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.

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 escalate 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.

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

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Convincing People
• Developing Expertise
• Developing Strategies
• Documenting Facts
• Embracing Change
• Examining Information
• Interacting with People
• Interpreting Data
• Providing Insights
• Taking Action

Technical Competencies:

• Conducting Research
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Operational Planning
• Performance Benchmarking
• Programme Management
• Risk/ Reward Thinking
• Strategic Planning and Reporting
• Strategy Definition
• Written Communication