Jobs at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To contribute to a positive workforce experience through innovative learning solutioning to address business requirements.
• Partner with relevant stakeholders on allocated projects; driving efficiencies, agility & commercial viability by optimising technology in the design & development of integrated learning solutions.
• Interpret future requirements & shifts in CoE practice, implementing end-to-end solutions, prioritising & ensuring alignment of CoE initiatives implemented, to address needs.

Essential Functions

• Strong grounding in adult learning & compliance learning principles. Compliance learning demands accuracy, defensibility, and behaviour change, not just content delivery
• Proven instructional design capability for digital learning. AI accelerates design, it does not replace instructional judgment
• Support a digital innovation learning approach by linking learning objectives to the Standard Bank competency library framework and developing appropriate learning experiences to address capability and performance gaps; make suggestions regarding Group core and universal learning experiences to supplement the business specific learning initiatives.
• Hands‑on experience with e‑learning authoring tools. Automation only works if the person understands the end product

Qualifications

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

Experience Required
Learning

• People & Culture
• 5-7 years
• Demonstrated workplace experience within the area of specialisation with evidence of contribution to the P&C practice.
• 1-2 years
• Demonstrated experience working with Generative AI tools (MS Co Pilot, PowerApps etc.) and using prompt engineering techniques to deliver learning solutions

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Embracing Change
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Providing Insights
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Decision Making
• Learning Technology
• Solution Delivery
• Solution Design and Development
• Teaming
• Workforce Insights

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Job Description

• To lead the effective functioning of the branch, ensuring strong operational control, disciplined risk management, sales delivery, and an exceptional customer experience.
• This role is accountable for the full day-to-day management of the branch environment including security, cash handling, service quality, staff leadership and performance outcomes, while promoting multi-channel usage and driving financial growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the branch team to drive performance, capability development and a strong service culture across all staff.
• Deliver sales growth by driving acquisition, cross-sell and retention, while promoting digital and multi-channel usage.
• Own customer experience by resolving complex complaints, ensuring quick turnaround times and maintaining service quality standards.
• Manage branch operations and risk including cash handling, security, audit findings, fraud prevention, compliance and health and safety requirements.
• Improve branch performance through analysis of reports, monitoring resources and implementing process and productivity improvements.

Qualifications

• National Diploma in Commerce, Finance, Risk Management, Business Management or a related discipline (NQF Level 6 FAIS recognised qualification)
• FAIS Representative status required
• Regulatory Examination 5 and Regulatory Examination 1 preferred

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum 4 to 5 years experience in a branch banking environment
• Proven experience in leading a branch or front-line banking team
• Demonstrated track record in retail banking sales, including acquisition, cross-sell and meeting revenue targets
• Strong operational banking exposure including cash management, audits, risk management, fraud prevention and compliance
• Experience interacting with multiple banking functions such as lending, everyday banking and client coverage
• Exposure to resolving customer complaints and managing complex client service situations

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches & Following Procedures
• Articulating Information & Convincing People
• Challenging Ideas & Exploring Possibilities
• Generating Ideas & Providing Insights
• Making Decisions & Producing Output
• Showing Composure & Understanding People

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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Job Description

• To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes for a specific domain within the enterprise, such as business, data, security, cloud/infrastructure or technology.
• A senior data architect would handle complex data architecture challenges and strategic initiatives and assume responsibility for high-level planning, decision-making, and leading the data architecture strategy to support business goals and innovation.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Information Technology as well as System Architect certification
• More than 10 years' experience in the specific domain, with a strong understanding of domain-specific challenges and solutions
• Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large-scale solution architectures
• Experience with the complete information system life cycle
• Architecture or Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Directing People
• Embracing Change
• Providing Insights

Technical Competencies:

• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• Financial Acumen
• Information Technology Architecture
• Planning, Forecasting and Budgeting
• Programme Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategy Definition

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Job Description

• To lead and manage complex litigation, debt recovery, restructuring and rehabilitation matters within a portfolio of high-value distressed clients.
• The role is responsible for developing and executing legally sound recovery strategies that protect the organisation’s legal position, minimise credit losses and ensure compliance with all applicable legislation and governance frameworks.
• The incumbent will provide specialist legal advice to internal stakeholders, manage external legal service providers, and remain current with developments in relevant case law and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead litigation and recovery strategies for high-value distressed client portfolios.
• Negotiate settlements and restructuring agreements to optimise recovery outcomes.
• Protect the organisation’s legal position through sound legal risk management.
• Manage and oversee external legal counsel and service providers.
• Provide specialist legal guidance to internal stakeholders across risk and credit functions.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant legislation, governance standards and internal policies.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Postgraduate Degree in Law (Bachelor of Laws)
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court
• Relevant professional legal membership in good standing

Minimum Experience Required

• At least 7 years’ proven experience providing legal advice within the legal and/or financial services sectors.
• Demonstrated experience managing complex litigation and high-value debt recovery matters, including restructuring and rehabilitation processes.
• Proven experience in drafting, reviewing, vetting, negotiating and disseminating legal documentation.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, assess and mitigate legal and credit risk.
• Minimum 5 years’ people management or leadership experience, which may include leading cross-functional teams, managing panels of attorneys, or overseeing external  legal service providers.
• Strong understanding of the legal and regulatory environment applicable to credit, collections and recoveries.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies

• Strategic Thinking
• Sound Judgement and Decision Making
• Influencing and Negotiation
• Leadership and Stakeholder Management
• Analytical Thinking

Technical Competencies

• Litigation Management
• Debt Recovery and Restructuring
• Legal Risk Assessment and Mitigation
• Regulatory and Governance Knowledge
• Financial and Credit Risk Acumen

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Job Description

• We’re looking for talented individuals to join our Risk Management division as Graduate Trainees.
• The aim of our 18-month graduate programme is to equip you with skills and experiences deemed necessary to set you up for becoming a skilled Risk Practitioner, with guidance and support from Senior Executives & Managers who run the Risk Management portfolios.
• Through a series of rotations, you will learn how risk is managed in the bank and gain extensive experience in a wide range of analytical areas within the Personal & Private Banking (PPB) Risk business unit. These areas include Decision Science, Credit Solution Engineering and Lending portfolios (i.e., Credit Card, Home Finance, Car Finance and Personal Loans), Fraud Risk Management and Non-financial risk.
• You will be recruited as a permanent employee from the start of the program and placed into a team of choice, after rotations conclude

During this 18-month programme you can look forward to:

• Learning about the Credit Lifecycle
• Participating in value adding projects
• Ad hoc reporting, insights and analytics to inform business decisions
• Collaborating with various teams
• Learning/improving coding skills
• Driving modernisation of digital credit solutions/strategies in Africa Regions
• Contributing to fraud insights and analytics
• Scorecard, capital, impairments and/or machine learning model monitoring and/or development
• Building credit strategies
• Using data science tools to automate risk assurance processes

Application closing date: 31 May 2026

Qualifications

• Masters or Honours
• BSc/BCom/ BDatSci
• Statistics
• Data Science
• Pure Mathematics
• Computational and Applied Mathematics
• Informatics/ Information Systems
• Computer Science
• Econometrics
• Behavioural Economics (with an interest in applied banking analytics, credit decisioning or fraud behaviour)
• Actuarial Science (with an interest in banking credit risk, risk analytics, or financial risk management)
• This programme is designed for graduates who want to specialise in banking risk analytics and apply quantitative skills to credit decisioning, fraud risk, capital and impairment models within a banking environment.
• Applicants whose primary career interest lies in insurance actuarial work, product pricing or investment banking may find other programmes better aligned to those pathways.

Honours to be completed by 31 December 2026.

Additional Information

Minimum requirements:

• Must be a South African citizen.
• Should you have work experience, it should not exceed 18 months 
• Matric certificate to be submitted with application.
• ID copy to be submitted with application.
• Full academic transcripts to be submitted with application for undergraduate and postgraduate studies.