Assistant Manager Specialized Collections
Role summary
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The Assistant Manager, Specialized Collections role typically manages complex or high-risk delinquent accounts, develops recovery strategies, monitors collection performance and ensures that customer treatment follows bank policy and regulatory requirements. Requirements generally include several years of banking, collections, credit control or recoveries experience, strong analytical and negotiation skills, sound knowledge of Hong Kong regulatory expectations, and proficiency in English and Chinese, including Cantonese. The successful candidate is expected to handle sensitive cases professionally, meet recovery and service targets, maintain accurate records, identify operational risks and work effectively with internal legal, credit, operations and customer-service 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 historical focus on Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The bank provides retail, private, commercial and corporate banking, wealth management, transaction banking and financial-market services to individuals, businesses and institutions. Hong Kong is one of its major markets and regional hubs, supporting a broad range of banking, risk, technology, operations and compliance functions. Standard Chartered promotes responsible banking, inclusion, professional development and a diverse workforce. Employees commonly work in a regulated, performance-focused environment where customer protection, risk management and operational quality are important. Benefits may include medical coverage, retirement contributions, annual leave, staff banking privileges and performance-related rewards, although exact terms depend on the position, grade and employment contract.