Global Markets Compliance Manager

RMB - Rand Merchant Bank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 800 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services institution in South Africa seeks a Compliance professional to provide regulatory advisory support. The role involves ensuring adherence to policies, educating teams, and monitoring regulations within Global Markets. Ideal candidates should possess 5+ years of relevant experience, a Diploma in Compliance, and be passionate about risk management. This position presents opportunities for networking and innovation in a challenging work environment.

Benefits

Opportunities to network and collaborate

Access to innovative projects

Challenging work environment

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Compliance, Risk, Regulatory, Audit or a similar environment.
• Professional membership with the Compliance Institute SA (CISA) is an advantage.
• Experience in Banking / broker / financial services, specifically Global Markets.

Responsibilities

• Provide proactive and practical regulatory compliance advisory support.
• Educate the business on regulatory requirements and implications.
• Analyse emerging regulatory changes and implement required adjustments.
• Monitor adherence to legal, regulatory, policy and governance requirements.

Skills

Regulatory advisory

Risk management

Compliance training

Collaboration

Analytical skills

Education

Diploma in Compliance, Risk Management, or related field

Bachelor's degree in Legal, Compliance or Auditing

All six JSE exams, FAIS RE1 & RE3

Job description

Job Description

To provide proactive and practical regulatory compliance advisory support, governance oversight, and second line monitoring to RMB Global Markets, ensuring the business operates within applicable regulatory frameworks, internal policies and exchange rules.

The role supports Global Markets through high quality regulatory interpretation, risk based guidance, and close collaboration with compliance teams across the Group. This includes strengthening the Global Markets control environment, monitoring adherence to regulatory and policy requirements, and contributing to consistent, effective management of compliance risks across trading, structuring, sales, clearing and settlement activities.Responsibilities

• Provide practical, risk‑based, regulatory efficient and commercially‑aware regulatory advice, acting as a proactive, solution‑oriented self‑starter who balances regulatory expectations with Global Markets business needs.
• Educate the business on regulatory requirements, implications and expectations.
• Analyse emerging regulatory changes (including FMA, JSE, A2X, ODP, FAIS, POPIA, Conduct Standard for Banks) and support the business in implementing required changes.
• Provide compliance input into governance forums and key business committees.
• Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, policy and governance requirements relevant to Global Markets.
• Support development and enhancement of governance processes and compliance procedures.
• Participate in risk forums and communities of practice to support Group‑wide compliance alignment.
• Provide regulatory input into compliance risk & control assessments, ensuring risks are identified and appropriately mitigated.
• Guide policy owners to ensure policies and controls across Global Markets reflect applicable regulatory requirements.
• Monitor Global Markets processes and controls using compliance methodology and minimum standards.
• Assess and report on compliance with legislation, exchange rules, internal policies and procedures.
• Conduct oversight reviews, elevate concerns appropriately, and track remediation.
• Ensure governance forums in Global Markets operate in line with required standards.
• Maintain documentation and evidence supporting monitoring results.
• Update and maintain Global Markets RMPs and the Risk Universe annually, ensuring meaningful contribution to drafting or revisions.
• Support consolidation of controls into a centralised Global Markets control library, ensuring control clarity, thematic grouping and consistency.
• Review Global Markets compliance policies annually, update where required and obtain governance approval; implement regulatory codes and standards including algorithmic trading and conduct requirements.
• Create, maintain and iteratively expand a Global Markets compliance procedures repository, ideally in a Wiki or shared knowledge platform.
• Coordinate regulatory onsite reviews, ensuring high‑quality submissions and aiming for clean outcomes.
• Assist in designing, updating and implementing compliance training for Global Markets employees, and elevate non‑completion issues.
• Ensure quality control of all documents submitted to regulators or Global Markets Exco, including content and formatting peer reviews.
• Drive compliance and risk reporting at desk‑level and Exco‑level; refine dashboards and reporting outputs to enhance risk identification, remediation and ownership.
• Collaborate closely with Group Compliance teams to align interpretation, monitoring and governance approaches across Global Markets.
• Handle stress in ways that do not negatively impact others.
• Plan and manage own workflow anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time frames and according to quality standards.
• Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities.
• Read situations and organisational realities.
• Set aside personal agenda for the greater good.
• Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner including highlighting unethical practices.
• Share, debate and communicate learnings.
• Flag and debate issues constructively.
• Promote a friendly and cooperative climate.

Qualifications

• Diploma in Compliance, Risk Management, or related field.
• Bachelor’s degree in Legal, Compliance or Auditing preferred.
• All six JSE exams, FAIS RE1 & RE3, and/or all STRATE Compliance Officer exams are preferred. If not currently held, a firm commitment to write and pass these will be required.
• 5+ years in Compliance, Risk, Regulatory, Audit or a similar environment.
• Professional membership with the Compliance Institute SA (CISA) is an advantage.
• Banking / broker / financial services, specifically Global Markets.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging working.
• Opportunities to innovate.
• You will have access to:
• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging working.
>Opportunities to innovate.

Additional Attributes

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do.

Application

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

Job Details

04/02/26

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.