Strategy Enablement Head

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; In loco; ZAR 2.400.000 - 4.200.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Standard Bank Group is seeking a senior strategist to translate ambition into scalable initiatives across Business Line, GF and regions. You will drive alignment, execution, and transformation, embedding strategy in governance, planning, and performance frameworks.

The role requires deep experience in capital markets, financial services and cross-jurisdiction strategy, with a proven track record of delivering strategic imperatives and operating-model improvements.

Competenze

• Post Graduate Degree in Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Generic Management or Risk Management.
• Experience across business enablement, strategy, and governance in banking.

Mansioni

• Shape strategy by advising executive team on market positioning and strategic trade-offs across Business Line/GF/Region.
• Lead strategic scenario planning and foresight for long-term horizon.
• Embed strategy into operating rhythm, culture, and performance architecture.

Conoscenze

Articulating Information

Challenging Ideas

Developing Expertise

Developing Strategies

Documenting Facts

Examining Information

Interacting with People

Interpreting Data

Providing Insights

Taking Action

Conducting Research

Financial Industry Regulatory Frame

Operational Planning

Performance Benchmarking

Risk/ Reward Thinking

Strategic Planning and Reporting

Formazione

Post Graduate Degree in Business/Finance/Management

Descrizione del lavoro

• Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

Facilitate Business Line/ Group Function (GF)/ Region strategy enablement by translating strategic ambition into integrated, scalable initiatives. Drive alignment, execution, and transformation within the Business Line/GF and geographies. Influence decision-making, shape strategic governance, and embed strategy into the organization's operating rhythm, culture, and performance architecture.

Essential Functions

• Shape strategy by advising the executive team on market positioning, competitive advantage, and strategic trade-offs applicable to area of responsibility Business Line/GF/Region. Lead strategic scenario planning and foresight for long term horizon.
• Conduct research and generate insights to embed strategic thinking and support functional decision-making.
• Influence strategic investment decisions and portfolio prioritization to optimize resource allocation and maximize business impact.
• Establish/reference strategic frameworks that guides and facilitates strategy development to help leaders align their strategies to deliver integrated value.
• Lead the early-stage development and refinement of strategic initiatives, preparing them for operational integration while overseeing execution governance, ensuring strategic initiatives are resourced, sequenced, and tracked, and ensure strategic coherence across geographies
• Engage with internal clients to diagnose problems, co-create solutions, and maintain effective relationships.
• Influence StratCO agendas to reflect strategic priorities.
• Embed execution discipline through tools, standards, and capability building and resolve systemic execution barriers and resolve risks to executive forums.
• Draft strategic narratives and presentation for Exco and Board representing relevant area.
• Develop a communication plan and supporting collateral for all strategic initiatives.
• Lead change engagement sessions, and leadership dialogues and influence strategic communications and package and cascade the written narrative of the strategy within relevant area.
• Track and ensure delivery against strategic KPIs and performance frameworks to ensures that strategic outcomes are realised.
• Drive data-informed decision-making and adaptive strategy refinement and integrate performance data across products offerings to generate strategic insights.
• Guide the evolution of business models to unlock new value streams and align operating models to strategic priorities and customer needs.
• Establish partnerships with thought leaders, academia, and industry bodies and drive continuous learning and strategic experimentation.
• Integrate strategic risk management into planning and execution and guide strategic responses to regulatory, market, and operational disruptions.
• Sponsor programmes that ensure continuity and adaptability.
• Influence strategic budgeting, investment planning and capital allocation decisions to maximize strategic returns. Monitor cost-to-income and strategic value creation metrics.
• Contribute to governance frameworks that support strategic execution and reputation.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Generic Management, Risk Management
Experience Required
Business Enablement
Business Support
More than 10 years
Able to demonstrate experience managing broad range of projects to completion to achieve defined business objectives or metrics
More than 10 years
Experience influencing and inspiring teams or business leads in driving transformational change through the delivery of strategic imperatives and operational efficiencies within a banking context operating across multiple jurisdictions.
More than 10 years
Strategy experience in financial services industry
More than 10 years
Track record of contributing to strategic thinking and initiatives

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Documenting Facts
• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action
• Conducting Research
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Operational Planning
• Performance Benchmarking
• Risk/ Reward Thinking
• Strategic Planning and Reporting