Business Manager - Johannesburg at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

To oversee and provide guidance in streamlining all Stores operations across the organisation, to facilitate and enable business strategy by translating it into business plans and operating capabilities and managing the delivery thereof.

• Identify business needs, set, prioritize and evaluate work generated by extended team in meeting business requirements
• Proven track record as a product owner in implementing solutions that exceed business objectives
• Work with Co-Heads of Structuring to understand their vision and strategy for the desk
• Work with different parts of the business to understand their contribution to the vision and strategy and co-ordinate the ongoing alignment and delivery thereof
• Track and monitor progress against objectives and take corrective action where appropriate
• Facilitate the development and delivery of new products where required in response to new client requests, changing market conditions, changing regulatory requirements and competitor offerings
• Guide, steer and co-ordinate new product development projects to deliver on the strategy
• Ensure governance and policy frameworks are communicated and adhered to Ensure Business Continuity Management is proactively managed
• Ensure the business is prepared for regulatory and legislative change, ensure compliance standards are adhered to across the function
• Ensure regular monitoring and reporting where appropriate
• On a project-by-project basis engage with whoever has requested the model and maintain continuous engagement throughout the process.
• Formally engage with Risk and Compliance to validate the model and provide a document detailing the finalised model and its underlying methodologies strengths and weaknesses.
• Engage with the DCF on an ad hoc basis to provide them with comfort around the model propose market norms and identify down-the-line issues.
• Build professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying strong abilities to listen advise influence and present at all levels.
• Integrate opinions and information provided by various sources to make decisions. Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences.
• Find opportunities to leverage relationships and promote the sharing of knowledge ideas and insights. Represent the function internally where required
• Demonstrates pride in the organisations brand services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise.
• Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards.
• Stay relevant and upto-date with legislations and new development.
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback.
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others.
• Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities.
• Self-management: Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices.
• Continually share debate and communicate learnings.
• Contribute to a friendly cooperative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals.
• Be sensitive to others feelings needs values views and attitudes and be courteous and diplomatic when dealing with difficulties and problems others may be experiencing (EQ).