Career Opportunities at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

• To provide statistical and financial insights into the establishment and the attainment of the financial objectives of the Business Unit, predictive financial modelling and insights, as well as analytics for Consumer & High Net Worth, SA. The incumbent will identify business requirements for analytics and assist in visualisation and dash boarding in a sustainable way. They will also assist in automation of reports where appropriate.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Bachelor's Degree
• Field of Study: Bcom IT / Mathematics / Statistics / Actuarial / Engineering or related degree

Experience Required

• 5 years working in a SQL environment
• 5 years manipulating and processing large datasets
• 3 years building statistical models
• Presenting information to a large and senior audience
• High level of business acumen and understanding
• Knowledge of Finance and Business operations concepts
• Knowledge of the bank’s policies and procedures
• Conceptual understanding of the bank’s systems, system linkages and procedures from a business perspective

Additional Information
Behavioural Competencies:

• Well-developed questioning technique enabling a sound understanding of the business need
• Well-developed verbal and written communication and presentation skills (for example, when interpreting and explaining information to business)
• Quick to assimilate and integrate new information
• Negotiation skills – in times of conflicting deadlines
• Ability to deal with conflict and stands his/her ground without being aggressive

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Outlook);
• Strong statistical modelling skills
• Strong data manipulation skills
• Strong knowledge SQL and various SQL RDMS (Teradata, Microsoft, etc)
• Understanding of reporting systems (QlikView, Power BI, etc)
• Strong knowledge of Python/R/SAS

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• The primary role of a Portfolio Manager is to manage investment portfolios for South African high net worth private clients, domestic and offshore, to acquire new clients and assets for the business, to ensure an optimal investment return for the client and to contribute to enhanced MD revenue growth. Managing an existing book of business as well as growing the AUM under management through the various channels and own efforts. Building relationships and working closely with all channels including the primary introducer of business, Wealth & Investment (W&I) wealth and relationship managers to grow the book. 

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Finance and Accounting
• Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Memberships: CFA. Completion of FAIS regulatory exams.

Experience Required

• Wealth and Investment Management 
• Minimum of 8 Years  leadership experience within asset management or senior portfolio manager experience preferably managing assets on behalf of High-Net Worth Clients. Decision-making track record.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Behavioral Competencies : 

• Exploring Possibilities
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Examining Information
• Documenting Facts
• Following Procedures 

Technical Competencies : 

• Customer Understanding
• Product Knowledge
• Banking Process and Procedures
• Cross and Up-Selling
• Financial Analysis

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• Manage the team’s Human Capital solutions, which includes recruitment, performance evaluation, rewards, training and industrial relations. To provide a pro-active problem resolution area for our clients and to provide guidance on legislative requirements as related to the transactions we process. To ensure that all laid down processes and procedures are adhered to in order to keep losses to a minimum and reduce risk to the bank.
• Manage training of staff to ensure that they have the knowledge required to adhere to the required compliance and due diligence aspects in line with the SA Reserve Bank and other regulatory bodies.
   

QUALIFICATIONS

• International Trade Diploma, Institute of Banker Certificate, Customer Relationship Management 

Experience:

• 1-2 years of experience understanding of forward contracts, future contracts, warrants, Swaps and credit derivatives 
• 3-4 years experience in understanding of Exchange Control, a comprehensive understanding and application of the Exchange Control Rulings to ensure 100% compliance. 
• Good knowledge of AML procedural requirements, treasury products and services.
• Sound understanding of OFAC and TRC and its relevance to all products and understanding of the ZAPS system. 
• Comprehensive understanding of operational risks associated with specialized payments and understanding of policies that govern the non-banking financial institutions 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Competencies:

• Team working 
• Following procedure 
• Completing tasks
• Meeting time scales 
• Coping with pressure 
• Thinking positively 
• Checking detail 
• Documenting facts meting facts 

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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.

• Construct, interpret and execute moderate to complex end to end system and program tests to verify correct operation of completed systems.
• 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.
• Look actively for opportunities to shorten development timelines, share expert technical knowledge and skills to improve skills of the team and improve cost efficiency of application development activities.
• 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).
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

• Degree Information Technology

Other Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships

• BSc Comp Science, B.Com Informatics
• Certificate in a programming language or cloud computing

Experience

• 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

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Behavioural Competencies

• Taking Action
• Team Working
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Change
• Interpreting Data

Technical Competencies

• Agile Development
• Application Support
• Design Patterns
• DEVOPS
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Testing (unit, regression, integration)
• Write Code

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• To lead, and drive the design practices across allocated delivery teams (within the program/portfolio). Plan and oversee delivery, ensuring that the appropriate resources are available, and that designs are developed and maintained within Group Design standards and practices. Lead and manage the Design resources, building the required capacity, capability and competencies.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
• Field of Study: Information Studies

Experience Required

• Experience & Software Design
• Technology
• 8-10 years
• Demonstrated workplace experience within the area of specialisation with evidence of exposure to leading teams (3-4 years' people management experience). Variety of experience both internal and external to the Financial Services sector.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Behavioral Competencies:

• Conveying Self-Confidence
• Showing Composure
• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Providing Insights
• Generating Ideas
• Developing Strategies
• Establishing Rapport
• Convincing People
• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Directing People
• Empowering Individuals

Technical Competencies:

• Client Journeys and Personas
• Effective Design
• Product and Services Knowledge
• Requirements Gathering and Management
• Research & Information Gathering
• User Research and Empathy
• User Story and Journey Mapping

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JOB DESCRIPTION

• To lead and review the audit process for a portfolio of audits through audit execution and oversight of the audit team to independently and objectively provide assurance that enables client centric risk management.
• Build strong relationships with relevant senior internal stakeholders to understand the business and to enable assurance processes and GIA's wider objectives.
• Partner relevant stakeholders in the business area to share and leverage risk management practices, tools and capabilities, and work together towards an aligned and integrated approach to assurance and risk management.
• Assess, identify and report on practices in the scope of audit projects which negatively impact client experience and raise recommendations to improve client experience.
• Adhere to legislative and regulatory requirements on internal audit and manage adherence across the team on audit projects.
• Manage the accuracy and completeness of audit data on the audit system, including audit and finding status, business and risk mapping, and committed dates. Contribute to governance reporting through providing collective audit and finding outcomes and opinions, audit and finding metrics, risk assessments, risk themes, risk insights and risk foresights on the business area responsible for. Where required report into relevant governance committees.
• Contribute to the effective development of audit technology by providing input on technology needs.
• Lead and manage individuals to deliver against objectives, provide feedback, guide and enable technical, behavioural and leadership development, and assess and manage performance.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum Qualifications, certifications or professional memberships
• A postgraduate degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Engineering or similar (Min)
• Relevant professional membership will be required based on specialty.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Experience Required

• Managerial experience in model development/validation/audit in a financial institution
• Ability to engage with regulator and different stakeholders within the bank on matters relating to model risk
• 1-2 years: Experience analysing complex sets of data to interpret, visualise and identify trends Understanding of IT controls.
• 5-7 years: Planning and executing audits. Managing and engaging with various stakeholders at a Senior Level. Experience in managing and leading teams with a proven track record of delegating and prioritizing tasks.

Technical & Behavioral Competencies

• Developing Strategies: This competency includes facets of behaviour such as being visionary and establishing effective plans that take into consideration long-term aspects. This competency also includes the need for individuals to focus on identifying trends.
• Taking Action: This competency is about taking action in service of achieving the organisation's goals. It is about being energetic, showing initiative and being action oriented.
• Interpreting Data: This competency is about interpreting data accurately with an emphasis on the processing and interpretation of numbers. This competency also includes the utilisation of technology.
• Internal Auditing: The ability to follow a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes in accordance with the IA professional standards to enhance and protect organisational value
• Maintain IA Professional Practices: Knowledge of Internal Audit International Professional Practices and apply them to improve the audit methodology, and as a quality standard for audit engagement deliverables to ensure continuous improvement of the audit function.
• IA Data Analysis : The ability to inspect, transform and model data to inform and support the internal audit process and decision-making
• IA Technology Application: The ability to utilise technology to source and analyse data that supports the internal audit process (risk assessments, full population testing) and drive visual presentation