Director, Transition Finance & Advisory (TFA)
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About the Role
Standard Chartered Bank seeks a Director of Transition Finance and Advisory to act as the primary sustainable finance and transition advisory point of contact for bankers and clients.
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Responsibilities
- Support origination and execution of Sustainable and Transition Finance transactions
- Increase awareness of SF offerings among underpenetrated clients
- Win new businesses where ESG can differentiate the bank
- Identify client opportunities for distribution of the bank’s sustainable finance assets
- Work with targeted clients on SF/Transition frameworks when clear monetisation opportunities
- Originate Energy Transition transactions across markets
- Contribute to content led client engagements with clear monetisation opportunities
- Develop understanding of market specific SF developments
- Develop sector specific content covering ESG thematic, trends, market dynamics
- Support brand building and profiling through industry initiatives
- Strengthen governance, risk discipline, and role clarity
Requirements
- Experience in sustainable finance, ESG or transition advisory across sectors and markets
- Track record of developing scalable sector narratives, analytical insights or flagship content
- Experience supporting complex or novel sustainable or transition finance situations
- Advanced knowledge of sustainable and transition finance concepts, market standards and emerging practices
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Job Summary
- The Director of Transition Finance and Advisory (TFA) (Market) role is responsible for acting as the primary sustainable finance and transition advisory point of contact for bankers and clients in the market.
- The role translates global frameworks, thematic insights and bank capabilities into credible client positioning and executable financing pathways.
- The role focuses on Origination, Client Engagement and Content Creation with a focus on driving commercial impact.
Key Responsibilities
- Support origination and execution of Sustainable and Transition Finance transactions.
- Increase awareness of SF offerings and benefits among underpenetrated clients.
- Win new businesses where ESG can differentiate the bank.
- Identify client opportunities for distribution of the bank’s sustainable finance assets.
- SF product execution / structuring, where agreed with Products and the bank is SF coordinator.
- Work with targeted clients on SF / Transition frameworks when clear monetisation opportunities.
- Work with the Global Transition Technologies teams to originate Energy Transition transactions across markets.
- Contribute to content led client engagements with clear monetisation opportunities.
- Develop understanding of market specific SF developments.
- Develop sector specific content covering ESG thematic, trends, market dynamics, peer benchmarking, etc.
- Support brand building and profiling.
- Strengthen governance, risk discipline, and role clarity.
Skills and Experience
- Sustainable and Transition Finance
- Climate Transition and Decarbonization
- Financing and Structured Solutions
- Business Development
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Analysis
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Regulatory Environment – Financial Services
Qualifications
- Experience in sustainable finance, ESG or transition advisory across sectors and markets.
- Track record of developing scalable sector narratives, analytical insights or flagship content.
- Experience supporting complex or novel sustainable or transition finance situations.
- Advanced knowledge of sustainable and transition finance concepts, market standards and emerging practices.
What we offer
- Competitive salary and benefits.
- Core bank funding for retirement savings, medical and life insurance.
- Time off including annual leave, parental/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days).
- Flexible working options based around home and office locations.
- Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind.
- A continuous learning culture.
- Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation.
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