Hot Openings at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To deliver Talent Acquisition (TA) operational excellence through stakeholder hiring experience, leveraging digital tools and providing TA data and insights.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Social Sciences

Experience Required

Talent Acquisition

• People & Culture
• 3-4 years
• Demonstrated workplace experience within the area of specialisation.
• Proven experience in TA stakeholder management and data integration.
• Experience throughout the entire TA value chain

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Documenting Facts
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Automation Acumen
• Insight Storytelling
• Knowledge of P&C Policies & Procedures
• P&C Operations
• P&C Process Improvement
• Recruitment
• Researcher

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Job Description

• To serve as the single accountable owner and authoritative source for the enterprise-wide GenAI capability within the Employee Experience domain.
• The role establishes a centralised governance and operations function to manage general-purpose GenAI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity, Claude), ensuring adoption is safe, measurable, and value-driven across the Standard Bank Group.

Qualifications

• 10–12 years in IT, consulting, or digital leadership within complex organisations, including 5+ years in senior management or platform ownership roles.
• Understanding of enterprise AI/GenAI/SaaS platforms and experience applying governance, standards, or operating models for technology platforms.
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate across cross-functional and federated teams to align priorities and drive outcomes.
• Experience managing vendors, contracts, and commercial performance, with strong knowledge of licensing, cost optimisation, and partner delivery models.
• Working knowledge of regulated environments with the ability to partner effectively with Risk, Security, and Compliance teams.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Directing People

Technical Competencies:

• AI Foundations
• AI Lifecycle Management
• AI Optimisation
• AI Platforms
• Policy Development
• Promote Good Governance, Risk & Control
• Root Cause Analysis
• Quality Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Project Reporting

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Job Description

• To design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs in development environments. Apply agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineers result. Work within a strict framework of programming standards under supervision of senior technical resources.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Information Technology

Experience Required

Software Engineering

• Technology
• 10+ years experience.
• Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
• 10+years experience.
• Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts

Technical Competencies:

• Java
•  Unix scripting
• DB2
• SQL Scripting
• AWS (Certified) 
• Postgress
• SAP CRM
• Restful webservices
• Github
• Bitbucket
• Docker & Kubernetes

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Job Description

• To drive business acquisition opportunities for Standard Bank's offshore banking business, for an allocated portfolio and/or jurisdiction through the development and management of various internal and/or external distribution channels by ensuring that their needs are fulfilled, whilst achieving the defined revenue targets.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Finance and Accounting and RE 05

Experience Required

Wealth and Investment

• Personal and Private Banking
• 5-7 years
• The role requires experience in financial services. An understanding of offshore financial environment and experience in offshore product sales is desirable for the role and as an introduction will need an entry level support and sales experience before an Offshore business development role.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Developing Strategies
• Documenting Facts
• Empowering Individuals
• Examining Information
• Impressing People
• Producing Output
• Showing Composure
• Thinking Positively

Technical Competencies:

• Banking Process & Procedures
• Client Knowledge
• Client Servicing
• Customer Reception and Channelling
• Customer Understanding ( Consumer Banking)
• Product Knowledge (Consumer Banking)

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Job Description

• To provide oversight, analysis, and reporting of investment risk and portfolio performance across investment portfolios to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring alignment with the organisation and portfolio specific investment objectives, risk appetite, and regulatory requirements, to enable informed investment decision-making, effective risk management, and optimised portfolio performance.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Finance and Accounting, Mathematical Sciences, Quantitative Studies

Experience Required

Asset & Portfolio Management

• Investment & Asset Management
• 3-4 years
• Investment performance and attribution analysis
• 5-7 years
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Checking Things
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Inviting Feedback
• Making Decisions
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Showing Composure
• Team Working
• Understanding People
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Active Investment Management
• Compliance
• Data Analytics
• Data Ingestion
• Data Management (Administration)
• Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness
• Performance Benchmarking
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification
• Risk Management
• Risk Measurement
• Risk Reporting
• Written Communication

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Job Description

• Candidate should demonstrate strong expertise in leasing with a proven history of success
• New Business Acquisition is responsible for driving new business growth by securing clients for Standard Bank’s fleet management solutions.
• This role requires a strong hunter mindset, excellent networking capabilities, and a high closing ratio to successfully convert leads into long-term clients.
• Actively identify, target, and acquire new clients to expand the fleet management portfolio.
• Leverage industry connections and market insights to generate high-quality leads and uncover new business opportunities.
• Present and position fleet cards, managed maintenance, full maintenance leasing, and Standard Bank’s value added products to meet client needs.
• Develop and execute sales strategies to penetrate key markets and industries.
• Effectively convert leads into signed agreements through strong negotiation and deal-closing skills.
• Work closely with relationship managers and internal teams to ensure a seamless client acquisition process.
• Consistently achieve or exceed new business acquisition targets through proactive engagement and deal execution.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Field of Study: Business Commerce

Experience Required

• 3-4 years Experience within the Fleet management industry.
• Experience in leasing.
• Experience in sales, service and deal making. 
• Experience in managing dealer relationships.
• Experience in Fleet Card, Full maintenance rental and management maintenance

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Convincing People
• Developing Strategies
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interacting with People

Technical Competencies:

• Asset Based Lending
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Financial Management (Financial)
• Product and Services Knowledge

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Job Description

• To design, code, test, debug, and maintain programs in development environments. Apply agreed standards and tools, to achieve a well-engineers result. Work within a strict framework of programming standards under supervision of senior technical resources. 

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree in Information Technology

Experience Required

Software Engineering

Technology

• 5-7 years - Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions.
• 8-10 years - Proven experience in modern engineering practices i.e. dev ops, agile etc., Proven experience across multiple, broad IT Engineering disciplines, with demonstrated specialisation in at least one. Experience within the required scope of expertise.

Skills Required: 

Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure (AWS):

• Deep understanding of modern elastic cloud architecture patterns.
• Solid grasp of cloud networking fundamentals.
• Requirement: Relevant AWS accreditation/certification required to operate within the Standard Bank Group (SBG) AWS environment.
• Preferred: Knowledge of SBG cloud architecture standards is a strong plus.

Systems & Environment:

• Proficient with Linux-based operating systems and core system administration basics.
• Strong command-line comfort, including writing, debugging, and running scripts.

Software Development & Integration:

• Language: Strong Python programming skills and a working knowledge of the Python data ecosystem.
• APIs & Design: Expertise in building and consuming APIs (REST/GraphQL) alongside a solid understanding of system design and integration patterns.

Data & Containerization:

• Databases: Strong proficiency in SQL and database management.
• Containers: Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker).

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Taking Action
• Team Working

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)
• Continuous Deployment
• Continuous Integration (CI)
• Core Systems
• Data Engineering
• Design Thinking
• Error Budgets
• Incident Response
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Knowledge Management
• Microservices
• Non-abstract Large System Design (NALSD)
• Observability (Application and Web Analytics)
• Platform Engineering
• Policy as Code
• Post-incidence Analysis
• Reliability and Resilience
• Security Engineering
• Service Level Management
• Software Engineering Methods
• Software Engineering Tools
• Software Foundations
• System Integration
• Test-driven Design (TDD)
• Threat Modelling

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Job Description

• To attend to any cash related matter (e.g., walk-in customers, ATM's) whilst forming an accurate assessment and understanding of that demand in order to act on it in a manner that consistently delivers in line with client experience and laid down requirements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification:

• Secondary/High school/Matric
• Field of Study: Not applicable

Experience Required:

• Client Coverage
• Personal and Private Banking
• 1-2 years Branch banking experience, understanding the bank's laid-down policies and procedures related to telling / frontline support; bulk cash and ATMs.
• Familiar with the legal aspects regarding cash handling. Knowledge of other departments and their functions within a branch.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Following Procedures
• Generating Ideas
• Making Decisions
• Managing Tasks
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Understanding People
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

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