Senior Audit Manager - T&O - Digital Assets (Anti-Crime Technology & FSCO)

As a Senior Audit Manager in the Digital Assets team at Standard Chartered's Group Internal Audit & Investigations (GIAI), you will lead and execute audits across the Group's Digital Asset and Anti-Crime Technology landscape. You will provide independent assurance over the design and effectiveness of controls supporting digital asset activities, financial crime operations, surveillance capabilities, and related technology platforms. This role is based in India or Malaysia.

What you'll do

• Act as Team Manager or Team Leader to deliver audits on time and within budget.
• Execute audit work and issue validation in an efficient and effective manner, with clear guidance and detailed review of audit team work to ensure deliverables meet quality standards.
• Identify risks and impact of issues during issue writing, agree these with management, and obtain quality management action plans to mitigate risk.
• Provide guidance to the team on business and audit technical knowledge and management skills.
• Champion innovation and increase the use of leading edge methods, such as artificial intelligence and data analytics, in audit assignments.
• Ensure timely and open communication throughout the audit process, both within GIAI and with the auditee.
• Track the implementation and delivery of agreed issues and action plans, provide advice on resolution of issues to auditees and action plan owners, and escalate audit findings that remain unresolved.
• Carry out your role in line with the Audit Charter, remaining independent from management and free from interference.
• Build and maintain relationships with key Anti-Crime Technology and Financial Crime and Surveillance Operations stakeholders to understand business developments, identify emerging risks, and facilitate execution of audit work.
• Share knowledge, skills and experience with team members and provide advisory to internal auditors from Business and Technology teams.
• Contribute to building a high performing collaborative function through regular feedback and coaching.
• Complete relevant risk assessment activities in a timely and effective manner and assist in continuous auditing and monitoring of key risks in the portfolio.
• Follow changes in laws and regulations to identify emerging risks and utilise the risk assessment process and stakeholder engagement to determine an anticipatory audit plan.
• Display exemplary conduct and live by the Group's Values and Code of Conduct, taking personal responsibility for embedding the highest standards of ethics, regulatory and business conduct across Standard Chartered Bank.
• Effectively and collaboratively identify, escalate, mitigate and resolve risk, conduct and compliance matters.

What you bring

• Minimum 10 years of hands-on experience in Internal Audit and/or Banking and Financial Services industry.
• Hands-on experience of custody models, private key management (HSM, MPC, multi-sig), smart contracts risks and DeFi.
• Strong experience in digital asset custody and trading, blockchain, transaction screening and monitoring, watchlist and case management.
• Data analytics capabilities using tools such as Python, Power BI, Tableau, or SQL.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Information Systems, Computer Science, Fintech, Information Security, or Blockchain.

Nice to have

• Blockchain or Digital Assets related certification.
• Chartered Accountant qualification.
• Certified Internal Audit (CIA) qualification.
• Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist (CAMS) qualification.

What we offer

• 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 and maternity leave (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum), and volunteering leave (3 days), with a combined minimum of 30 days annually.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind (a digital wellbeing platform), development courses for resilience and human skills, a global Employee Assistance Programme, mental health first-aiders and self-help toolkits.
• A continuous learning culture with opportunities to reskill and upskill, including access to physical, virtual and digital learning resources.
• An inclusive and values-driven organisation that celebrates diversity across teams, business functions and geographies.

About Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered is an international bank working to make a positive difference for its clients, communities, and employees. For more than 170 years, the bank has driven commerce and prosperity through its unique diversity. Standard Chartered operates with a commitment to ethics, integrity, and continuous innovation, celebrating the unique talents of its workforce across geographies and business functions.