Technical Lead: Markets & NIS

Job Classification

Technical Lead: Markets & NIS (146790)

Closing date: 31 July 2026

Job Family

IT

Career Stream

IT Application Development

Leadership Pipeline

Manager of Managers

Job Purpose

To take up the role of the Technology Leader tasked with enabling the CIB Markets and Custody Services objectives through innovative use of Technology and data, Operating with an “1-in-the-box “mode, they collaborate closely with their product owner counterpart, while overseeing their tribe technology resources and both balancing cluster specific and enterprise-wide technology responsibilities.

Accountable for the technology strategy, stability, resilience and evolution of trading platforms across the Markets business, ensuring that trading, risk, market data, execution, post-trade and regulatory technology capabilities support business growth, operational resilience and client outcomes

Job Responsibilities

Technical Excellence

• Run the end-to-end technical estate for Markets and NIS, ensuring a resilience, cyber secure and predictable service can be rendered


• Invest in the health of the end-to-end technology stack, ensuring the domain is also equipped with best fit for purpose and modern capabilities


• Deliver integrated end-to-end solutions that transform the business and unlock customer and staff value


• Drive technical excellence by instilling modern engineering practices, leveraging AI as part of the SDLC.  Drive engineering velocity by ensuring they are efficient and effective

Stakeholder management
•    Build strong product owner relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions by using customer feedback and data to drive continuous improvements.
•    Establish systems that encourage and reward partnering with others to innovate and maintain a future fit IT estate for the platforms being owned, ensuring that varied perspectives are included.
•    Anticipate and balance the needs & priorities of multiple stakeholders.
•    Share stakeholder feedback while inspiring others to consistently seek input and learn from their internal and external stakeholders.
•    Promote an environment of high ethical standards and cross-cultural sensitivity in working with all stakeholders.
•    Create an environment in which team members feel a strong sense of ownership and accountability toward creating the best possible customer  experience.
•    Build partnerships and works collaboratively with Product Owners and other stakeholders to meet shared objectives.
•    Ensure Tribe management and Tech Engineering excellence 
•    Drive client specific technology enablement 
•    Take ownership of Group Technology project delivery 

Instilling Innovation
•    Create new and better ways for the organization to be successful by inspiring people to develop breakthrough solutions. Invests and takes risks to lead cutting-edge innovations that creates value.
•    Guide team to hold each other and self-accountable for goals, adherence to policies and procedures. 
•    Track team metrics and milestones, redirecting effort, as necessary, for continued progress.
•    Ensure Dependency mapping across products, platforms and automation initiatives.
•    Set ways of working that leads to high velocity value creation and execution.
•    Ensure adherence to risk and compliance governance to mitigate risk.

Process improvement and Problem resolution 
•    Implement the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement.
•    Motivate people to produce highest-quality outcomes and pursue continuous improvement. 
•    See that problems are well examined and improvements are integrated into all relevant work processes.
•    Consistently achieves results, by creating, energy and an emphasis on excellence in the team, using productive behaviours. Builds a strong sense of urgency to exceed goals and beat deadlines.
•    Tackle new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.

Job Responsibilities Continue

Communication 
•    Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences
•    Engage diverse groups by communicating in a way that matches each group's preference by listening carefully and probes beneath the surface to gain richer insight on others' views.
•    Gains the confidence by building a team with an exemplary reputation for reliability and for meeting even difficult commitments. 
•    Builds trust among people and groups by ensuring honest and up-front communication; maintains transparency.
•    Develop and deliver multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. 
•    Engage with diverse groups by communicating in a way that matches each group's preference.
•    Provide technology and strategy and leadership.

People Management and Development 
•    Steers others skilfully with a stabilizing presence and clear targeted coaching in order to make significant progress.
•    Create a highly motivating atmosphere in which people feel energized and enthusiastic about achieving common goals. Trusts the team to make decisions and empowers them to make significant contributions.
•    Develop people to meet both their career goals and the organization's goals and remain future fit.
•    Define future skills and development plans to ensure the skills are aligned to the adoption of modern technology 
•    Build long-term succession for key roles.
•    Build a learning culture in the team by using teachable situations to offer insightful coaching. 
•    Recommends and facilitates activities and assignments that assist growth within the team.
•    Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
•    Maintains high ethical standards and professional codes of conduct.
•    Learns through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder. 
•    Incorporates new concepts and principles into own expertise uses these fresh insights to solve problems.
•    Provide coaching or support to keep people moving forward despite incomplete information.
•    People, culture and team management - set clear objectives and KPIs, coaching and mentoring, stakeholder engagement.

Essential Qualifications - NQF Level

Preferred Qualification

• Bachelor – Information Technology / Information Systems


• BSc in Mathematical Sciences (Computational Science)


• BSc Financial Engineering


• BSc Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics


• Beng Mechatronics

Preferred Certifications

• CQF – Certificate in Quantitative Finance


• ACI Dealing Certificate


• FRM – Financial Risk Management


• Cloud certification: Azure, AWS or Google Cloud


• Architecture certification: TOGAF or equivalent


• Cybersecurity or resilience certification: CISSP, CISM, CRISC or equivalent


• Agile / delivery certification: SAFe, Scrum, PMI-ACP or equivalent

Minimum Experience Level

Essential Requirements:

•    IT Qualification: IT, Data and Engineering
•    Type of experience:11 Years + Leading a multidisciplinary virtual team to deliver a technical capability to a large corporate organisation
•    5+ years at senior leadership level, with proven track record of strategic leadership
•    Experience managing complex Technology matters in regulated banking environments

Leadership Capabilities

• Exceptional ability to influence and collaborate with Exco members and other relevant stakeholders


• Strong communication skills with capability to translate complex legal concepts for business audiences


• Proven ability to influence policy direction and framework development


• Proven ability to lead organisational change and transformation initiatives


• Demonstrated ability in building and scaling high-performance Product delivery teams

Technical / Professional Knowledge

Behavioural Competencies