Strategy Enablement Head at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• Facilitate Business Line/ Group Function (GF)/ Region  strategy enablement by translating strategic ambition into integrated, scalable initiatives. Drive alignment, execution, and transformation within the  Business Line/GF and geographies.
• Influence decision-making, shape strategic governance, and embed strategy into the organization's operating rhythm, culture, and performance architecture.

Essential Functions

• Shape  strategy by advising the executive team on market positioning, competitive advantage, and strategic trade-offs applicable to area of responsibility Business Line/GF/Region. Lead strategic scenario planning and foresight for long term horizon.
• Conduct research and generate insights to embed strategic thinking and support functional decision-making.
• Influence strategic investment decisions and portfolio prioritization to optimize resource allocation and maximize business impact.
• Establish/reference strategic frameworks that guides and facilitates strategy development to help leaders align their strategies to deliver integrated value.
• Lead the early-stage development and refinement of strategic initiatives, preparing them for operational integration while overseeing execution governance, ensuring strategic initiatives are resourced, sequenced, and tracked, and ensure strategic coherence across geographies
• Engage with internal clients to diagnose problems, co-create solutions, and maintain effective relationships.
• Influence StratCO agendas to reflect strategic priorities.
• Embed execution discipline through  tools, standards, and capability building and resolve systemic execution barriers and escalate risks to executive forums.
• Draft strategic narratives and presentation for Exco and Board representing relevant area.
• Develop a communication plan and supporting collateral for all strategic initiatives.
• Lead change engagement sessions, and leadership dialogues and influence strategic communications and package and cascade the written narrative of the strategy within relevant area.
• Track and ensure delivery against  strategic KPIs and performance frameworks to ensures that strategic outcomes are realised.
• Drive data-informed decision-making and adaptive strategy refinement and integrate performance data across products offerings to generate strategic insights.
• Guide the evolution of business models to unlock new value streams and align operating models to strategic priorities and customer needs.
• Establish partnerships with thought leaders, academia, and industry bodies and drive continuous learning and strategic experimentation.
• Integrate strategic risk management into planning and execution and guide strategic responses to regulatory, market, and operational disruptions.
• Sponsor programmes that ensure continuity and adaptability.
• Influence strategic budgeting, investment planning and capital allocation decisions to maximize strategic returns. Monitor cost-to-income and strategic value creation metrics.
• Contribute to governance frameworks that support strategic execution and reputation.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Generic Management, Risk Management

Experience Required

Business Enablement

• Business Support
• More than 10 years
• Able to demonstrate experience managing broad range of projects to completion to achieve defined business objectives or metrics
• More than 10 years
• Experience influencing and inspiring teams or business leads in driving transformational change through the delivery of strategic imperatives and operational efficiencies within a banking context operating across multiple jurisdictions.
• More than 10 years
• Strategy experience in financial services industry
• More than 10 years
• Track record of contributing to strategic thinking and initiatives

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action

Technical Competencies:

• Conducting Research
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Operational Planning
• Performance Benchmarking
• Programme Management
• Risk/ Reward Thinking
• Strategic Planning and Reporting
• Strategy Definition
• Written Communication