Relationship Executive

Absa Group; eMalahleni; On-site; ZAR 700 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading African bank in eMalahleni is seeking a professional to manage medium to high complexity commercial banking portfolios. The role includes optimizing client profitability, driving financial targets, and ensuring compliance with banking policies. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce, or Management Studies, along with strong skills in client relationship management and risk assessment. This position offers a unique opportunity within a dynamic team focused on empowering Africa's economic growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and Professional Qualifications in Business, Commerce, or Management Studies are required.
• Experience in managing client relationships, preferably in a banking or financial services environment.
• Ability to drive financial targets and service complex client needs.

Responsibilities

• Optimize the profit and economic value of client portfolios.
• Drive financial targets and maintain client relationship management.
• Manage risk assessments for the client portfolio.
• Collaborate effectively within the team to improve service delivery.

Skills

Client relationship management

Financial target achievement

Risk management

Sales and cross-selling

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce, or Management

Job description

Job Summary

Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time. With over 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 Description

Optimise the profit and economic value of portfolios of Growth Business key account clients requiring medium to high complexity commercial banking requirements by focusing on origination efforts to acquire new clients, cross‑sell to existing client base, and coverage efforts to service clients in accordance to the segment CVP.

Drive Financial Targets: Maintain primary ownership of a portfolio of Growth Account clients, differentiated by the level of complexity of the client base.

Relationship and Service Management: Actively develop strong client relationships, conduct regular client visits in accordance with the Commercial Growth Account Value Proposition, and initiate changes to ABB Product by providing input into product development to better service our clients.

Manage Risk Assessment: Adhere to the bank's policies and procedures and ensure compliance. Take ultimate ownership of the portfolio's risk management by ensuring a good understanding of both the Bank's and the clients regulatory and compliance environments.

Collaboration: Constantly seek to improve ways of working by challenging the status quo and supporting an empowering climate within the team, sharing knowledge, experience, best practice and providing constructive feedback as required.

Education

Bachelor's Degree and Professional Qualifications: Business, Commerce, and Management Studies (Required).

Equal Opportunity

Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer.

In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of

• 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.