Standard Chartered Bank Americas

Why Standard Chartered Bank Americas IS A MOST LOVED WORKPLACE®

Systemic Collaboration

EMPLOYEES COLLABORATE THROUGHOUT OUR COMPANY BY …

Tapping into opportunities to offer feedback and ideas by working together. To empower this, we recently launched Talent Marketplace, an internal virtual marketplace where colleagues can share their skills, experience and aspirations via suitable short-term, on-the-job learning opportunities and collaborate on projects with colleagues from across the Bank.
Talent Marketplace’s algorithms match individuals with personalized project-based opportunities, based on their unique career history, skills, experiences, and interests as well as connect mentors and mentees. In addition to opening opportunities for colleagues to seek out new roles and career possibilities, participants can sharpen their skills by applying them across business functions and markets.

Positive Vision of the Future

EMPLOYEES AT OUR COMPANY HAVE A POSITIVE VISION FOR THE FUTURE BECAUSE …

They can help make real, lasting change that goes well beyond wealth creation alone. From supporting global trade and investment, to helping people, companies and communities grow and prosper. We encourage our colleagues to do everything in the best possible way. It’s what makes us different.
Employees have the freedom and accountability to make a real difference to the work you do, challenge where we could be better and find new opportunities for innovation. With the Bank, colleagues will be part of an inclusive community driven by integrity and transparency that balances how we do business with our promise to be here for good.

Company Respect

WE SHOW RESPECT AND ENSURE THAT ALL VOICES ARE HEARD AND IDEAS ARE VALUED THROUGHOUT THE COMPANY BY …

Offering unrivalled opportunities to work with people from many different cultures and backgrounds and build relationships and partnerships on a global stage. We believe this diversity sets us apart. It also allow us to listen to new ideas, challenge each other’s viewpoints, unlock innovation and help us reach our full potential.

Company Support / Killer Outcomes

WE SUPPORT OUR EMPLOYEES IN ACHIEVING THEIR PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL GOALS BY …

We ask colleagues to set Performance Goals, alongside of their Growth Goals. In addition, colleagues can set aspirational goals and are encouraged to have regular check-ins with their People Leaders to discuss their progress on their performance goals.

Performance Goals are goals that drive achievement of team goals and business outcomes (in line with responsibilities). These are set annually. Growth Goals are goals that focus on behaviors, skills & capabilities for improvements and can be set at any time. Aspirational Goal are ambitious goals (outside of the day-to-day responsibilities) that aspire to solve complex business problems or support our Stands, these can have a multi-year duration.

Colleagues and People Leaders are expected to have a minimum of 4 performance conversations per year, including an end-of-year conversation. Colleague performance will be assessed against progress against individual and team goals / targets, adherence to the Bank’s valued behaviors, feedback received, and role expectations.

Alignment of Values

OUR COMPANY’S VALUES ARE ALIGNED WITH OUR EMPLOYEES BECAUSE …

We are a purpose led bank. Our purpose is aspirational but grounded in reality. We believe that we play a unique role in driving commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity.
We’re taking a stand to help solve some of the world’s most critical problems – lifting economic participation, helping emerging markets reduce carbon emissions, and supporting a fairer model for globalization. As well as addressing societal challenges, we believe these long-term ambitions will stretch and motivate everyone to deliver our strategy faster and better.

Company Practices / Love

PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES WE GIVE TO OUR EMPLOYEES THAT CREATE A LOVED WORKPLACE ARE …

Our People are what makes us a great place to work. We have the best colleagues who are friendly, passionate, helpful and always willing to go the extra mile.
We also have great Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer many great opportunities for our colleague to get involved and feel included. With a major focus on D&I, we have publicly disclosed our ambitious gender and ethnicity targets.
We take a four-pillar approach to wellbeing for our colleagues – Financial Wellbeing, Social Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing, and Mental Wellbeing. We believe that wellbeing is important and that colleagues can be more productive, creative and motivated if they feel comfortable, healthy and happy at work. Therefore, we always strive to support the wellbeing of our colleagues.

CEO Strengths

OUR CEO SERVES AS A MODEL OF OUR COMPANY VALUES BY …

Living out our purpose, modeling our values and advocating for inclusion.
In doing so, colleagues can continually appreciate how we:
-Do the right thing, value braveness, 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 both the things that go well, and those that don’t!
-Are better together, creating an inclusive place where each person is valued for being themselves, collectively working toward sustainable solutions

Benefits

EXAMPLES OF UNIQUE BENEFITS, BONUS, OR COMPENSATION WE PROVIDE ARE …

The Standard Chartered benefit provides a comprehensive benefit program that recognizes the holistic needs of our colleagues and helps them continuously navigate through life’s journey. It includes:
– Industry leading health insurance coverage with low employee cost share, providing coverage for dependents and domestic partners;
– An award winning, best in class 401k plan, which includes company funded contributions of up to 8% of base salary;
– Market leading leave program with 20 weeks paid time off for employees who give birth and 10 weeks paid leave for other new parents of newborns, in addition to 25 days of vacation, 2 personal days, 1 wellness day;
– Bank sponsored Employee Assistance Program (for all household/family members) that supports wellbeing and personal lives where/when needed;
– Family building benefits through Progyny which include elective fertility treatments (e.g. egg and sperm freezing, IVF), adoption and surrogacy reimbursement programs;
– Extremely affordable benefit program which the Bank highly subsidizes or covers the entire cost and includes choice of medical coverage, dental, vision, short and long term disability coverage and group term life insurance with a benefit of 3x annual base salary;
– Wide range of additional voluntary benefits including back-up child and eldercare, legal assistance, pet insurance, auto, home and supplemental life, hospital and accident insurance, identity theft protection.

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2023
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2024
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About the Company

Standard Chartered is a leading international bank with a presence in 59 of the world’s most dynamic markets and serving clients in a further 64. Our purpose is to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, and our heritage and values are expressed in our brand promise, here for good.
Our history in the US dates back to 1902, and we are currently present in eight locations throughout the Americas. Our Americas franchise focuses on financial institutions, select corporations, and plays a key role in facilitating trade and investment flows between the Americas and Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Our Americas franchise has a strong and diverse talent pool of employees where over 60 nationalities are represented, and approximately 65 languages spoken. This diversity allows us to better understand local markets, challenge preconceptions or limitations and provide true value to our clients.

Company Headquarters

Headquarters location:

1095 Ave of the Americas, 37th floor, New York, NY

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Industry:

Financial Services

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Company CEO's name:

Steven Cranwell

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Number of employees:

1001 - 10000

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