Vacancies at Standard Bank Group

Job Description

The Business Manager is responsible for ensuring that the Foundation’s strategy is translated into clear plans, processes, and results. The role supports program delivery, manages core operations, and strengthens systems that enable the Foundation to achieve its mission in the development sector (e.g.  economic empowerment, Digital skills education and climate resilience.

The Business Manager works closely with senior leadership and program teams to implement the strategic plan, monitor performance, manage risks, and ensure that resources (people, finances, systems) are used effectively and transparently.

Qualifications

• Type of Qualification: First Degree
• Certification in Project Management is required

Experience Required

• 5 years
• Experience supporting senior executives in a complex and fast-paced environment.
• Experience in an environment requiring diplomacy and good judgment in managing interactions inside and outside an organization, with individuals at all levels, including senior executives and other high-level officials.
• Sense of initiative, robust organizational and project management skills, ability to work autonomously and cross-functionally while remaining flexible to changing tasks, priorities, and roles and responsibilities.
• Clear and consistent communication skills, both verbal and written; bias for collaboration and partnership.
• Results oriented. Works with a sense of purpose and consistency and is able to reliably set and meet deadlines.
• People oriented, open-mindedness and eager to engage with partners, colleagues and stakeholders with whom principals interact.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management is required

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Job Description

To proactively identify, build, manage and advise a portfolio of diverse clients, ensuring that client needs are understood and fulfilled with the right equities, fixed income, derivative or other structured product solutions, to maximize sales return within defined risk parameters while optimizing cross selling opportunities and overall client experience.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Business Commerce or any other related field
Experience Required

• 5-7 years
• Relevant experience in trading deal execution and financial markets analysis.
• Product knowledge across the Equities business required
• Seasoned experience in the asset management sector / financial services.
• Seasoned sales experience within an Equities business, selling across cash equities, fixed income and equity derivatives, with specialization in at least one client sector preferred
• Experience planning for self and team in line with defined objectives and operational plans to achieve sales targets.
• Understanding of the risk and regulatory environment
• Seasoned experience in client relationship management with a demonstrated track record applying judgement, best practice and knowledge of internal or external business environment to solve escalated problems which may have some degree of complexity as well as to improve processes.