Priority Banking Apprentice 2026 - Singapore - Standard Chartered Singapore

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Job Summary

We're looking for a talented, motivated Apprentice to join our Priority Banking Apprenticeship Programme. Across 12 months, you'll learn new skills, work on meaningful projects develop your knowledge and understanding of Priority Banking, which sits within our Wealth and Retail Banking business.

About Our Wealth And Retail Banking Business

We service more than 13 million individuals and small businesses, with a focus on the affluent segment which encompasses Private Banking, Priority Private, Priority Banking, and Premium. In the mass retail space, we're focused on emerging affluent clients who will progress in their wealth journey with us and form the pipeline of future affluent clients.

We're a leading wealth manager in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and our deep local presence and international network enables us to capture the strong structural tailwinds which are driving cross-border wealth flows. Our comprehensive product propositions span across deposits, payments, financing, advisory, investments and bancassurance.

We're investing USD $1.5 billion in our Affluent banking business. Our investment focuses on affluent frontline teams, wealth and digital platforms, and client centres, as well as brand and marketing, to drive growth. You'll join a growing franchise within Standard Chartered Group.

What You'll Be Doing

When you join us as a Priority Banking Apprentice, you'll join one of the following three teams:

Onshore Priority - Frontline Support

This team supports our Priority Relationship Managers. Gain first-hand exposure to the dynamic world of relationship management and experience what it takes to succeed in a client-facing role. You will work alongside experienced professionals, gaining insights into how client relationships are built, nurtured, and strengthened over time. The role involves areas in sales support, portfolio management, client management and compliance/operational risk.

Segment Proposition

The Segment Proposition Team is responsible for developing, managing, and enhancing the bank's value proposition for Personal and Affluent client segments. This team ensures the bank delivers a differentiated and compelling suite of products, services, and experiences tailored to meet the financial and lifestyle needs of mass, mass affluent and high net-worth clients.

Onshore Central Team

As part of our Onshore Central Team, you'll gain first-hand exposure on management reporting, performance analytics and operational coordination. You will work alongside experienced professionals and learn how data and insights drive business results. This experience will help you develop a strong foundation in analytics, communication and stakeholder engagement, which will prepare you well for future opportunities in business management, or client-facing roles such as Relationship Manager.

About The Apprenticeship Programme

During this learning journey, you will embark on two 6-month long rotations. You will be exposed to different projects and tasks, alongside structured training, mentorship and on-the-job learning. Through the programme, you'll experience an incredible and varied global learning experience, which include:

• Talent assignments
• Technical and professional skills training
• Future skills and development workshops
• Targeted online learning
• Inspiring thought leadership speaker events
• Real-life business problem solving and more
  
  

Eligibility

We welcome graduates from all Polytechnic Diploma disciplines with less than 2 years of working experience. You'll also have:

• The permanent legal right to work in Singapore
• A keen interest in the Banking and Finance industry
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A high level of organisation, attention to detail and personal accountability
• A strong sense of ownership, adaptability and teamwork
• Able to manage queries with professionalism, empathy and sound judgement.
  
  

About Standard Chartered

We're an international bank, nimble enough to act, big enough for impact. For more than 170 years, we've worked to make a positive difference for our clients, communities, and each other. We question the status quo, love a challenge and enjoy finding new opportunities to grow and do better than before. If you're looking for a career with purpose and you want to work for a bank making a difference, we want to hear from you. You can count on us to celebrate your unique talents and we can't wait to see the talents you can bring us.

Our purpose, to drive commerce and prosperity through our unique diversity, together with our brand promise, to be here for good are achieved by how we each live our valued behaviours. When you work with us, you'll see how we value difference and advocate inclusion.

Together We

• Do the right thing and are assertive, challenge one another, and live with integrity, while putting the client at the heart of what we do
• Never settle, continuously striving to improve and innovate, keeping things simple and learning from doing well, and not so well
• Are better together, we can be ourselves, be inclusive, see more good in others, and work collectively to build for the long term
  
  

What we offer

In line with our Fair Pay Charter, we offer a 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/maternity (20 weeks), sabbatical (12 months maximum) and volunteering leave (3 days), along with minimum global standards for annual and public holiday, which is combined to 30 days minimum.
• Flexible working options based around home and office locations, with flexible working patterns.
• Proactive wellbeing support through Unmind, a market-leading digital wellbeing platform, development courses for resilience and other human skills, global Employee Assistance Programme, sick leave, mental health first-aiders and all sorts of self-help toolkits
• A continuous learning culture to support your growth, with opportunities to reskill and upskill and access to physical, virtual and digital learning.
• Being part of an inclusive and values driven organisation, one that embraces and celebrates our unique diversity, across our teams, business functions and geographies - everyone feels respected and can realise their full potential.
  
  

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