Executive: People Change and Implementation

Absa Group; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent local bank in South Africa is seeking a Senior Specialist: People Change and Implementation. This role focuses on driving strategic change and implementation initiatives that enhance organizational agility. The ideal candidate will have strong financial acumen and experience leveraging digital tools to support business decision-making and operational excellence. Join us in shaping the future of banking and delivering consistent experiences for our clients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in strategic change and implementation initiatives.
• Ability to leverage digital tools to automate processes.
• Strong understanding of organizational agility and responsiveness.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic change and implementation initiatives.
• Ensure seamless integration of change activities across business units.
• Support delivery of multi-channel strategies for customer value.

Skills

Data analysis

Financial acumen

Digital tools and technology

Change management

Job description

Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.

With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.

Job Summary

The Senior Specialist: People Change and Implementation is a value-enabling role reporting into the Executive: Business Transformation and Strategic Change. The portfolio for this role focuses on driving strategic change and implementation initiatives that enhance organisational agility and responsiveness. It encompasses the orchestration of business readiness, adoption, and change communication efforts across group, business units, and clusters. The role ensures seamless integration of change activities, enabling consistent experiences for colleagues and customers, while embedding transformation at the frontline. It also supports the delivery of multi-channel strategies that align with customer value generation and operational excellence. The ideal incumbent will use data as an asset to measure the impact of change and make recommendations to help support business decision making. As a Senior Manager in the Absa Business Banking Chief Operations Office, you will excel in commercializing and monetizing strategies with a strong financial acumen. Your ability to leverage digital tools and technology to automate processes and generate commercial value will be paramount. With a focus on efficiency driven by automation, digitization, and cost optimization, you will consistently create demonstrated value for our clients.