Manager Compliance

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

Job summary

A prominent financial institution in Johannesburg is seeking a Compliance Manager to oversee conduct-related policy governance and the bank's compliance training program. The successful candidate will work with subject matter experts to ensure policies are approved and accessible, design training content, and monitor regulatory changes. A Bachelor's degree and 5–8 years of relevant experience in compliance or governance are required. This role offers a chance to shape compliance practices within the organization.

Qualifications

• 5–8 years’ experience in compliance, governance, or regulatory training in the financial services sector.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks applicable to banks.
• Experience in working with subject matter experts and coordinating policy content.

Responsibilities

• Manage governance and lifecycle coordination of conduct-related policies.
• Design and implement the compliance training program.
• Monitor regulatory updates and communicate changes.
• Engage stakeholders across departments for policy alignment.
• Prepare dashboards and reports for compliance governance.

Skills

Policy governance and document control

Strong communication and facilitation

Training design and delivery

Collaboration and coordination

Regulatory awareness

Detail-oriented and organized

Project management

Content simplification and translation

Analytical and problem-solving

Comfortable with technology-based learning

Strong interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Compliance, Risk Management, Law, Business, or related discipline

Tools

Learning Management Systems (LMS)

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

To manage the governance, lifecycle coordination, and communication of conduct-related policies and to oversee the design, rollout, and effectiveness of the bank’s compliance training program. The role ensures that policies developed by relevant subject matter experts are aligned, approved, accessible, and embedded through targeted training and awareness initiatives.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

1. Policy Governance and Oversight

• Establish and maintain a central governance framework for conduct and reputation risk -related policies
• Coordinate the periodic review and approval process for policies developed by internal subject matter experts (e.g., Data Privacy, Conduct, Reputation Risk)
• Maintain a master inventory of compliance-related policies and ensure version control, approval records, and review cycles are up to date.
• Ensure clear communication and accessibility of approved policies to all staff.
• Conduct quality assurance on policy documentation to ensure consistency, clarity, and alignment with regulatory expectations.

2. Compliance Training Programme

• Design and implement the bank’s annual compliance training plan in consultation with compliance SMEs and HR/Learning & Development.
• Develop and deliver engaging compliance training content (e.g. AML, ethics, conduct risk, data privacy, whistleblowing).
• Work with SMEs to translate complex policy requirements into practical training modules.
• Track and report on training completion rates, effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
• Support business units in delivering tailored, role-specific compliance training.

3. Regulatory Awareness and Change Communication

• Monitor regulatory updates and ensure relevant teams are informed of upcoming changes that may affect policy or training.
• Partner with SMEs to disseminate simplified regulatory guidance to staff through briefings, FAQs, newsletters, or internal portals.

4. Stakeholder Engagement and Coordination

• Facilitate collaboration across departments to ensure policy and training alignment (e.g. HR, Legal, Risk, IT Security).
• Act as the central point of contact for queries related to compliance policy access, training scheduling, and regulatory awareness initiatives.
• Represent Compliance in training forums, policy steering committees, and working groups.

5. Reporting and Compliance Governance

• Prepare dashboards and reports for compliance committees and senior management on policy reviews, training statistics, and issues requiring attention.
• Support internal audits and regulatory inspections by providing documentation related to policy governance and training efforts.

6. Culture and Engagement

• Contribute to shaping a values led ethical culture by driving awareness campaigns, compliance activities and employee engagement activities

Qualifications and Experience:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Compliance, Risk Management, Law, Business, or related discipline.
• 5–8 years’ experience in compliance, governance, or regulatory training in the financial services sec tor.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks applicable to banks (e.g., FAIS, POPIA, Conduct Standards).
• Experience in working with subject matter experts and coordinating policy or regulatory content across business units.

Preferred:

• Postgraduate qualification or certification in Compliance
• Knowledge of adult learning principles and training design methodologies.
• Experience with Learning Management Systems (LMS).

Skills and Competencies:

Technical Skills& Behavioural Competencies

• Policy governance and document control
• Strong communication and facilitation
• Training design and delivery
• Collaboration and coordination
• Regulatory awareness
• Detail-oriented and organized
• Project management
• Integrity and discretion
• Content simplification and translation
• Analytical and problem-solving
• Experience in learning design and training delivery
• Comfortable with technology- based learning and knowledge platforms
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder engagement skills
• Future focused capabilities
• Familiarity with digital learning tools, reg tech platforms and data informed compliance training
• Agile mindset with a focus on continuous improvement, inclusion and ethical culture building

Education

Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.

Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised