Lead, Capability, Trade Support
Standard Bank Group
Lead, Capability, Trade Support
Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, offering a variety of career-enhancing opportunities. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We're passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.
Lead the Global Markets Trade Support capability across all trade products and asset classes, ensuring the team mitigate operational risk and comply with industry and regulatory standards. Own the business operating model and structure, ensuring its optimally implemented to deliver first class business results. Both directly and through teams, deliver strategic initiatives and enhancements to meet new business, product and client requirements, while driving process and system efficiencies.
Type of Qualification: Relevant post-graduate qualification (Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Business)
Field of Study: Relevant post-graduate qualification and membership to recognized Financial institution (e.g CA; CFA; RFM; CGMA)
Experience Required
Trade Support Operations More than 10 years Advanced application of risk management principles and tools, impacting risk, pricing and P&L. Together with managing the technical aspects that impact business risk and finances, compliance and regulatory adherence. More than 10 years Advanced knowledge and understanding of the trading environment and end-to-end value chain across asset and product classes and the systems and processes required. More than 10 years Demonstrated ability to develop and lead Trade Support technology and operating model strategies and contribute to optimization of the end-to-end Trade processing value chain across desks and GMO. Influence delivery and implementation of change More than 10 years Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams, delegate and ensure clear guidelines. Set division strategic and goals. Proficient in coordinating across stakeholders within business, operations, technology, finance. More than 10 years Demonstrated experience collaborating to contribute to end-to-end value chain efficiencies in a Global Markets environment. Leading teams, ideally across departments, with multi year experience.
Behavioural Competencies:
Articulating Information
Convincing People
Developing Strategies
Directing People
Embracing Change
Empowering Individuals
Exploring Possibilities
Generating Ideas
Interacting with People
Inviting Feedback
Making Decisions
Providing Insights
Pursuing Goals
Resolving Conflict
Showing Composure
Taking Action
Team Working
Understanding People
Upholding Standards
Technical Competencies:
Automation Delivery
Business Process Improvement
Client Relationship Management
Collaboration
Creative Problem Solving
Data Management (Trading, Transacting)
Deal or Trade Life Cycles
Deal Set-up & Administration
Derivatives Markets
Exception Handling
Manual Deal or Trade Processing
Operations Risk Management
Process Analysis and Redesign
Product Knowledge (Trading, Transacting)
Root Cause Analysis
Strategic Alignment & Execution
Technology Savvy