Absa Bank Limited

Banking

HeadCIBCoverageCompliance

Sandton, South Africa FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Head CIB Coverage Compliance at Absa Bank Limited. Skills: Compliance advisory, Regulatory engagement, Risk management. Provide compliance advisory across CIB coverage. Guide stakeholders on conduct risk”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure effective management of compliance and reputational risk; Enable business growth while ensuring adherence to regulatory frameworks; Ensure robust implementation of compliance risk management frameworks; Embed compliance understanding

Industry & Context.

Banking
Problems you'll solve

Manage complex compliance matters

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor’s degree in Law, Finance, Risk, or related field, 8–10+ years’ experience in Compliance, Legal, or Risk within CIB, Proven experience in Investment banking products and services, Proven experience in Regulatory advisory and interpretation, Proven experience in Senior stakeholder engagement and leadership, Experience engaging with regulators and managing complex compliance matters

Nice to Have

LLB or postgraduate qualification advantageous

What You'll Do.

Provide compliance advisory across CIB coverage

Guide stakeholders on conduct risk

Act as advisor on new products

Lead regulatory interpretation

manage regulatory risks

Oversee compliance input into committees

Ensure implementation of frameworks

Support governance reporting

Act as interface with regulators

Represent Compliance in forums

Contribute to industry discussions

Drive culture of compliance

Deliver training and awareness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partnering with CIB coverage and public sector businesses; Engaging with stakeholders on regulatory requirements; Acting as advisor on strategic initiatives; Engaging with regulators; Representing Compliance in internal and external forums; Leading and developing a team of compliance professionals; Embedding compliance understanding across CIB

Communication Scope

Communicate impacts to the business; Stakeholder engagement

Process & Methodology

Drive compliance innovation initiatives, Enhance frameworks, processes, and systems

Full Job Description

### **Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together…one story at a time.** With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group. _**Job Summary**_ We are seeking an experienced and strategic Head: CIB Coverage Compliance to lead compliance advisory within Corporate & Investment Banking. This role operates as a key part of the second line of defense, providing independent oversight, guidance, and challenge to ensure effective management of compliance and reputational risk. The successful candidate will combine deep regulatory expertise, strong leadership capability, and commercial acumen to enable business growth while ensuring adherence to local and global regulatory frameworks. **_Job Description_** ## **Key Responsibilities:** **Strategic Advisory & Business Partnering** * Provide proactive, expert compliance advisory across CIB coverage and public sector businesses * Guide stakeholders on **conduct risk, regulatory requirements, and cross-border activities** * Act as a trusted advisor on **new products, transactions, and strategic initiatives**. * Lead regulatory interpretation and communicate impacts to the business **Governance, Risk & Control Oversight** * Identify, assess, and manage **emerging regulatory and compliance risks** * Oversee compliance input into **transaction approval committees and forums** * Ensure robust implementation of: * Compliance risk management frameworks * Regulatory universe and risk assessments * Key risk indicators and control effectiveness monitoring. * Support governance reporting and escalation of material risks and issues **Regulatory Engagement & Compliance Leadership** * Act as a key interface with regulators (e.g. SARB, FSCA, FIC, Prudential Authority) * Represent Compliance in internal and external governanc

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