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Job Profile:

Job Summary

Providing direct advisory services to customers on portfolio construction and portfolio review;
Ensuring SCB offers a differentiated, best-in-class, consistent advisory proposition across customer segments.
This will primarily involve providing professional expert advice to customers using the SCB advisory process for asset allocation, portfolio construction and portfolio review based on the full understanding of the customer's financial position, objectives, risk tolerance and other circumstances (but not including tax status).
The Investment Advisor also acts as a subject matter expert to customers/frontline staff on holistic view of the market, and support SCB wealth strategy in providing to higher value customers a higher level of customer service, and growing recurring income faster than the transaction-based income

Job Details:

Responsibilities:

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio/Investment Construction and Review for Assigned Customers
Partner with 8-12 relationship managers RMs and act as an investment advisor to assigned customers of those RMs. [For IAs Priority Banking, we would seek to provide this portfolio review service to at least the top 25% of Priority customers - as a guideline customers with combined Deposits+WM AUM of $200k & above.]
Grow AUM of customers through investment advisory services, by proposing customer-specific portfolio solutions that will drive net growth in customer portfolios.
Understand, acknowledge and comply with the requirements on individual accountabilities and responsibilities of the job set out in applicable local laws and regulations as well as SCB internal policies
Effectively ensure and intensify internal controls by keeping abreast with developments of applicable local laws and regulations on accountabilities
Perform job duties with diligence, contribute to efforts as an individual or as a team member so as to avoid any actual or potential legal sanctions, regulatory penalties, material financial loss, or adverse reputational impact on the Bank
Be responsible for failure to follow relevant rules and processes, failure to properly perform the responsibilities, and implement corrections
Cooperate with any investigations or reviews on regulatory failure such as accountability review
Fully comply with all the regulatory requirements related to Consumer Rights Protection, uphold the robust mindset of Consumer Rights Protection, complete the Consumer Rights Protection themed training and workshop in due course, prevent the potential infringements of consumer rights, participate the public education, EV or other activities to uplift the public awareness about Consumer Rights Protection

Qualifications:

People & Talent

Outstanding ability to provide leadership, guidance and inspiration to the customers, RMs and other partners.
Strong sense of self motivation and discipline in execution
Excellent communication and negotiation skills with the ability to influence outcomes

Ability to network with internal and external business stakeholders

Skills and Experience

Data Science
Investment advisory& portfolio construction
Wealth management products (funds, Bonds, structured products, etc.)
Data Analysis& digital tools
Financial Planning& Asset allocation

Qualifications

Investment Advisor: Bachelors Degree with 4 - 8 years in Investment Consulting either within a bank, insurance company or independent financial advisory firm
Senior Investment Advisor: Bachelors Degree with minimum 10 years in Investment Consulting either within a bank, insurance company or independent financial advisory firm
With Onshore Mutual Certification

Benefit:

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.

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