Dhiraj R. Bajaj

Dhiraj is the Global Head of Sales for Financial Institutions at Standard Chartered Bank, and a member of the Transaction Banking Management Team, based out of Hong Kong.

In this role Dhiraj is responsible for driving the Global FI sales strategy, positioning the business and delivery of transaction banking solutions across Payments, Liquidity, transactional FX, Trade & Working Capital Financing to our Institutional clients.

Dhiraj joined the Bank in March 2024 and has over 25 years of experience in transaction banking and payments. Prior to joining Standard Chartered, Dhiraj held various sales and leadership roles in FI transaction banking at Bank of America spanning a 17-year career across Mumbai and Hong Kong. Dhiraj started his career with Citibank in India in 1999 where he spent 5 years, followed by 3 years at HSBC in different roles covering transaction banking product and sales.

Dhiraj is a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai. He is married to Prerna and blessed with 2 children, Siddhant & Saaina. Dhiraj enjoys playing badminton & squash, has been a member of the dragon boat racing team in HK, and follows Formula1 racing and cricket.