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Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively sell and cross-sell Funeral Plans and Life Insurance products through outbound telesales and virtual client engagement.
• Identify client insurance and protection needs through effective questioning, product recommendations and needs-based sales conversations.
• Execute outbound sales campaigns, engage prospective and existing clients and convert opportunities into successful insurance sales.
• Clearly explain insurance product features, benefits, premiums and policy conditions, ensuring clients make informed decisions.
• Accurately capture and process insurance applications, maintain client records and track sales performance in line with FAIS, compliance and operational requirements.

Qualifications

• National Certificate in Banking (NQF 5), FAIS-recognised, or an equivalent relevant qualification.
• Must meet the applicable FAIS Fit and Proper requirements for the role.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum of 12 months' continuous experience in a target-driven telesales or outbound sales environment, preferably within banking, insurance or financial services.
• Experience engaging clients telephonically, identifying sales opportunities and promoting products or services.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve sales targets, handle objections and convert client conversations into successful sales.
• Basic understanding of insurance products, particularly Funeral Plans and Life Insurance, would be advantageous.
• Experience working with sales targets, conversion rates, customer relationship management systems and sales reporting.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Meeting Timescales

Technical Competencies:

• Application & Submission Verification (Consumer Banking)
• Banking Processes & Procedures
• Client Acceptance & Review
• Customer Understanding (Consumer Banking)
• Processing & Product Knowledge (Consumer Banking)

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Job Description

• The Huawei Cloud & Technology Architect will provide architectural leadership for Huawei Cloud and related Huawei technologies across Standard Bank Group. The role is responsible for defining, governing, and evolving Huawei Cloud platform capabilities, standards, and adoption across the organisation. This includes the development of cloud architecture standards, target-state roadmaps, reference architectures, platform blueprints, and governance frameworks that enable secure, scalable, resilient, and compliant cloud services. A key accountability of the role is the ownership, design, governance, and continuous evolution of the Huawei Cloud Landing Zone, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements, regulatory obligations, and strategic business objectives.
• The successful candidate will lead the establishment and adoption of cloud foundations, landing zones, operating models, platform guardrails, and cloud-native architecture practices across the Group. As a trusted advisor, they will provide architecture leadership and governance across strategic technology initiatives, drive the evolution of Huawei Cloud capabilities and related Huawei technologies, and define standards that enable consistent cloud adoption at scale. Working closely with Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Engineering, Data, Risk, and Technology teams, the incumbent will ensure that Huawei Cloud services are implemented in a secure, well-governed, and sustainable manner that supports innovation, operational efficiency, and long-term business growth. Applicants with strong AWS or Azure architecture experience are encouraged to apply, as cloud platform, governance, landing zone, and multi-cloud architecture skills are highly transferable to the Huawei Cloud ecosystem.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification

• Bachelor's Degree

Field of Study

• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Information Systems
• Engineering or related discipline

Preferred Certifications

• Huawei Certified ICT Expert (HCIE – Cloud Computing)
• Huawei Certified ICT Professional (HCIP – Cloud Computing)
• Huawei Certified ICT Associate (HCIA – Cloud Computing)
• TOGAF Certification
• Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
• AWS, Azure, or GCP certifications advantageous
• Kubernetes (CKA/CKAD) certification advantageous

Experience Required

Enterprise Architecture & Cloud Strategy

10+ years

• Extensive experience in Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Cloud Architecture within large-scale enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and governing enterprise-wide cloud transformation programmes.
• Proven track record in banking, financial services, or highly regulated industries.
• Strong understanding of architecture frameworks such as TOGAF, Zachman, or equivalent.
• Experience defining and governing enterprise cloud platforms, landing zones, standards, guardrails, and operating models at scale.
• Ability to align cloud platform roadmaps and governance practices across multiple business units and enterprise domains.

Huawei Cloud Platform & Technology Architecture

5+ years

• Hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions on Huawei Cloud and/or related Huawei technologies.
• Huawei Cloud experience is preferred; however, strong AWS or Azure cloud architecture experience will also be considered where the candidate can demonstrate strong cloud platform, landing zone, and governance expertise.
• Deep knowledge of Huawei Cloud services including:
• Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
• Cloud Container Engine (CCE)
• Object Storage Service (OBS)
• Relational Database Service (RDS)
• Data Lake Insight (DLI)
• Cloud Security and IAM services
• Experience establishing Huawei Cloud landing zones, governance frameworks, and operational models.
• Strong understanding of Huawei Cloud platform architecture, cloud foundations, and enterprise-scale landing zone design.
• Experience defining and governing cloud guardrails, security patterns, network architecture, identity management, workload onboarding standards, and platform operating models.
• Experience developing Huawei Cloud platform roadmaps and evolving cloud capabilities in line with enterprise architecture and business requirements.
• Understanding of Huawei technologies and their integration within enterprise ecosystems.
• Knowledge of cloud migration methodologies and modernization approaches.

Cloud Engineering and DevSecOps

5+ years

• Experience implementing CI/CD and DevSecOps practices within large engineering organisations.
• Strong knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation or equivalent).
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, and container orchestration platforms.
• Experience integrating security, testing, and compliance automation into deployment pipelines.

Technology Leadership

3–5 years

• Experience leading architecture, engineering, or platform teams.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic technology decisions.
• Experience establishing architecture governance, standards, and best practices.
• Ability to mentor technical teams on Huawei Cloud, landing zone governance, cloud platform standards, and multi-cloud architecture practices.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Empowering Individuals
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Seizing Opportunities
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Concepts
• Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives
• Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Planning
• Internal & External IT Environment
• IT Applications
• IT Business Analysis/ Feature Analysis
• Systems Design

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Key Responsibilities:

• Engage clients across branch and related banking channels to understand their needs, resolve queries and provide appropriate banking solutions in line with service, product and legislative requirements.
• Identify sales and demand generation opportunities through client conversations, promote relevant banking products and channels, and contribute to branch sales and growth objectives.
• Open, amend, transfer and close client accounts in line with laid-down procedures, risk controls, KYC, POPIA and FAIS requirements.
• Assess client needs by reviewing account conduct, income and expenditure, scorecards and supporting information to provide informed recommendations and appropriate solutions.
• Educate clients on banking processes, digital functionality, self-service channels, product features and their rights and obligations in line with the Code of Banking Practice.
• Maintain accurate records, update required management information, adhere to team ways of work and contribute to a high-performing branch environment.

Qualifications

• National Certificate or equivalent NQF 5 FAIS-aligned qualification in a field related to banking, financial services, commerce, sales, client service or a related discipline.
• The candidate must meet FAIS Fit and Proper requirements.

Minimum Experience:

• 3 to 4 years’ experience in a branch banking, financial services, contact centre sales or client-facing sales environment.
• Proven sales track record with experience identifying client needs, promoting solutions, cross-selling and achieving sales or growth targets.
• Strong understanding of banking products, client servicing, account opening, application processing and customer acceptance requirements.
• Experience working in a regulated environment where adherence to risk, compliance, KYC, POPIA and FAIS requirements is critical.
• Confident client engagement capability with the ability to build rapport, ask the right questions, handle pressure and provide practical solutions.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Examining Information and Checking Things
• Developing Expertise and Developing Strategies
• Exploring Possibilities and Generating Ideas
• Embracing Change and Seizing Opportunities
• Establishing Rapport, Interacting with People and Team Working
• Taking Action, Pursuing Goals and Meeting Timescales

Technical Competencies:

• Application & Submission Verification (Consumer Banking)
• Banking Process & Procedures
• Client Acceptance & Review
• Customer Understanding ( Consumer Banking)
• Processing
• Product Knowledge (Consumer Banking)

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Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Private Banking clients through proactive and value-adding engagement.
• Drive portfolio growth through retention, cross-selling, sales delivery and identifying new client opportunities.
• Understand client needs and recommend suitable banking, lending, wealth and digital solutions.
• Support quality credit applications, annual credit reviews and effective portfolio administration.
• Manage client queries, complaints, digital adoption, risk and compliance requirements in line with bank standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce, Advanced Diploma or equivalent NQF 7 or higher qualification in Finance, Business Commerce, Accounting or a related field.
• Qualification must be FAIS recognised or FAIS aligned.
• The incumbent must meet the Fit and Proper requirements.

Experience Required:

• 2 to 4 years’ experience, with exposure to affluent, private banking or relationship-managed clients.
• Experience in sales, service, relationship management, credit applications and financial solutioning within the financial services industry.
• Sound exposure to client portfolio management, including identifying client needs, recommending suitable banking solutions and supporting client retention.
• Experience in lending, credit processes, financial analysis and client reviews will be advantageous.
• Proven ability to identify sales opportunities and deliver value-adding solutions that support both the client and the bank.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Establishing Rapport and Understanding People
• Interacting with People and Articulating Information
• Conveying Self-Confidence and Convincing People
• Examining Information and Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions and Taking Action
• Seizing Opportunities and Pursuing Goals

Technical Competencies:

• Banking Process & Procedures
• Customer Understanding and Product Knowledge
• Financial Acumen
• Commercial Acumen
• Risk Identification
• Risk Reporting

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Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Business Commerce

Experience Required

• 8-10 years experience managing risks as well as ensuring governance is in place.
• 8-10 years experience and deep understanding and a broad view of how the Bank operates from a Front Office perspective as well as a downstream risk area perspective. Understanding the operating models which support business within CIB and how these integrate.
• 8-10 years experience in Finance, Audit, Risk and / or Financial Control.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Leadership to Stakeholder Engagement
• Policy Development
• Tax Management

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Strategy execution and performance management

• Translate approved GMAR strategic priorities into integrated execution plans, measurable outcomes, milestones and governance routines across countries, products and client segments. Monitor progress, identify delivery gaps and escalate material risks with clear recommendations.

Strategic and commercial analysis

• Conduct structured analysis of market, client, competitor, regulatory and macroeconomic developments to identify strategic opportunities, risks and implications for the GMAR franchise.

Market opportunity and business-performance assessment

• Support market sizing, market-share analysis, revenue forecasting, business reviews and performance assessments. Evaluate performance across countries, products and client segments and provide evidence-based recommendations for management action.

Executive decision support

• Prepare high-quality strategy papers, executive presentations, dashboards, business-performance insights and decision materials for regional and country leadership forums. Translate complex information into clear conclusions, options and recommended actions.

Strategic governance and execution discipline

• Maintain governance over strategic initiatives through integrated action, decision, risk, dependency and milestone tracking. Strengthen accountability, follow-through and transparency across interdependent workstreams.

Data, management information and AI enablement

• Improve the quality, consistency and usability of management information, analytics and performance-reporting frameworks. Coordinate the remediation of material data-capture, system and reporting-logic issues and apply approved analytics and AI tools responsibly to strengthen insight generation and execution.

Strategic programme delivery

• Lead or coordinate priority strategic programmes, initiatives, leadership workshops, offsites and internal or external executive engagements from problem definition through decision support, implementation and benefits tracking.

Stakeholder alignment and influence

• Partner with Business Heads, Country Heads and functional leaders to align priorities, resolve execution challenges and coordinate delivery across organisational and geographic boundaries. Use evidence, commercial understanding and trusted relationships to influence outcomes without assuming final executive decision authority.

Business planning, prioritisation and implementation feasibility

• Evaluate strategic priorities, investment affordability, resource requirements, execution capacity and implementation feasibility across differing African-market contexts. Provide evidence-based recommendations to Business and Country Heads to inform prioritisation, resource allocation and sustainable delivery of regional and Group strategic objectives.

Risk, governance and control

• Apply relevant governance, regulatory, confidentiality and control requirements across strategic analysis, management information and programme delivery. Identify and escalate material strategic, operational, data and execution risks and support the implementation of appropriate mitigating actions.

Team and capability development

• Provide direction, coaching and quality oversight to junior team members, analysts and project contributors. Develop reusable tools, templates, analytical approaches and governance frameworks that improve consistency, capability and delivery efficiency.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Postgraduate Degree
• Field of Study: Business Management, Finance, Economics, Strategy

Experience Required

• Minimum 7 years Relevant experience in business strategy, management consulting, Global Markets, treasury, business performance, strategic programme delivery or a related environment.
• Knowledge of African markets and their commercial, regulatory and operating environments

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Convincing People
• Embracing Change
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Seizing Opportunities
• Understanding People
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Strategy Formulation and Execution
• Global Markets and Treasury Acumen
• Financial and Commercial Analysis
• Data Analytics and Management Information
• Strategic Programme Management
• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Management and Influence
• Risk, Governance and Control
• AI and Digital Enablement
• African Markets Context

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Qualifications

• Post-graduate degree in Business, Commerce, Finance, or Accounting (CA (SA) preferred).
• 3 to 7 years of experience in product control, auditing, or investment banking.

Experience Required

• Manage daily and monthly Balance Sheet and Income Statement controls for the Global Markets (GM) business.
• Ensure standardisation, governance, review, and control processes are consistently applied and effectively managed.
• Oversee the reporting and attribution of GM revenues, balance sheet substantiation, and month-end reporting activities.
• Develop and apply a strong understanding of the valuation and risk management mechanics within the Global Markets environment.
• Partner with stakeholders across Finance, Risk, Front Office, and Operations to ensure accurate financial reporting and control.
• Operate within the country finance structure, with a direct reporting line to the Country CIB Finance Head and a dotted reporting line to the GM Africa Regions Product Control Team.
• 3-4 years' experience in Product Control, Auditing, or Credit Derivatives.
• Strong understanding of information flows between front-office systems and the general ledger.
• Sound banking knowledge, with preference given to candidates who have exposure to Investment Banking 
• Strong analytical,  problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial Analysis
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Reconciling Financial Records
• Statistical & Mathematical Analysis

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The essential functions include the following: 

• Assisting with the financial close process and CP sign off; administration of the syndicated loan life cycle including facilitating and coordinating cash flows, waivers, amendments, events of default, restructuring, sell downs and covenant monitoring;
• Adhere to relevant internal policies and procedures and comply with regulatory bodies to ensure that all deals and documentation meets the required standards, and work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner to mitigate risk (including financial, reputational and operational).
• Facilitate communications, relationship management and information sharing between transaction stakeholders including Investment Banking Debt Structuring teams; Loans Administration teams, Distribution, Credit, Borrowers, Sponsors, Guarantors, Legal Counsel, Lenders Technical Advisors, Owners Engineers, Auditors, Compliance and Global Markets Trading desks.
• Review legal documentation in conjunction with internal or external legal counsel, to ensure effective management of Agency legal and operational risk and ensure all documentation meet Loan Market Association (LMA) standards and requirements.
• Co-ordinate and facilitate the enforcement of security by ensuring security documents are received, accurate and in order, and manage any instructions from lenders to enable the tracking and releasing of security and inform relevant external and internal stakeholders of any potential operational impact.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Degree in Business Commerce or related 
• At least 3-4 years practical experience within the legal discipline, specifically understanding and interpreting legal agreements.
• At least 3-4 years demonstrated experience working within Investment Banking, with knowledge of  the product services and offerings. 
• Ability to build effective networks and effectively communicate with key stakeholders to facilitate transactions.

Additional information:

Technical Competencies:

• Client Relationship Management - Ability to define client needs, resolve requests, issues and complaints effectively. Keeping clients informed through professional communication. Adopting processes to enhance and track customer satisfaction.
• Corporate Legal Services Management - Applies knowledge and understanding of the role and functions of corporate legal services within the context of the local legislative and industry regulatory framework.
• Deal Appraisal - The ability to conduct sound analysis of individual transactions, through a thorough due diligence process (e.g. industry structure, company evaluation, cash-flow analysis, growth prospects, credit ratings, etc.).
• Local Market Knowledge The knowledge and understanding of the opportunities, competitive environment, regulations, and risks related to doing business in a particular country.
• Risk Awareness - General awareness of risk management practices in a financial services organization.
• Risk Identification - The examination of the essential elements of risk such as; assets, threats, vulnerabilities, safeguards, consequences and the likelihood of the threats materializing.

Experience Required

Investment Banking

3-4 years

• Understanding and knowledge of local and global debt products / solutions to effectively develop and present innovative client solutions. Effectively coordinating and interacting with professionals, clients and key stakeholders in other lines of business in the delivery of all Debt Solutions. Building complex financial models, conducting research and analysing large amounts of data and information to develop and present reports to key stakeholders. Understanding of the debt solutions deal process.

3-4 years

• Working independently and managing concurrent work processes and driving delivery on multiple deals / projects with minimal supervision.

3-4 years

• Working with and interpreting relevant regulatory frameworks. Credit Risk or related field experience.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Inviting Feedback
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Deal Appraisal
• Deal Negotiation
• Economic Research
• Financial Analysis
• Local Market Knowledge
• Strategic Planning and Reporting

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Qualifications

• B Com Degree in Finance, Accounting
• Honours Degree Preferred
• CA(SA)

Experience Required

• 8-15 years Post Articles / Post Honours Financial Accounting, Finance & Technology
• Experience in a financial or management accounting role
• High-level knowledge in all areas of finance, accounting, budgeting and cost control principles
• Excellent report writing skills
• Knowledge of automated financial and accounting reporting systems and financial regulations
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial data and prepare financial reports, statement and projections
• Strong leader who can lead and motivate a team & must be able to see the bigger picture
• Knowledge and understanding of the Finance & Value Management industry and its principles (preferred)
• Good Stakeholder Management and Banking experience 
• Computer literacy with appropriate knowledge of MS Office software (Specifically MS Excel and MS Word)

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Convincing People
• Empowering Individuals
• Exploring Possibilities
• Generating Ideas
• Impressing People
• Inviting Feedback
• Resolving Conflict
• Showing Composure
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Acumen
• Financial Analysis
• Financial Management (Financial)
• Interpreting Financial Statements
• Tax Management
• Transfer Pricing
• Stakeholder Management
• Forecasting & Planning

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Qualifications

• Post Graduate Degree in Business Commerce, Finance or Accounting.
• CA (SA) qualification..

Experience Required

• 1 to 5 Years experience Product Control Finance & Value Management
• 1 to 5 Years experience Product control analysis
• 1-5 years experience in Product Control, Auditing, Finance, Global Markets, Investment Banking or Transaction Banking

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Providing Insights
• Pursuing Goals
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Financial Accounting
• Financial and Accounting Control
• Reconciling Financial Records