Jobs at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

To apply computer science theories, principals to create, refactor moderate to complex programs/scripts, integration software services. To design complex specifications, code, test, debug, enhance programs within the Continuous delivery pipelines and provide support, maintenance of systems, programmes. To execute software developer responsibilities according to Engineer practice, standards, frameworks, roadmaps and the architects application standards. Participate in reviews of colleagues' work.

• Adhere to application lifecycle management accountabilities, architectural platforms and guardrails and ensure that all activity is digitally recorded and tracked to enhance reporting, to support process review and improvement and to maintain an audit ready posture.
• Adopt and adhere to suitable and agreed development methodologies and principles through work outputs and behaviours that enables continuous delivery and development across the production environment as well as ensuring effective collaboration with all colleagues and stakeholders in order to meet required targets and therefore deliver value to the customer.
• Coach or mentor less experienced Engineers on technical aspects of application development, controls, and documentation standards as well as on engaging effectively with relevant stakeholders.
• Construct, interpret and execute moderate to complex end to end system and program tests to verify correct operation of completed systems.
• Contribute to programmes and platforms for the processing, analysis and visual display of data, integrating new and existing data sources and ensuring the validity and reliability of data to support data driven decision making (as required).

Qualifications

• Degree: Information Technology

Additional Information

Experience Required: Software Engineering

• 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.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change

Technical Competencies:

• Agile Engineering
• API Engineering
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)

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Job Description

• To oversee the effective functioning, performance and delivery of a defined distribution network, including branches, Points of Representation and related channels, ensuring that the distribution mix remains sustainable, profitable, client-focused and aligned to provincial objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and oversee the delivery of sales, service, operational and financial performance across the assigned distribution area, ensuring alignment to provincial objectives and business growth priorities.
• Drive client-focused distribution tactics, local market initiatives and marketing solutions that support balance sheet growth, income statement performance, client retention and improved customer experience.
• Manage operational effectiveness, channel optimisation and service capability across branches, ATMs, digital channels and devices to ensure the front line can respond effectively to client demand.
• Lead, coach and develop branch and distribution teams in line with people management, performance, engagement and lean leadership principles to build a high-performance culture.
• Oversee risk, compliance, quality assurance and FAIS requirements across the distribution area, including Key Individual duties where applicable, to minimise operational losses and ensure regulatory adherence.

Qualifications

• Completed Degree or Advanced Diploma, NQF Level 7 or higher, with a FAIS-recognised qualification in Business Commerce, Finance, Banking, Management
• Must meet FAIS Fit and Proper requirements.
• FAIS Representative certification is required.

Experience Required:

• 5 to 7 years’ relevant branch, distribution or banking leadership experience.
• Proven experience in branch management, including sales, service, people leadership, risk management and income statement responsibility.
• Strong understanding of distribution performance, client engagement, operational controls and financial management within a banking environment.
• Experience leading teams across multiple branches, Points of Representation or client-facing channels will be advantageous.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Leading and directing people
• Convincing and influencing stakeholders
• Making sound decisions
• Interpreting data and providing insights
• Embracing change and driving practical execution
• Resolving conflict and managing escalated client matters
• Producing output in a fast-paced, performance-driven environment

Technical Competencies:

• Business Acumen (Audit)
• Financial Acumen
• People Strategy Development
• Product Knowledge (Consumer Banking)
• Risk Management
• Verbal Communication

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Job Description

This is a branch-based leadership role responsible for overseeing the effective functioning of a Point of Representation (POR) within Personal and Private Banking. The role focuses on driving sales and service performance, ensuring operational excellence, maintaining strong risk and compliance standards, and leading a high-performing frontline team to deliver a consistent and client-centric banking experience.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team to deliver sales, service and client experience objectives while building a high-performance culture
• Drive branch financial performance by identifying opportunities to grow revenue, deepen client relationships and increase product uptake
• Oversee daily branch operations, including cash handling, security, transactions and process adherence, to ensure efficiency and control
• Monitor, manage and mitigate risk by ensuring compliance with regulatory, audit and internal policy requirements
• Analyse branch performance data, identify gaps and implement improvements across people, processes and systems to meet customer demand

Qualifications

• Diploma or Advanced Certificate (NQF6 FAIS recognised qualification) in Banking, Finance, Business Management or a related field
• FAIS Representative status

Minimum Experience:

• 3 to 4 years’ experience in a frontline banking environment, with strong exposure to sales, service delivery and client engagement
• Proven experience leading or coordinating a frontline team to deliver on sales, service, operational and client experience objectives
• Experience managing team performance, coaching and development, while supporting people processes in partnership with Human Capital
• Strong working knowledge of branch operations, risk controls, compliance requirements, cash handling and banking processes

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches, Following Procedures and Producing Output
• Articulating Information, Convincing People and Understanding People
• Challenging Ideas, Exploring Possibilities and Generating Ideas
• Directing People and Making Decisions
• Providing Insights

Technical Competencies:

• Application and Submission Verification,
• Customer Acceptance and Review
• Banking Process and Procedures
• Customer Understanding
• Product Knowledge

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Job Description

• We are seeking a dynamic and analytically driven Credit Risk Manager to join our Financial Institutions team. This role is critical in assessing and managing credit risk across a diverse portfolio of Bank and Non-Bank Financial Institutions, including DFIs, Insurers, Asset Managers, and Fintech’s. You will contribute to the origination, structuring, and ongoing monitoring of credit exposures, ensuring alignment with regulatory frameworks and internal risk appetite. 

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree

Field of Study: Finance, Accounting, Economics or related field 

Licenses & Certifications: CA (SA) or CFA would be advantageous
Experience Required

• Minimum of 8 years experience in credit risk assessment, preferably within Financial Institutions. Strong understanding of Banking and Non-Bank Financial Institutions business models, regulatory capital frameworks, and sovereign risk. Familiarity with products such as RCFs, securitisations, trade finance, and guarantees.
• Proficiency in financial modelling and credit rating methodologies.
• Experience and the ability to present to senior stakeholders.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Checking Things
• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Directing People
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interacting with People
• Making Decisions
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Risk Identification
• Risk Management
• Risk Measurement
• Risk/ Reward Thinking

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Job Description

• To perform and deliver various Credit Risk activities across the different aspects of the life-cycle of Credit Risk Management, including originations, account management, collections and payments for a dedicated Portfolio. This is essential in order to contribute to manage risk, achieve targets and align to best practices. Conduct in-depth analysis to ensure that the Portfolio's products and services adhere to all relevant legislation and regulations.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Mathematical Sciences, Risk Management, Quantitative Studies

Experience Required
Credit Risk – PPB
Risk & Corporate Affairs
5-7 years

• The role requires an individual with Banking and Credit Risk Management experience. Experience across the Credit Risk Management value chain would be required and includes experience within originations, account management, collections and payments. Experience in a credit risk or related analytical environment would be required.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Checking Things
• Embracing Change
• Establishing Rapport
• Following Procedures
• Interpreting Data
• Meeting Timescales
• Producing Output
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action
• Thinking Positively
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Active Listening
• Project Management (Project Mgmt)
• Quant Skills
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification
• Risk Management
• Risk Reporting
• Risk Response Strategy
• Verbal Communication
• Workflow Management

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Job Description

• To serve as a dedicated Governance and Control Specialist for RES across all Risk Types, providing hands-on support to the RES Exco and Business Heads (e.g., Commercial, Physical Security) for timely and accurate completion of Risk and Governance requirements. This role acts as a specialised bridge between central Risk functions and RES operations, facilitating actions to mitigate functional risk and aligning practices with the 1st Line Business Risk and Governance Execution team within RES.

Qualifications

• First Degree: Business Commerce, Legal, Risk Management

Experience Required:

Commercial Real Estate

• 5–7 years' experience within Commercial Real Estate and Real Estate Management.

Risk, Governance and Control

• 5–7 years' experience in a Risk, Governance, Compliance, or Control environment, preferably within Real Estate, Facilities Management, Physical Security, or Corporate Services.
• Proven experience in Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Business Resilience and Continuity Management, Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM), and Data Privacy (POPIA).
• Experience managing risk assessments, governance processes, audit findings, regulatory compliance activities, and management reporting.
• Demonstrated ability to provide risk advisory support to business leaders and translate governance requirements into practical operational controls.
• Experience using Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) systems and reporting tools to monitor, track, and report on risk and compliance activities.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Providing Insights
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Audit Methodology
• Audit Report Writing
• Business Acumen (Audit)
• Compliance
• Evaluating Risk Management Effectiveness
• Occupational Health and Safety
• Promote Good Governance, Risk & Control
• Quality Management
• Query Resolution
• Real Estate Management
• Risk Awareness
• Risk Identification
• Risk Management
• Risk Measurement
• Risk Reporting
• Risk Response Strategy
• Risk/ Reward Thinking
• Root Cause Analysis
• Verbal Communication

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Job Description

• We are looking for an experienced, client-focused sales consultant with a proven sales track record to join our branch banking environment as a Universal Banker. This role is suited to a confident frontline banking professional who can engage clients, identify needs, provide appropriate banking solutions and contribute to sustainable sales growth while delivering excellent client service and meeting all risk, compliance and FAIS requirements.

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:

• Checking Things, Examining Information and Following Procedures
• Convincing People, Impressing People and Seizing Opportunities
• Establishing Rapport, Interacting with People and Inviting Feedback
• Developing Expertise, Developing Strategies and Exploring Possibilities
• Generating Ideas, Taking Action, Pursuing Goals and Meeting Timescales
• Embracing Change, Showing Composure, Team Working and Thinking Positively

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 execute Compliance Risk Management processes and activities within Personal and Private Banking, to ensure that the area is undertaken in a compliant manner to avoid operational losses, fines, penalties or reputational damage to the organisation and enable the competitive advantage of the organisation.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Audit, Business Commerce, Legal or related 

Experience Required
Business Enablement
Compliance

• 2-5 years - The role requires a entry Compliance professional with knowledge of the relevant regulatory requirements and upcoming developments applicable in banking. 
• Experience within Africa Regions would be benefical. 
• Demonstrated experience working with Generative AI tools (MS Co Pilot etc.) and using prompt engineering techniques. 
• Drafting(Business documents, reporting, compliance risk management plans and regulatory universes). 
• Must have strong communication, time management and stakeholder management skills. 
• Must be capable of working in a team enviornment. 
• Conducting research would be benefical. 

Behavioural Competencies:

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Exploring Possibilities
• Interpreting Data
• Making Decisions
• Providing Insights
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies:

• Evaluation of Internal Controls
• Financial Acumen
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Legal Compliance
• Process Governance
• Risk Awareness