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Assistant Manager, Trade Core Operations
Role summary
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The Assistant Manager, Trade Core Operations role supports the processing and control of trade finance activities, including import and export transactions, document checking, settlements, reconciliations, and exception management. Candidates typically need relevant banking or trade operations experience, knowledge of letters of credit, guarantees, collections, sanctions requirements, and operational risk controls. Strong attention to detail, numerical ability, communication skills, and proficiency with banking systems and Microsoft Office are expected. The successful candidate should work accurately under deadlines, collaborate with relationship managers and product teams, identify process improvements, maintain service quality, and follow Standard Chartered’s policies, regulatory requirements, and control standards.
Can I work in Hong Kong?
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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 retail, private, commercial, and corporate banking, alongside trade finance, treasury, wealth management, and capital markets services. Hong Kong is one of its key global centres and supports a broad range of regional operations, technology, risk, and product functions. Standard Chartered promotes its purpose of driving commerce and prosperity through its international network, while placing emphasis on responsible banking, inclusion, financial crime prevention, and sustainable finance. Employees generally work in a regulated, multicultural environment where operational accuracy, client service, teamwork, and continuous improvement are highly valued.