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Executive: Governance, Risk & Compliance at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

  • Job Type Hybrid
  • Qualification Bachelors , Higher National Certificate
  • Experience
  • Location Gauteng
  • City Johannesburg
  • Job Field Human Resources / HR 

Executive: Governance, Risk & Compliance at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Executive: Governance, Risk & Compliance

Job Description

Accountability: Governance and Control

  • Set Non-Financial Risk Appetite for the area, and monitor adherence thereof
  • Assist the business to pro-actively manage issues and emerging risks.
  • Responsible for optimal combined assurance plan, and governance and delivery thereof
  • Ensure a control approach that is fully aligned to business priorities both structurally & functionally

Accountability:  Drives the strategy to  achieve first line of defence governance excellence

  • Set up and manage Governance & Control for the area to achieve excellence through well-defined scalable and easily replicated risk management processes.
  • Implement and maintain effective governance structure within Everyday Banking and product area
  • Manage Policy and Standard rollout and compliance for the area.
  • Accountability for the oversight and the engagement with multiple functional areas that include; Governance and Control, Conformance, Operational key risks (Resilience, etc.), Audit, Compliance and with a view on current trends and future projections.
  • Accountable for the monitoring, implementation and reporting of Anti money laundering policies with Cards business across the portfolio.
  • Aligns the risk profile of Business Area through continuous interaction with internal and external stakeholders – providing a balance between operational efficiency and the accepted level of risk appetite.
  • Institutionalizes a culture of continuous improvement in risk management through risk awareness, Learning, Development and Communications.

Accountability: Stakeholder engagement

  • Be the point of entry for interactions with the key business stakeholders on control management.
  • Position and communicate standards, requirements and initiatives with the relevant stakeholders
  • Actively drive a plan for all control matters affecting the business
  • Liaise with senior executive stakeholders and stakeholder groups

Accountability: Reporting

  • Risk and Control reporting for the business includes the Operational Summary for the Business ME and Strategic Updates at a business level.
  • Group Operational Risk reporting (e.g. CPA,MCA,RCAs, Operational KRIs, etc.).
  • Implementation of innovative reporting and tracking mechanisms for tracking of all assurance issues etc.
  • Drives the reporting on progress updates for operational excellence and control remediation issues.

People management

  • Recruit the right people.
  • Develop, motivate and manage people. Recognize performance, provide appropriate interventions and opportunities, and address poor performance.
  • Equip team to deliver based on a high performance culture.
  • Provide strategic direction to the team in line with the strategic direction of the Group.
  • Establish and maintain a succession plan for the key roles in the area and review and approve succession plans

Education

  • Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: December 9, 2025

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to Absa Group Limited (Absa) on absa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com to apply

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