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Industry Payments & Portfolio Head

Standard Bank Group

Johannesburg, Gauteng · On-site · Full-time · Posted 03 Nov 2026

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About this role

To provide enterprise leadership of the South Africa payments franchise and industry interaction across business units, setting a progressive, forward-looking country agenda across commercial priorities, customer experience, payment types and rails, platforms, operations and data. Exercise clear country-level mandate to align investment and execution, anticipate market and technology shifts and drive integrated growth outcomes, while enabling effective regulatory advocacy, compliance and change.Build and represent an SBSA payments view at regulatory and industry interactions.

Type of Qualification: Masters Degree Field of Study: Business Commerce Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree Field of Study: Business Commerce Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree Field of Study: Finance and Accounting

Experience Required Products Personal and Private Banking 5-7 years Broad knowledge of foreign exchange and cross-border payments, cards, acquiring, cash, collections, payment rails, payment platforms and payments technology. 5-7 years Essential knowledge and practical experience of payments regulation, regulatory engagement, compliance obligations and regulatory change in the South African payments environment. 8-10 years Proven track record of orchestrating complex execution across multiple business units, payment products, technology, operations, risk and control functions to deliver integrated outcomes. More than 10 years Significant senior or executive-level experience in payments within a large financial services institution.

The incumbent must be an experienced transactional banking or payments professional with substantial leadership exposure across the payments value chain.

Behavioural Competencies

Convincing PeopleDeveloping ExpertiseDeveloping StrategiesDirecting PeopleEmpowering IndividualsEstablishing RapportExamining InformationExploring PossibilitiesInteracting with PeopleMaking DecisionsProviding InsightsTaking Action

Technical Competencies

Customer Understanding (Business Banking)Customer Understanding ( Consumer Banking)Financial Industry Regulatory FrameworkKnowledge Management SystemsStakeholder ManagementStrategic Planning and Reporting 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.

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LOCATION
Johannesburg, Gauteng
WORK MODE
On-site
JOB TYPE
Full-time
POSTED
03 Nov 2026

Source: Standard Bank Group Careers

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