Standard Chartered Senior Manager jobs

Location: Singapore

Industry: Financial Services / Corporate Services

Salary: SGD $120,000 to $160,000 per year

This role leads the corporate secretarial function, ensuring robust governance, regulatory compliance and high-quality board support across a portfolio of regulated and non-regulated entities. You will advise senior stakeholders on company law and governance best practice, oversee complex corporate actions and drive continuous improvement in service delivery.

• Provide end-to-end corporate secretarial support, including board and committee meeting planning, agenda management, paper collation, minute-taking and action tracking.
• Advise directors and senior management on Singapore Companies Act requirements, corporate governance standards, and regulatory expectations relevant to financial services.
• Manage statutory compliance, including maintenance of statutory registers, preparation and filing of annual returns, resolutions, and other requisite submissions.
• Oversee incorporations, reorganisations, share allotments/transfers, capital reductions, liquidations and other corporate actions.
• Act as primary liaison with regulators, auditors, external counsel, banks and service providers on governance and corporate administration matters.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team; allocate workload, review deliverables and maintain quality control.
• Drive process improvements, standardisation of templates, and governance frameworks; maintain policies and procedures.
• Support KYC/AML and client due diligence processes where relevant, working closely with compliance and risk teams.

• Degree-qualified; ICSA/CGI qualification (or equivalent) strongly preferred.
• 10+ years’ corporate secretarial experience, including a leadership/managerial remit, ideally within financial services, trust/corporate services, or a regulated environment.
• Strong working knowledge of Singapore Companies Act, ACRA filings, and board governance practices.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-entity portfolios and competing deadlines with excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in advising senior stakeholders.
• High integrity, sound judgement, and ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Proficiency with corporate secretarial databases and Microsoft Office; experience improving workflows and controls.

• Stakeholder management skills and a client-service mindset.
• Strong organisational capability, resilience and a solutions-focused approach.
• Commitment to governance excellence, risk awareness and continuous improvement.