Director Priority Banking - South

About the job
Job Summary

This role will be responsible for driving strategic growth of the Priority Banking business through the acquisition, retention, and deepening of relationships with affluent and high-net-worth clients. The incumbent will lead portfolio expansion, enhance customer experience, deliver sustainable revenue growth across banking and wealth products, and ensure effective governance and regulatory compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Drive strategic growth of the Priority Banking portfolio through acquisition, retention, and deepening of relationships with affluent and high-net-worth clients.
Deliver sustainable growth in liabilities (CASA), deposits, investments, wealth management solutions, and overall portfolio profitability.
Develop and execute client acquisition and relationship strategies to attract emerging affluent and private banking clients.
Increase customer wallet share by identifying cross-sell and upsell opportunities across the bank's product portfolio.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, acting as a trusted advisor for their financial and wealth management needs.
Champion exceptional client experience through proactive relationship management and tailored financial solutions.
Monitor market trends, competitor activities, and client needs to identify opportunities for business growth and service enhancement.
Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements, risk management standards, governance frameworks, and internal policies.
Drive operational excellence and portfolio performance through disciplined business management and performance monitoring.

Skills And Experience

Extensive experience in Priority Banking, Affluent Banking, Wealth Management, or Retail Banking sales leadership.
Proven track record of managing and growing high-value client portfolios and delivering revenue targets.
Strong expertise in Wealth Management, investments, deposits, liabilities, and financial advisory solutions.
Demonstrated success in acquiring and managing affluent and high-net-worth clients.
Excellent relationship management, business development, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to identify growth opportunities and drive portfolio profitability.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Banking, or a related discipline.
Master's degree (MBA or equivalent) preferred.
Professional certifications in Wealth Management, Financial Planning, Investments, or Banking will be an added advantage.
10+ years of relevant banking experience, including significant exposure to Priority Banking, Wealth Management, Affluent Banking, or Sales leadership roles.

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.