Assistant Relationship Manager

Assistant Relationship Manager Job Summary We are currently seeking an Assistant Relationship Manager (ARM) to join our Financial Institutions Group within the Investors segment, focusing on European Insurance and Real Money Fund clients. This is a unique opportunity to work alongside experienced Senior Relationship Managers in a dynamic and strategic role supporting some of our most valued institutional clients. This role is ideal for someone ready to take the next step in their career – perhaps coming from a relationship support, coverage or junior Relationship Manager background – with a solid grasp of Funds or Insurance Markets and exposure to Financial Markets or Transaction Banking products. The Role: As an ARM, you will play a dual role – supporting the Senior Relationship Managers on strategic client engagement while also managing your own portfolio of smaller institutional clients. You will act as a key point of contact and be responsible for managing the client lifecycle end-to-end – from origination through to relationship development, credit management, and compliance oversight. Key Responsibilities Support and contribute to the origination and relationship management for our European Insurance and Real Money Funds portfolio. Lead client engagement for your own pool of clients, ensuring strong, compliant, and profitable relationships. Deliver client solutions across our Institutional Banking platform, with a strong focus on Financial Markets and Transaction Banking products, driving non-financing revenue (NFR). Partner with key internal stakeholders including Credit, Legal, and Compliance to ensure robust risk management and governance. Actively contribute to the development and execution of client account plans and strategic initiatives aligned with the Global Investors Strategy. Stay ahead of market trends, particularly in the Funds & Insurance sector, to anticipate client needs and deliver insightful, value-added advice. Skills and Experience Exposure and experience within Funds or Insurance Markets with regards to Financial Markets or Transaction Banking products. Prior experience in client relationship management or coverage. Broad knowledge across a variety of products. Exposure to and ability to interact with clients. German language skills essential. Qualifications • Education Bachelor degree in Banking or Finance • Languages Fluent in English and German 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. Recruitment Assessments Some of our roles use assessments to help us understand how suitable you are for the role you\’ve applied to. If you are invited to take an assessment, this is great news. 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