Job Opportunities at RMB - Rand Merchant Bank

Job Description

• To develop innovative, reusable competitive solutions and contribute actively to a collaborative Developer community
• To collaborate with BDMs and Delivery Heads to make recommendations on the use of new and emerging technologies, which provide the competitive advantage and a clear technical roadmap

To maintain stability of all technical platforms

• Initiate dialogue to build professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying excellent abilities to listen, advise, influence, negotiate and present at all levels
• Lead and facilitate difficult conflict situations into consensual agreements
• Integrate opinions and information provided by various sources to make strategic decisions
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
• Continually scan the industry to identify opportunities to create strategic partnerships with key individuals and bodies
• Follow best practice and principles governance policy frameworks and utilisation of tools for the technology of the domain
• Engage with the designated standards team for specific guidance and delivery of solution components to maximise impact
• Understand and contribute to a knowledge sharing environment
• Produce a well operationalised solution on time that surpasses the requirements and performance expectations
• Drive scalable and sustainable solutions built based on best development practices
• Adopt a framework centric approach to prompt feasibility and reduces failure demand
• Reduce the technical debt as much as possible or revisit the business expectations
• Ensure technical follow up and a commit to allow for this-flexibility
• Take full responsibility for performance management of all direct reports managing their performance in relation to quality standards and agreed benchmarks and objectives focusing on all aspects of sound people management
• Engage in recruitment development, performance management, remuneration and rewards, career path planning, on the job training, coaching, and mentoring
• Ensure appropriate levels of management and accountability
• Motivate, delegate, and empower appropriately, enabling direct reports to take responsibility and display appropriate creativity and initiative
• Work with the team to actively grow their skills and lead them in operational excellence
• Demonstrate pride in the organisations brand services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new developments
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others
• Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time frames and according to quality standards
• Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities
• Read situations and organisational realities
• Set aside personal agenda for the greater good
• Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices
• Share debate and communicate learnings
• Flag and debate issues constructively
• Promote a friendly cooperative climate

Technical Knowledge and skills

In depth understanding and application of:

• SQL Server/Advanced T-SQL (5 years+)
• Schema design
• Stored Procedures/Functions/Views
• Query optimization
• C#, .NET Core (5 years+)
• React/Typescript/JavaScript (2 years+)
• Best practices/modern software development techniques, design patterns, code quality, testing, CI/CD, version control etc.
• Solutions Architecture (1 year)
• Extensive demonstrable experience within Global Markets and/or Investment Banking delivering tangible results in a digital environment
• Engage and persuade multiple and complex stakeholders
   

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Job Description

• To take full accountability for delivering value to business in accordance with their specific requirements whilst adhering to the organisations architectural standards and guidelines across technology tiers and or productsUnderstanding integration requirements underpinning application requirements Deliver technical solutions to business requirements, within the provided timelines, frameworks and guidelines Review detailed integration functional design to ensure that they conform to "as-designed integration architecture" Planning and executing data conversion activities (e.g., test data) Project progress reporting to team leader and management Managing Integration risk and project deliverables Prepare Integration architecture and design documents for review by the Project / Technical Architect and the bank s Enterprise Integration Architecture Forum Automation of regression test packs for Integration components, in line with agreed testing frameworks and standards Provide production development support on a roster basis

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Job Description

• This is a 12-month contract for unemployed graduates to join the RMB Operations work experience internship.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellence and quality orientation in all assigned tasks, deliverables and projects
• Execute role responsibilities efficiently through careful and timeous planning, reporting and updating
• Contribute to projects through proactive, innovative and appropriate input
• Participate in knowledge sharing with peers and stakeholders
• Manage own development plan to increase competencies and skills through various channels
• Adheres to and advocates FirstRand shared values and business philosophy

Qualifications and Experience

• A recognised Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Commerce, Engineering, Data Analytics or related, Law
• Must have no or limited formal work experience (i.e. less than 12 months)
• Analytical Thinking
• Excellence and quality orientation
• Building relationships
• Teamwork
• Problem solving
• Learning agility
• Resilience and Stress Management
• Drive and Results orientation
   

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Job Description

• To plan, execute, support and optimise marketing strategies, campaigns and activities that enable the RMB brand, business imperatives, client experience and engagement across channels to internal and external audiences
• Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue listen advise influence and negotiate to achieve win win outcomes
• Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress manage expectations and ensure stakeholders requirements are delivered
• Preserve relationships despite airing conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts
• Anticipate consequences and adapts problem solving based on continual feedback
• Act speedily to resolve problems queries and complaints
• Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences
• Plan projects and campaigns and monitor delivery against objectives
• Ensure appropriate scheduling and allocation of channels
• Manage challenges and roadblocks
• Identify stories for Channel RMB News and do additional research if necessary
• Compile information and send through to video production company
• Analyse and review proposed script and approve final proposal
• Liaise with relevant internal BUs both presenters and interviewees to schedule filming dates
• Work with video production company to edit review and approve news show
• Once approved distribute to the bank for broadcast
• Source and liaise with vendors on the production of live broadcasts
• Liaise with IT to ensure supporting technology for live broadcasts is in place and working properly
• Generate material and liaise with agencies to facilitate the production of material in line with client proposal
• Manage feedback and approval process
• Ensure RMB corporate identity is displayed in accordance with agreed guidelines
• Manage reputational risk in terms of the quality and content of all material
• Manage end-to-end production with external suppliers such as printers video production houses and digital design agencies, and negotiate favourable terms
• Scrutinise quality of all printed documentation and manage any issues that arise
• Receive and analyse a brief from a BU
• Research content and intention both in terms of sourcing relevant material and interviewing key stakeholders
• Consolidate and analyse information and present concepts and recommendations
• Identify and source communication opportunities and liaise with internal clients to obtain go-ahead
• Identify most appropriate and effective communication
• Manage client approval process
• Demonstrate pride in the organisations brand services and products by consistently delivering on the brands promise
• Follow through to ensure that personal quality and productivity standards are consistently and accurately maintained
• Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new developments
• Maintain a positive attitude and respond openly to feedback
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others
• Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time frames and according to quality standards
• Take ownership of personal career development leveraging formal and informal opportunities
• Read situations and organisational realities
• Set aside personal agenda for the greater good
• Act in an ethical transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices
• Share debate and communicate learnings
• Flag and debate issues constructively
• Promote a friendly cooperative climate