Associate Director in Enterprise Risk Management driving development and oversight of ERM Framework across Waystone Group. Collaborating with senior management and relevant Boards for effective risk management.
About the role
- Lead the development and oversight of Absa Bank's Control environment with strategic leadership and team management. Ensure risk mitigation and operational integrity in a governance role.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, implementation, and oversight of the bank’s Control environment
- Define and communicate the bank’s control strategy aligned with enterprise risk and governance frameworks
- Influence senior leadership on control priorities, risk appetite, and compliance culture
- Lead transformation initiatives to enhance control maturity across business units
- Represent the control function in executive committees and board-level forums
- Benchmark control practices against industry standards and regulatory expectations
- Design and maintain a comprehensive control framework
- Conduct periodic control reviews and challenge business units on control adequacy
- Drive standardization and automation of control processes across the bank
- Drive the implementation and management of the control framework promoting strong self-assessment culture and ownership across the operations
- Drive accountability and timely resolution of all risk and control-related actions, ensuring alignment with regulatory expectations and internal governance standards
- Directly manage and develop a high performing team of Control partners, providing direction, support and coaching as required
- Build and develop a high performing team through embedding performance management
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in a Business-related field
- Master’s Degree
- Full qualification from a professional body (e.g. CPA, ACCA, CISA, CRISC, FRM or similar)
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in governance, controls, risk, audit or assurance roles within banking or complex financial services environments
- Proven senior leadership experience within a risk‑intensive operating environment
- Experience engaging effectively with executive leadership, boards, regulators and auditors
- Exposure to technology‑enabled banking operations, digital transformation and change governance
- Experience in matrix and multi‑stakeholder environments, ideally within regional or multinational organisations
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Professional development opportunities
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