Job Opportunities at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Support the Relationship Executive in the optimisation of profit and economic value for portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing: 
• origination efforts to quire new clients; 
• cross-sell to existing client base; 
• coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP

Job Description

• Portfolio Management: Ensure appropriate management of respective portfolios that includes but not limited to client engagement, portfolio performance management, reporting and executing of client requirements
• Business Development: Agree financial targets/new business targets and set out tactical plans to achieve this on an annual basis
• Risk Management: Ensure that portfolio meets the required risk management standards

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• Build high-performing, scalable, enterprise-grade applications & build capability in others to do the same. This includes but is not limited to applying critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions & leading all phases of the development lifecycle to deliver.

Job Description

DevOps

•  Apply critical thinking, design thinking and problem solving skills in an agile team environment to solve complex technical problems (Front End, Back End and Integration) with high quality solutions
•  Contribute to and in some cases lead all phases of the development lifecycle including e.g. design process
•  Determine operational feasibility of solutions by evaluating analysis, problem definition, business requirements, solution development and proposed solutions
•  Develop high quality software / application design and architecture in a test driven & domain driven / cross domain environment
•  Quickly produce well-organised, optimized, and documented source code to deliver technical solutions
•  Ensure designs & solutions support the technical organisation principles of self-service, repeatability, testability, scalability & resilience
•  Apply general design patterns and paradigms to deliver technical solutions
•  Create & Maintain Sophisticated CI / CD Pipelines (authoring & supporting CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins / Azure Devops or similar tools and deploy to multi-site environments – supporting and managing your applications all the way to production)
•  Use & configure modern observability techniques to provide a deeper understanding of the application. To do this, leverage e.g. aggregated logging via ELK stack, metrics via Prometheus / Grafana / NewRelic and distributed tracing like Zipkin/Jaeger etc.
•  Automate tasks through appropriate tools and scripting e.g. Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes
•  Debug existing source code and polish feature sets.
•  Work with guilds and other technical SME’s to improve and evolve technical products and services
•  Apply unit testing frameworks and perform integration, validation and verification testing (apply knowledge of stubbing tools e.g. wiremock, hoverfly etc.)
•  Apply version control and related concepts and techniques
•  Align all application development & development process to Group Architecture, Security & Infrastructure guidelines
•  Work with project & program teams (when required) to plan & manage the development lifecycle e.g. releases, risk management, testing, integration etc.
•  Conduct reviews, performance monitoring & ongoing optimization and maintenance on applications
•  Stay ahead of the curve on emerging technologies and development practices e.g. scripting languages, containerization etc.
•  Contribute to the design & evolution of Group Architecture, Infrastructure & associated technical standards for the organization
• People

Coach & mentor other engineers

•  Conduct peer reviews, testing, problem solving within and across the broader team
•  Provide technical subject matter expertise and support in the attraction and recruitment of Product Engineers for the organization
•  Participate as a subject matter expert in the development & development planning of the broader product engineering team
•  Support the people change teams in the design of adoption processes (Customer, Employee & 3rd Party Adoption)

Risk & Governance

•  Identify technical risks and mitigate these (pre, during & post deployment)
•  Update / Design all application documentation aligned to the organization technical standards and risk / governance frameworks
•  Create business cases & solution specifications for various governance processes (e.g. CTO approvals)
•  Participate in incident management & DR activity – applying critical thinking, problem solving & technical expertise to get to the bottom of major incidents
•  Deliver on time & on budget (always)

Education

• Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology

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Job Summary

• To provide advice and support in practice formulation and associated best practice improvement tactics; enabling the provision of specialist remuneration expertise.

Job Description

• Reward Advisory Support: Provide expert advice and recommendations to line managers and human capital stakeholders on reward-related matters within the Group framework and policies. This includes advisory support for reward related aspects of South African specific S197 and S189 processes.
• Remuneration Strategy Execution: Implement the Group Remuneration strategy within the Cluster, ensuring alignment with policies and procedures across South Africa and the African markets where Absa operates.
• Pay Review: Lead the annual pay review process, guiding Human Capital (HC) and senior management through the validation of data, distribution and analysis of increase and incentive pools, and communication of pay review outcomes.
• Data Insights & Communication: Provide actionable data insights and craft data-driven narratives that are informed by market trends, benchmarking, and internal analyses to support Human Capital (HC) and senior management in making strategic reward decisions. Present these insights in a clear, concise, and compelling manner to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Training: Upskill Human Capital (HC) and line managers on reward methodologies, market data utilization and communication of reward outcomes to colleagues on an on-going basis.
• Governance & policy management: Manage the governance approval process for hires and reward programs, ensuring compliance with Group policies. Draft or update policies, standards, and procedures to support Governance requirements.

Preferred requirements

• Minimum requirement of a Degree or an Advanced Diploma (NQF 7) or the equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a Reward focused or similar role.
• Reward management experience gained through Reward consulting or in Financial Services, preferably Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) or Asset Management.
• Global reward management experience, preferably across African markets.

Key Skills and Competencies:

• Expert knowledge of reward principles, practices, and trends particularly within a corporate and investment banking context and across Africa.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze and interpret large sets of data to inform reward strategies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and persuade stakeholders at different levels and manage relationships with senior stakeholders, including executives and front-office leaders.
• Project management and planning skills, with the ability to deliver results within deadlines and budgets.
• Teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse groups, stakeholders across functions, and cultures.
• High level of attention to detail and precision in managing complex data and ensuring accuracy in the implementation of reward initiatives.

Ideal Attributes:

• Strategic and innovative thinker, with the ability to align reward initiatives with business objectives and values.
• Customer-focused and service-oriented, with the ability to provide tailored and pragmatic solutions to reward challenges.
• Proactive and self-motivated, with the ability to take ownership and drive continuous improvement.
• Ethical and trustworthy, with the ability to maintain confidentiality and integrity.
• Resilient with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment, adapting to evolving business needs

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
   

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Job Summary

• Do you have the skills and experience to help us deliver innovative solutions to our clients? If so, you might be the perfect fit for our Trade & Working Capital Sales Analyst role.
• As a Trade & Working Capital Sales Analyst, you will be part of a dynamic team that works closely with Sales Specialists to structure, execute, and manage trade and working capital deals.

Job Description

Description:

In this role you will be responsible for;

• Assisting with solution design, drafting deal papers, reviewing legal agreements, and ensuring smooth client onboarding, training, and engagement.
• Facilitating deal forums amongst internal stakeholders and ensure compliance with regulatory and operational requirements.
• Conducting sales enablement and ongoing deal management within statutory and regulatory requirements, as well as through strict application of Absa policies and procedures
• Conducting facility reviews and process annual review updates with fee collection • Pro-actively manage credit limit increases within a deal cycle
• Interested in this role? You will need a B Degree in Commerce or equivalent, and at least 1 or 2 years of general banking experience. Trade & Working Capital product and service experience is a plus. You will also need excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, as well as a customer-centric mindset and a collaborative attitude.