Director, Market Product Specialist

Standard Chartered is seeking a Director, Market Product Specialist to join its Cross Asset Dealing and Advisory team in Dubai. The role serves Relationship Managers, Investment Advisors and Investment Councillors within the Wealth and Retail Bank, helping clients reach their investment goals by delivering cross-asset ideas and execution. The bank brings a long history of global banking and a footprint across Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and this onsite, full-time position is a fit for someone who enjoys turning market insight into practical client solutions. If you like shaping investment ideas that span multiple asset classes and collaborating with a broad partner network, this could be right for you.

You'll operate at the intersection of market ideas and client needs, translating market movements into actionable opportunities for clients and RM teams. The role requires End to End ownership of all CMPS product lines and a commitment to building trustworthy relationships with UHNW clients, RMs, Investment Advisors, Portfolio Advisors and other colleagues. You’ll represent CMPS in various client and industry forums and help extend seamless advice and execution across geographies and time zones.

Dubai-based and on-site, the position is designed for someone who thrives in a role that blends market analysis, product management and direct client interaction. You’ll be expected to synthesise client portfolios with an eye to product life-cycle management, identify solutions that meet client needs, and coordinate with external counterparties and Internal Legal and Compliance to move ideas from concept to trade closure. The job calls for a proactive mindset, strong relationship skills and a readiness to work across multiple client segments within the Wealth and Retail Bank.

Shaping cross-asset solutions for high-net-worth clients

On a day-to-day basis, you’ll develop and share market and product ideas across the cross-asset spectrum, then guide execution for clients and the client-facing teams. You’ll engage UHNW customers and collaborate closely with Relationship Managers, Investment Advisors and Portfolio Advisors to identify structured products, fixed income, FX and digital asset solutions that align with client needs. The role involves owning the CMPS product lines from ideation through to client delivery, including analysing portfolios for product life-cycle considerations and presenting trade ideas to the Retail Bank. You’ll manage all lines of business end-to-end by coordinating with external counterparties and the Internal Legal and Compliance teams to secure approvals, market and bookbuild, and complete trades. In addition, you’ll nurture lasting relationships with clients, RMs, Investment Advisors and other colleagues, while representing CMPS in client forums and sharing expertise with CMPS partners in other regions to ensure consistent service across geographies and time zones.

Must-haves

• A completed bachelor's degree
• Proficiency in English

Nice-to-haves: none listed

Compensation and life at Standard Chartered

The role offers a competitive salary and benefits package aligned with the bank’s Fair Pay Charter, designed to support mental, physical, financial and social wellbeing. In addition to monetary compensation, Standard Chartered provides core retirement funding, medical and life insurance, with flexible and voluntary benefits available in some locations. Time off includes annual leave, parental/maternity leave (20 weeks), a sabbatical (up to 12 months) and volunteering leave (3 days), all within a minimum global standard of 30 days when holidays are counted. Flexible working patterns are supported, with options based around both home and office locations. The bank also supports wellbeing through resources like Unmind, development courses for resilience and other human skills, a global employee assistance programme, sick leave and mental health support, plus ongoing learning opportunities across physical, virtual and digital formats.

Three practical moves to stand out for this role

First, place clear evidence of end-to-end CMPS product ownership and cross-asset experience at the top of your resume, with concrete examples showing how you shaped product lines such as structured products, fixed income, FX or digital assets and guided them through market cycles.

Second, highlight real interactions with UHNW clients, RMs and Investment Advisors, including a specific cross-asset solution you proposed and delivered that met client needs and supported portfolio goals.

Third, be ready to discuss how you coordinate with counterparties and internal teams across regions, time zones and regulatory environments, including a specific instance where cross-regional collaboration led to seamless execution.

Fourth, come with a thoughtful interview question about how CMPS integrates with regional partners to provide consistent service across geographies and time zones, and what success looks like when scaling across markets.

How to apply

Interested candidates should visit the Standard Chartered careers site to apply: www.sc.com/careers