Portfolio Manager at Standard Chartered Bank - Lagos

Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria - We attract talented individuals. Not only can they give you the benefit of their experience, they also reveal a closer, more personal look at the wide range of global opportunities we offer. At the core of the Group's people strategy is our focus on employee engagement. Engagement is a key driver of productivity and performance, which creates the foundation of our performance culture. We encourage and focus on the behaviours that bring out the very best from every employee, assessing their performance not just on results but on how those results were achieved. To further embed these behaviours we have a remuneration programme in place, carefully designed to incentivise our employees to live our values every day.


We are recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Portfolio Manager

Job ID: 435987
Job Function: Commercial Clients
Location: Lagos

Job Description

• Acquisition and managing of PSB customer relationships through pro-active and consultative approach and detailed understanding of existing customers’ businesses to enhance liabilities and revenues. The holder is to be the link between strategic and tactical / operational roles in the business.
• Acquisition of profitable new customers for PSB banking business through the creation, development and maintenance of high quality advisory relationships that includes effective consultative selling and creative restructuring of financial solutions (within segmentation boundaries).
• Achieve budgeted growth in PSB Banking within agreed and approved business risk parameters.
• Deepen and secure existing and new business relationships through the analysis of needs and provision of products and services.
• Creatively tailor products to meet individual and customer needs.
• Analyses and reviews quality of potentials and existing business to ensure maximum profitability.
• Manages credit quality standards through effective management of risk according to the PDDs, Departmental Operating Instructions (DOI) and other SCB/SME policies.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of all actual and attempted customer interactions.
• Conduct customer meetings that have defined call objectives, desired outcomes and a well-constructed plan.
• Work in close partnership with Business Analysts and Credit Managers to ensure that credit applications for new and existing facilities are correctly prepared in accordance with DOI’s and PDD’s.
• After considering of individual case merits, recommend credits for approval by relevant authorities.
• Liaise and provide leadership in areas of expertise, particularly in the provision of products and services to customers.
• Provide feedback to senior management, marketing and product management on customer’s needs and the efficiency of marketing strategies and tactics.
• Responsible for delivering a service to customers that matches the Bank’s brand promise of being “the Right Partner’.
• Market Intelligence.

Qualifications & Skills
Minimum of a 2nd Class degree in a relevant course.
Strong sales and relationship management skills
Good Communication and Interpersonal skills.
Role holder is expected to have some knowledge and experience in offering a range of products to meet customers’ needs but is unlikely to have the full knowledge and experience to offer all Consumer banking products.

Application Closing Date
Not Stated

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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