ALM Risk Change Lead

FirstRand Limited; Johannesburg; Hybrid; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

FirstRand Limited is seeking an ALM Risk Analyst: Projects to own change initiatives across the ALM Risk function for South Africa and Broader Africa. You will translate regulatory requirements into sustainable processes, coordinate implementation across teams, and drive testing and transition to BAU.

The role emphasizes building scalable risk processes, reducing manual intervention, and improving documentation and controls across jurisdictions. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential.

Qualifications

• Three to five years’ relevant experience in banking, financial risk, regulatory reporting, business analysis or project delivery.
• Experience translating business or regulatory requirements into processes, functional requirements or reporting solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and documentation skills.
• Experience with SQL, Python, Power BI, Power Query or similar data and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Own assigned ALM risk projects from initial scoping through implementation and transition into business as usual.
• Define project objectives, scope, deliverables, milestones, dependencies, risks and measures of success.
• Develop and maintain implementation plans and proactively monitor delivery progress.
• Coordinate solution design with stakeholders and perform user acceptance testing.

Skills

Banking risk

Regulatory reporting

Process mapping

Project coordination

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Post Graduate Degree or Honours Degree in Finance or Risk Management or Commerce or Auditing

Tools

SQL

Python

Power BI

Power Query

Job description

FirstRand Limited is seeking an ALM Risk Analyst: Projects to own change initiatives across the ALM Risk function for South Africa and Broader Africa. You will translate regulatory requirements into sustainable processes, coordinate implementation across teams, and drive testing and transition to BAU.

The role emphasizes building scalable risk processes, reducing manual intervention, and improving documentation and controls across jurisdictions. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential.