Jobs at Standard Bank Group

Lead sourcing and procurement for an assigned category: manage supplier and contract lifecycle, drive cost minimization and value optimization, meet preferential procurement targets, oversee supplier evaluation, and lead a team of sourcing specialists while negotiating contracts and engaging stakeholders.

Lead and deliver major strategic projects end-to-end by defining scope, planning resources, driving change and stakeholder engagement, managing risks, and ensuring delivery on time, cost, and quality.

Plan, coordinate, monitor, and report on incident lifecycle processes. Identify and investigate IT problems, track known errors, facilitate RFCs to resolve issues, and analyze incident data to prevent recurring problems. Liaise with incident managers and IT support to drive problem resolution and service improvements.

Design and execute manual and automated tests, create comprehensive test plans and cases, analyze requirements, report and document defects, perform regression testing, and collaborate with developers and product managers to ensure software quality throughout CI/CD pipelines.

Support Reporting & Control managers by producing P&L and balance sheet reporting, budget reporting and analytical reviews. Deliver regular insights and commentary to enable Financial Insights Leads, Head of Reporting & Control and business stakeholders to make informed management decisions.

Execute risk-based internal audits: develop assurance plans and risk assessments, perform data-led testing of controls, identify root causes and findings, agree remedial actions with stakeholders, maintain audit records, and apply internal audit professional standards.

Lead delivery of talent acquisition services by sourcing and executing TA strategies, analyzing workforce and digital innovation trends, driving TA solution adoption, coordinating cross-disciplinary teams, and developing campaigns and analytics to support stakeholder hiring needs.

Oversee compliance and operational risks within the SBSA IOM Branch, ensuring strong monitoring and control, advising on regulatory issues, and managing risk exposures.

Prepare and review group and company annual reports, produce IFRS-, Companies Act- and JSE-compliant external financial reports, prepare financial information for prospectuses, deliver CIPC XBRL reporting for South Africa, and support statutory financial consolidation and year-end reporting for a multinational listed group.

Originate, assess, structure and support execution of structured debt and property finance deals for Business and Commercial Banking clients. Deliver high-quality credit submissions, perform robust credit analysis, partner with Relationship Managers, participate in committees and negotiations, and drive revenue growth while managing risk and portfolio quality.

Independently implement and manage complex structured corporate loan transactions throughout their lifecycle. Monitor and resolve transaction issues, collect and lodge collateral documentation, coordinate with Legal/Credit/Collateral teams, manage close-outs, and create accounting records on ACBS. Provide operational expertise to stakeholders and support new product activations.

Drive acquisition for Standard Bank's offshore banking business for assigned portfolio/jurisdiction. Develop and manage internal and external distribution channels, fulfill channel and client needs, build relationships, and achieve defined revenue targets.

Manage a portfolio of clients, perform comprehensive needs analysis, proactively engage and cross-sell products, handle client service requests and complaints, and coordinate with internal specialists to manage credit, operational risks, and accurate record-keeping to maximize revenue and client satisfaction.

Lead finance reporting and management information for credit portfolio performance. Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform Heads of Credit and Product, review model assumptions (statistical, econometric, ML), ensure data management compliance, collaborate with IT on system design, and coordinate risk management training across the business to support decision-making and mitigate operational risk.

Define and maintain enterprise architecture strategy and roadmaps for a dedicated portfolio. Align IT and business strategy, evaluate solution architectures for scalability, security and compliance, identify risks and remediation, engage stakeholders, guide solution architects, and ensure integration with enterprise frameworks to support digitalisation and future growth.

Provide end-to-end People & Culture business partner support for assigned portfolios. Advise stakeholders on P&C matters, manage P&C systems, ensure governance and data compliance, support workforce planning and budgeting, and support organisational design and change initiatives to deliver the People Promise.

Process new-client onboarding and client changes, complete KYC due diligence per AML/CFT regulations, communicate with clients and internal teams, obtain and verify documentation, update Goldtier and Salesforce, and review analysts' work to minimize compliance risk.

Lead translation of group and Country/BU data vision into executable data strategies. Coordinate data programmes, enforce governance and compliance, manage stakeholders and service providers, and deliver scalable data platforms, pipelines, warehouses, integrations and reporting to enable data-driven decisions.

Provide independent oversight, challenge and assurance of non-financial risk practices. Review risk assessments, monitor KRIs, investigate incidents, support audits and regulatory reviews, and partner with stakeholders to embed risk frameworks and ensure timely remediation.

Support front office and portfolio managers to source, analyse, structure, and execute South Africa-focused private debt and credit investments across sectors. Originate and close transactions (investment grade and high yield), perform financial and credit analysis, manage complex transaction structures, drive portfolio performance and profitable growth, and manage multiple deals independently.