Head Corporate & Investment Banking
About the job
- A track record of anticipating macro-economic statistics and trends and applying proof points across jurisdictions to enable collaboration, synergies, and efficiencies.
- Experience leading multi-year business change across diverse stakeholders, interests, and countries in line with local context.
- Experience integrating and adapting technology and data insights to deliver multiproduct integrated solutions that improve relevance and market positioning.
- Experience governing businesses within agreed governance systems aligned to the board's fiduciary duty to protect the organisation's assets.
- A track record of steering client-centricity initiatives across multiple jurisdictions.
- Ability to collaborate across jurisdictions to align social priorities and build synergies between interdependent teams.
- Digital advocacy.
- International market knowledge.
- Risk/reward thinking.
- Adopt and nuance Regional CIB strategy in a cluster of countries where the strategic ambition is to maintain franchise positioning.
- Focus on client experience and selected fit-for-purpose solutioning within targeted sectors, in collaboration with regional and Group stakeholders.
- Represent the direct report and Africa regions Manco, and lead a fast-moving, entrepreneurial, specialised, multifunctional team to improve competitiveness and establish marketplace positioning.
About the company
Standard Bank Group operates banking, insurance and investment businesses focused on Africa, serving individuals, families, businesses and institutional clients. Its services cover everyday accounts and payments, savings and lending, business finance, corporate transactions and investment banking. The group also manages insurance, asset management and wealth offerings that support clients through different financial needs and stages of life. Local banking operations connect with international centres and offshore hubs to support cross-border activity, trade and access to financial markets. Founded in 1862, the group is headquartered in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded
1862
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Learners earn while qualifying: Standard Bank combines a monthly stipend with a formal SAQA-accredited qualification.
- Graduates receive ongoing guidance: Standard Bank gives programme participants access to mentors, coaches and on-the-job development.
- Further study receives support: education funding and professional certification assistance are among benefits that vary by location.
What critics are saying
- A learnership is not a permanent-job offer: Standard Bank requires graduates of that programme to apply through recruitment.
- Some operations roles are onsite: the Nairobi equity-operations vacancy is marked neither remote nor hybrid.
- Settlement work has strict controls: the Nairobi equity-operations officer must process securities accurately and prevent operational losses.
What makes Standard Bank Group unique
- African coverage is extensive: Standard Bank lists operations in 21 sub-Saharan countries, four global centres and two offshore hubs.
- Banking has a developer channel: Standard Bank operates a dedicated API Marketplace.
- China trade has a banking partner: Standard Bank works with ICBC on Africa-China market connections.
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