Lead, Capability, Trade Support

Standard Bank of South Africa Limited; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading South African bank in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced individual to lead the Global Markets Trade Support capability. The role involves managing operational risks, ensuring compliance with industry standards, and driving strategic initiatives to enhance trade efficiency. Candidates must possess over 10 years of relevant Trade Support and Operations experience along with a post-graduate qualification in a related field.

Qualifications

• More than 10 years of experience in Trade Support and Operations.
• Proven ability to manage technical aspects impacting business risk and finances.
• Experience collaborating to improve end-to-end trade processing efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Global Markets Trade Support capability across all trade products.
• Drive strategic initiatives to meet business and client requirements.
• Ensure team compliance with industry and regulatory standards.

Skills

Advanced knowledge of trading environment

Leadership and delegation

Client relationship management

Process improvement

Risk management principles

Education

Relevant Post-graduate qualification (Finance, Accounting, etc.)

Job description

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

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.

Qualifications

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

More than 10 years of experience in Trade Support and Operations, with advanced application of risk management principles and tools, impacting risk, pricing and P&L. Proven ability to manage technical aspects that impact business risk and finances, compliance and regulatory adherence.

Additionally, more than 10 years of experience in:

• 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
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage teams, delegate and ensure clear guidelines, and set division strategic and goals
• 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

Additional Information

• Articulating Information
• Developing Strategies
• Directing People
• 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
• Upholding Standards
• Automation Delivery
• Business Process Improvement
• Client Relationship Management
• Creative Problem Solving
• Data Management (Trading, Transacting)
• Deal or Trade Life Cycles
• Deal Set-up & Administration
• Manual Deal or Trade Processing
• Operations Risk Management
• Process Analysis and Redesign
• Product Knowledge (Trading, Transacting)