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

The role contributes to the realization of Global Markets strategic goals and greater CIB and Technology strategy which entails partnering with Back Office, Collateral business stakeholders, and a wide array of other business and technology areas within the Global Markets value chain, providing strategic business and technical input, building and maintaining the Murex back office modules and supporting the underlying operating models as a trusted advisor to the business and technology partners.

The role also entails a heightened acknowledgement and alertness to impact on other areas within the Global Markets ecosystem. In addition to strategic and senior operational leadership, as well as working in compliance with the Bank's policies, procedures, and governance guidelines, the role also requires the fulfilment of the following:

Championing technical development and ensuring a well-designed, performant Murex Back Office platform and capability suite.Establishing and embedding best practice technical standards, ensuring optimal technical solutions.Upskilling and coaching other team members to improve functional and technical capabilities.Maintaining accountability for end-to-end technical delivery, adapting focus from planning to hands-on technical work as needed.Working within the Bank's, CIB's and Global Market's value and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) framework.

QualificationsPost Graduate Degree: Information Technology (min)

Additional Information

Experience Required: Software Engineering

More than 10 years: Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the programming code to create the solutions

More than 10 years: Proven ability to work effectively as both a team leader and as a member of a small team of technical staff working in an agile development environment. Track record in capability and competency building and coaching of staff is required. Minimum 5-7 years' experience as a manager running a portfolio of 20+ technical experts

Behavioural Competencies:

Articulating InformationChallenging IdeasDeveloping ExpertiseDeveloping StrategiesEmbracing Change

Technical Competencies:

Agile EngineeringAPI EngineeringAutomationCloud ComputingContinuous Delivery (CD)