Requisition Details and Talent Acquisition Contact
REQ ID: 143596 - Michelle Thabethe
Cluster: Group Finance - Risk Management
Closing date: 08 February 2026
Job Family
Risk Audit and Compliance
Career Stream
Operational Risk
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To develop and monitor the implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework in Nedbank and its subsidiaries to comply to regulatory requirements and ensure alignment to international best practice.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver on the Group Operational Risk Management strategies and annual business plans aligned to regulatory requirements and take corrective action where necessary.
- Provide input into the enhancement of the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) methodologies policies processes and provide guidance through research in order to address operational risk challenges in Nedbank and its subsidiaries.
- Improve the effectiveness and relevance of internal and external loss operational risk data.
- Review outcome of operational risk practices of stakeholders .
- Monitor and analyse major operational risk losses and control breakdowns.
- Identify regulatory changes and potential future operational risk impacts.
- Compile and/or provide input into internal operational risk reports and external disclosures.
- Engage with stakeholders to obtain an understanding of their operational risk practices to contract manage and meet expectations.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with stakeholders to facilitate accomplishments of operational risk objectives.
- Become a trusted advisor to and influence decision making of stakeholders.
- Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders by identifying and addressing conflict issues to ensure optimised risk practices implemented across stakeholder groups.
- Collaborate and maintain relationships internally.
- Build and maintain relationships with relevant regulators and other assurance providers.
- Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives business strategy and CSI.
- Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise ensuring personal and professional growth.
- Identify opportunities to influence the improvement or enhancement of business processes and methodologies.
- Provide input related to Operational Risk deliverables into the Group Operational Risk Management (GORM) budget in line with Finance requirements and business plans.
- Review Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensure delivered systems process services and solutions are aligned to support the achievement of the business strategy objectives and values.
- Share operational risk related knowledge resources and practices with team.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes that will improve the functioning of stakeholders businesses.
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification
- Chartered Accountant Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Minimum Experience Level
- 5 - 8 years experience in Risk Governance and Auditing and/or 8 - 10 years experience in banking and/or insurance
Behavioural Competencies
- Adaptability
- Building Partnerships
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Stress Tolerance
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Communication Strategies
- Data analysis
- Governance Risk and Controls
- Principles of financial management
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Research methodology
- Technologies
- Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
- Relevant system knowledge
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at
Required Experience:
Manager
Requisition Details and Talent Acquisition Contact REQ ID: 143596 - Michelle ThabetheCluster: Group Finance - Risk ManagementClosing date: 08 February 2026Job Family Risk Audit and ComplianceCareer Stream Operational RiskLeadership Pipeline Manage Self: ProfessionalJob Purpose To develop and monitor...
Requisition Details and Talent Acquisition Contact
REQ ID: 143596 - Michelle Thabethe
Cluster: Group Finance - Risk Management
Closing date: 08 February 2026
Job Family
Risk Audit and Compliance
Career Stream
Operational Risk
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To develop and monitor the implementation of the Operational Risk Management Framework in Nedbank and its subsidiaries to comply to regulatory requirements and ensure alignment to international best practice.
Job Responsibilities
- Deliver on the Group Operational Risk Management strategies and annual business plans aligned to regulatory requirements and take corrective action where necessary.
- Provide input into the enhancement of the Operational Risk Management Framework (ORMF) methodologies policies processes and provide guidance through research in order to address operational risk challenges in Nedbank and its subsidiaries.
- Improve the effectiveness and relevance of internal and external loss operational risk data.
- Review outcome of operational risk practices of stakeholders .
- Monitor and analyse major operational risk losses and control breakdowns.
- Identify regulatory changes and potential future operational risk impacts.
- Compile and/or provide input into internal operational risk reports and external disclosures.
- Engage with stakeholders to obtain an understanding of their operational risk practices to contract manage and meet expectations.
- Develop and maintain partnerships with stakeholders to facilitate accomplishments of operational risk objectives.
- Become a trusted advisor to and influence decision making of stakeholders.
- Facilitate collaboration between stakeholders by identifying and addressing conflict issues to ensure optimised risk practices implemented across stakeholder groups.
- Collaborate and maintain relationships internally.
- Build and maintain relationships with relevant regulators and other assurance providers.
- Contribute to a culture of transformation by participating in Nedbank culture building initiatives business strategy and CSI.
- Stay abreast of developments in field of expertise ensuring personal and professional growth.
- Identify opportunities to influence the improvement or enhancement of business processes and methodologies.
- Provide input related to Operational Risk deliverables into the Group Operational Risk Management (GORM) budget in line with Finance requirements and business plans.
- Review Nedbank and Business Unit Plan and ensure delivered systems process services and solutions are aligned to support the achievement of the business strategy objectives and values.
- Share operational risk related knowledge resources and practices with team.
- Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes that will improve the functioning of stakeholders businesses.
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
- Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification
- Chartered Accountant Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Minimum Experience Level
- 5 - 8 years experience in Risk Governance and Auditing and/or 8 - 10 years experience in banking and/or insurance
Behavioural Competencies
- Adaptability
- Building Partnerships
- Communication
- Decision Making
- Stress Tolerance
- Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
Technical / Professional Knowledge
- Communication Strategies
- Data analysis
- Governance Risk and Controls
- Principles of financial management
- Principles of project management
- Relevant regulatory knowledge
- Research methodology
- Technologies
- Cluster Specific Operational Knowledge
- Relevant system knowledge
Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at
Required Experience:
Manager
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