Job Description

To manage risk in a high complex environment through development of risk management strategy aligned to segment and group strategy for area of accountability and ensure implementation thereof; manage a team to deliver on strategy and to drive platform thinking and enabling or embedding risk capabilities to support mitigation of risk

Enterprise & Segment Risk Leadership

• Implement and enhance the Commercial risk framework.

• Ensure consistent integrated risk methodology application across the business.

• Provide leadership on strategic financial and non-financial risks.

Strategic Risk & Business Partnering

• Implement risk strategy into the respective businesses to ensure that there is partnering with business to manage the risk profile

• Challenge assumptions and highlight risk return trade-offs

Risk Appetite & Risk Profile Oversight

• Own and monitor the risk profile for the respective businesses.

• Ensure alignment with Group and Segment risk appetite.

• Escalate breaches and emerging risks.

Governance & Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly risk reports to the respective business Exco’s and governance forums in Commercia Segment

• Deliver clear, forward-looking insights and reporting.

Oversight of Risk Disciplines

• Lead and integrate specialist risk teams

• Ensure that there is coordinated coverage across all risk types.

Risk Culture & Capability Building

• Strengthen proactive risk and people culture.

• Develop senior risk talent and succession pipelines.

Key Stakeholders

• Commercial CEO & Exco’s, Segment CRO Risk Heads, Group Risk, BU Heads, Specialist Risk Functions, Internal Audit & Regulators.

Success Measures

• Quality of Exco-level risk insights.

• Effective risk appetite management.

• Strong risk culture.

• Proactive emerging risk management.

• Alignment of risk outcomes to Commercial strategy.

Experience & Qualifications:

• A Postgraduate degree in a relevant field

• Minimum 10 years' experience in risk management roles

• 3+ years' experience in senior leadership within financial services

• Strong expertise in ERM, risk appetite, capital and regulatory framework

• Solid understanding of investment and partnership funding

• Proven Exco‑level engagement and multidisciplinary team leadership.

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Important Closing Date Note

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

30/04/26