Please Note
- An estimate based on public data for similar roles. Not provided by the employer.
AD, Local Corporates, Client Coverage
Role summary
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The Associate Director will manage relationships with local corporate clients in Hong Kong, developing new business and expanding existing portfolios. Responsibilities typically include understanding client strategies, arranging lending and transaction-banking solutions, coordinating credit applications, monitoring risk, and achieving revenue targets. Candidates should have several years of corporate banking, commercial banking, or relationship-management experience, with a strong understanding of financial statements, credit analysis, and banking products. Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills are expected. Fluency in English and Cantonese is generally important for Hong Kong local-corporate coverage, while Mandarin may be advantageous. The successful candidate should demonstrate commercial judgement, integrity, regulatory awareness, and the ability to work independently while collaborating with product, risk, and operations teams.
Can I work in Hong Kong?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: Employment visa (General Employment Policy): a degree and a job offer at market pay for a job locals cannot readily fill; no quota, no sector limit; about 4 weeks.
Before you apply: Dealing, advising and senior roles usually need a regulator's licence or approval, which checks your honesty, skills and finances. Ask if your job does.
Watch for: Nationals of Afghanistan, Cuba and North Korea are excluded; residents of mainland China use a separate scheme.
Official source: Immigration Department: General Employment Policy. Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in Hong Kong
Usual for Banking jobs in Hong Kong, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Rent allowance usual in banking and multinationals (HKD 18,000 to 30,000 a month early career); less in tech |
|---|---|
| Relocation | Varies; the employer usually helps with the visa; a relocation allowance mostly in senior packages |
| Flights | Varies; a joining flight is not standard, more common in senior packages |
| Contract | Often open-ended, probation 1 to 3 months; by law notice is 7 days or more after month 1 (1 month if silent) |
| Leave | 7 days a year, rising to 14 after 9 years, plus 15 statutory holidays (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% up to HKD 145,000 a year (about USD 18,600), then 2% to 17%; pension (MPF) 5%, max HKD 1,500 a month |
| Health cover | Private insurance usual for professionals, not required; with an ID card public A&E is HKD 400, without 2,100 |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered is an international banking group headquartered in London, with a strong presence across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Hong Kong is one of its key markets and regional financial centres, supporting corporate, commercial, institutional, retail, and wealth-banking clients. The bank provides services including lending, cash management, trade finance, foreign exchange, investment banking, and wealth management. Standard Chartered is particularly recognised for connecting clients to opportunities across emerging markets and international trade corridors. Its culture places emphasis on responsible banking, client relationships, risk management, inclusion, and sustainable finance. Employees typically work in a highly regulated, multinational environment with cooperation across relationship managers, product specialists, credit teams, compliance, and operations. The organisation offers career opportunities for professionals experienced in corporate banking, technology, risk, finance, operations, and client coverage.