July 15, 2026
Manus Costello confirmed as Group Chief Financial Officer
Standard Chartered appointed Manus Costello as Group CFO and an executive director after receiving regulatory approvals.
#Leadership #Finance #Appointment
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sc.comAbout the company
Legal name
Standard Chartered PLC
Founded
1853
Group formed
1969
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Markets
54
Employees (Jun 2025)
80,695Listed on
London and Hong Kong exchanges
Operating income (FY2025)
USD 20.9 billionUnderlying profit before tax
USD 7.9 billion
Underlying RoTE (FY2025)
14.7 percent
Standard Chartered PLC is an international banking group headquartered in London. Its history begins with the Chartered Bank in 1853, while the present group was formed when Standard Bank and Chartered Bank merged in 1969.
The bank operates across 54 markets and focuses on Corporate and Investment Banking, Wealth and Retail Banking, and Ventures. Its shares are listed in London and Hong Kong, with additional listings in India.
Standard Chartered reported USD 20.9 billion in operating income, USD 7.9 billion in underlying profit before tax, and a 14.7 percent underlying return on tangible equity for 2025. India is a major hiring center for technology, operations, finance, and banking roles.
Key People
Maria Ramos
Group Chair
Bill Winters, CBE
Group Chief Executive
Manus Costello
Group Chief Financial Officer
Judy Hsu
Chief Executive Officer, Wealth and Retail Banking
Interview process at Standard Chartered
(371 interview experience responses on Indeed India)Interview experience
Favourable
Interview difficulty
Medium
Interview process length
About two weeks
Overall experience
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Interview process length
About a day or two18%
About a week37%
About a month22%
More than one month22%
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Standard Chartered Interview Questions & Answers
Q: A train moving at 30 metres per second takes 9 seconds to pass a marker. How long is the train?
A: A marker has no length, so the train travels one train length while passing it. Multiply speed by time to get 270 metres.
Answer by AI
- State the distance formula.
- Explain why marker length is zero.
- Calculate 30 times 9.
Q: How do you check whether a word is a palindrome?
A: Normalize the input if required, compare characters from both ends, and stop at the first mismatch for linear time and constant extra space.
Answer by AI
- Clarify case and punctuation rules.
- Use two pointers.
- State time and space costs.
Q: How do Kubernetes services work, and how do you protect secrets?
A: Explain service discovery and stable endpoints first, then discuss access control, encryption, secret stores, rotation, and avoiding secret values in images or logs.
Answer by AI
- Describe service types briefly.
- Apply least privilege.
- Cover encryption and rotation.
Q: What happens through the APIs when a user registers or logs in?
A: Trace validation, transport security, credential hashing or verification, token or session issuance, authorization checks, auditing, and safe error handling.
Answer by AI
- Follow the request end to end.
- Separate authentication and authorization.
- Mention secure storage and logging.
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Standard Chartered Salaries in India (Updated 2026)
Senior Manager
Indeed average
₹20,08,845 per year
20 salaries Salaries submitted
Manager
Indeed average
₹16,90,611 per year
20 salaries Salaries submitted
Senior Software Engineer
Indeed average
₹16,80,653 per year
19 salaries Salaries submitted
Technical Lead
Indeed average
₹14,69,739 per year
16 salaries Salaries submitted
Senior Developer
Indeed average
₹12,25,832 per year
6 salaries Salaries submitted
Developer
Indeed average
₹13,59,947 per year
12 salaries Salaries submitted
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Open roles
Apprentice Operations GBS India 2026
Chennai • Hybrid apprentice
Lead IAM Authorisation Transformation Enablement
Chennai • Permanent, office
Principal Solution Architect, Digital Channels
Chennai • Permanent, office
Executive
Mumbai • Permanent, office
Portfolio Manager, Virtual
Mumbai • Permanent, office
Associate Director, Relationship Manager, SME
Ahmedabad • Permanent, office
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Benefits
Physical, virtual, and digital learning
Reskilling and upskilling opportunities
Medical insurance
Life insurance
Unmind digital wellbeing support
Global Employee Assistance Programme
Core bank funding for retirement savings
Minimum 30 combined annual and public holiday days
20 weeks of parental or maternity leave
Sabbatical leave up to 12 months
Three volunteering leave days
Flexible home and office working options
Latest News & Updates
July 13, 2026
BlackRock collaboration adds Aladdin Wealth to myWealth Advisor
The bank will add BlackRock's portfolio risk and analytics technology to its adviser platform, beginning in Singapore and Hong Kong.
#Wealth #Technology #BlackRock
View postJuly 7, 2026
Seven gold transactions completed through Hong Kong system
Standard Chartered completed seven transactions through Hong Kong's Gold Central Clearing and Settlement System.
#Gold #HongKong #Markets
View postJuly 6, 2026
Standard Chartered and BlackRock launch Asia Pacific fund
The companies announced an Asia Pacific multi-asset fund for wealth clients in selected markets.
#AssetManagement #AsiaPacific #Wealth
View postJuly 2, 2026
Standard Chartered and Circle connect clients to USDC minting
The bank and Circle launched direct institutional access to USDC minting and redemption services.
#DigitalAssets #USDC #Payments
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Its history begins with the Chartered Bank in 1853, and the present group was formed in 1969.
