Grow Your Career at Standard Bank Kenya
Empowering Africa’s Growth Through Purpose-Driven Careers
Standard Bank Group is Africa’s largest bank by assets and a leading provider of integrated financial solutions. At the heart of everything we do is a commitment to driving Africa’s growth. In Kenya, our dynamic presence continues to expand across corporate and investment banking. We are seeking talented professionals ready to lead innovation, strengthen our global markets, and drive strategic transformation. If you are passionate about making an impact and growing your career in a purpose-driven organization, we welcome you to explore the following exciting full-time career opportunities in Nairobi.
1. Specialist, Digital & Self Service Channels
Location: Westlands Road, Nairobi
Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking
Type of Employment: Full-time
Posted: Today
Job Description:
As a Specialist in Digital & Self Service Channels, you will be responsible for optimizing digital customer experiences and driving adoption of digital banking platforms. This role supports the development, rollout, and performance monitoring of self-service tools such as mobile apps, internet banking, ATMs, and other digital banking solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and enhance digital channel functionalities to improve customer satisfaction.
- Monitor platform performance and address issues to maintain uptime and responsiveness.
- Collaborate with internal teams and third-party vendors to ensure seamless integration and updates.
- Track customer usage trends and recommend strategies for digital adoption.
- Support product development initiatives to drive self-service banking innovations.
- Ensure all digital channels comply with internal policies and regulatory standards.
- Drive feedback collection and iterative improvement based on user experience insights.
2. Head, Platform, Engineering
Location: Westlands Road, Nairobi
Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking
Type of Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Job Description:
The Head of Platform Engineering leads a cross-functional team of developers, infrastructure specialists, and DevOps engineers. You will be responsible for the design, scalability, and reliability of enterprise platforms that power business-critical operations. This role plays a strategic part in digital transformation, cloud migration, and continuous delivery.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the engineering team in building and maintaining scalable platform solutions.
- Define and implement software development practices aligned with agile and DevOps principles.
- Partner with technology, business, and compliance stakeholders to prioritize platform initiatives.
- Manage cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and software development lifecycle tools.
- Oversee incident response processes and ensure quick resolution of platform issues.
- Monitor system reliability, performance, and security standards.
- Mentor engineering teams and promote a culture of innovation, quality, and collaboration.
3. Lead, Fixed Income and Money Markets Trading
Location: Westlands Road, Nairobi
Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking
Type of Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Job Description:
The Lead, Fixed Income and Money Markets Trading oversees the execution of trades in government securities, corporate bonds, and money market instruments. The role ensures that trading activities align with risk policies, client requirements, and market conditions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute buy/sell trades for fixed income and money market products in line with client instructions and trading mandates.
- Monitor market trends and provide insights to clients and internal stakeholders.
- Maintain strong relationships with clients, brokers, and regulators.
- Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements and internal risk controls.
- Develop trading strategies that maximize profitability and liquidity.
- Report on portfolio performance, market movements, and trade settlements.
- Collaborate with the research and sales teams to offer integrated solutions.
4. Head of Sales, Global Markets
Location: Westlands Road, Nairobi
Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking
Type of Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Job Description:
As the Head of Sales, Global Markets, you will drive the overall sales strategy and execution across foreign exchange, fixed income, and derivative products. This leadership role is instrumental in building client relationships, expanding market share, and delivering tailored financial solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement strategic sales plans for global markets offerings.
- Build and manage a high-performing sales team across key market segments.
- Foster strong relationships with institutional clients, corporates, and investors.
- Drive revenue growth through structured product sales, client onboarding, and retention.
- Coordinate closely with trading, research, and risk teams to deliver market insights.
- Monitor market developments and adapt sales strategies to changing conditions.
- Ensure compliance with all internal procedures and external regulatory requirements.
