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Business Manager, Markets
Role summary
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The Business Manager, Markets role supports the Markets business by coordinating strategy, governance, financial management, risk oversight, performance reporting and business planning. Requirements typically include a bachelor’s degree, experience in financial services or markets, strong knowledge of business management and control processes, and excellent analytical, communication and stakeholder-management skills. The successful candidate is expected to work effectively with front office, risk, finance, compliance and operations teams; monitor key performance indicators; prepare management materials; identify control issues; and help deliver strategic initiatives. Candidates should be organised, commercially aware, detail-oriented and comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly regulated environment.
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 focus on markets across Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The bank provides corporate, commercial, institutional and retail banking services, including transaction banking, financial markets, wealth management and digital banking. Hong Kong is one of its key global hubs, supporting clients, regional businesses and international investors. Standard Chartered promotes its purpose of driving commerce and prosperity through its diverse international network. Employees typically work in a multicultural environment and collaborate across countries, business lines and control functions. The group places significant emphasis on conduct, risk management, regulatory compliance, sustainability and responsible finance. Its Markets business serves institutional and corporate clients through products such as foreign exchange, rates, commodities, credit and financing.