitment to working towards relevant certifications).
• Core skills
• Strong client service and relationship management capability with confidence handling daily client interaction (calls and correspondence).
• Clear, professional verbal and written communication with sound judgement—able to explain outcomes without exceeding delegated authority.
• Strong attention to detail and operational discipline; able to process transactions accurately and manage multiple tasks to tight timeframes.
• Problem-solving and negotiation skills to handle complex client instructions and resolve issues end-to-end.
• Risk-aware mindset (including AML/financial crime vigilance) and comfort working with governance processes and documentation standards.
• Collaborative team player—willing to support across the team and work effectively with Relationship Managers, Operations, Compliance, and other partners.

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.