KCB Group, one of the leading financial institutions in East Africa, continues to demonstrate its commitment to innovation, investment excellence, and client-centric service delivery. As part of its ongoing strategic expansion and enhancement of key departments, KCB has announced several exciting vacancies across its investor services, data strategy, and wealth management divisions.
These opportunities are tailored for forward-thinking professionals seeking to be part of a dynamic, innovative, and high-performing financial group. The available positions are ideal for individuals with a strong strategic mindset, client relationship skills, and a deep understanding of financial products, data governance, and portfolio management.
Applications for most roles close on August 4, 2025, with others closing on August 8, 2025. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply promptly.
Below is a detailed overview of each position:
1. Senior Product Manager – Investor Services
Deadline: August 4, 2025
This is a senior strategic position responsible for designing and executing the product roadmap for custody and trustee services across KCB Group entities. The incumbent will play a key role in translating market and regulatory insights into actionable products and enhancements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Spearhead the formulation of product strategy for custody and trustee services in line with regulatory and market developments.
- Lead the product development cycle from ideation, design, testing, and go-to-market strategies.
- Guide cross-functional teams through development and launch phases.
- Continuously monitor product performance and customer satisfaction.
- Establish return on investment (ROI) tracking and reporting mechanisms.
- Ensure regulatory compliance across all product lines.
- Drive innovation in Investor Services to maintain competitiveness and relevance in the market.
- Collaborate with internal departments to align systems, marketing, and client onboarding processes with product objectives.
This role is ideal for a strategic product leader with experience in financial services, preferably within investor or custody services.
2. Relationship Manager – Investor Services
Deadline: August 4, 2025
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Trustee Services, this role focuses on managing a dedicated client portfolio while ensuring compliance with all applicable laws and guidelines.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide trustee services in accordance with regulatory frameworks.
- Expand the client base through proactive relationship management and business development.
- Retain and grow revenue from existing clients by ensuring excellent service delivery.
- Conduct client reviews and portfolio evaluations to optimize service provision.
- Advise clients on trustee matters, ensuring solutions are customized to their needs.
- Act as a liaison between KCB and regulators on trustee matters.
- Identify opportunities to enhance the trustee service offering to better meet client and market needs.
The position calls for a relationship management professional with strong communication, compliance awareness, and problem-solving skills.
3. Relationship Manager – Custody Services
Deadline: August 4, 2025
This role supports the Custody Services division by providing custodial solutions to various investment vehicles and maintaining strict regulatory compliance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver custody services for retirement benefit schemes, collective investment schemes, and individual clients.
- Ensure service delivery is consistent with relevant laws such as the Retirement Benefits Act and Capital Markets regulations.
- Develop new business leads and convert them into long-term clients.
- Manage client relationships to build trust and repeat business.
- Maintain thorough documentation and client communication protocols.
- Conduct regular service quality reviews with clients.
- Provide internal reports on custody operations and client feedback for continuous improvement.
This position suits candidates with operational knowledge of custody services and proven relationship management expertise.
4. Product Manager – Sahl Banking
Deadline: August 8, 2025
This specialized role focuses on the Sahl Banking segment, which provides Shari’ah-compliant financial solutions to KCB’s clientele.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle for Sahl Banking offerings.
- Define the product vision and align it with the strategic priorities of KCB Sahl.
- Coordinate backend and frontend teams for seamless product integration and rollout.
- Monitor key metrics to assess product performance and customer uptake.
- Track competitor offerings and adjust the product roadmap accordingly.
- Conduct market research to identify unmet needs in Islamic banking.
- Ensure compliance with Shari’ah standards and internal governance policies.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, operations, and risk teams for successful product launches.
The role demands product leadership skills with a sound understanding of Islamic banking principles and fintech innovations.
5. Chief Data Officer
Deadline: August 8, 2025
Reporting directly to the Group Director of Strategy & Innovation, this executive-level role will shape and execute KCB’s Enterprise Data Management (EDM) vision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement a comprehensive EDM strategy and framework across KCB Group.
- Lead the EDM team and foster a data-driven culture across departments.
- Drive data governance and ensure regulatory compliance.
- Partner with business units to turn data into actionable business intelligence.
- Promote organizational change management and data literacy.
- Monitor data strategy implementation in all subsidiaries and group functions.
- Introduce and track key data-related KPIs to measure impact.
- Champion advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning initiatives.
- Advocate for the ethical and secure use of data across all levels.
This is a strategic role that requires a visionary leader experienced in enterprise data strategy, analytics, and innovation management.
6. Research Manager
Deadline: August 8, 2025
Based within KCB Investment Bank, the Research Manager will be responsible for producing high-quality market research reports and analysis to support trading, investment, and advisory services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage the production of timely, accurate, and insightful research reports.
- Collaborate with the Dealers team to translate research into actionable trading strategies.
- Analyze macroeconomic and industry trends and their impact on investment portfolios.
- Ensure that all research documentation is clear, precise, and aligns with regulatory standards.
- Develop proprietary analytical tools to improve research efficiency.
- Maintain an up-to-date understanding of key financial markets, instruments, and events.
- Present findings to internal stakeholders and clients through written reports and presentations.
- Train and mentor junior analysts and researchers.
This position is perfect for a detail-oriented analyst with excellent writing, modeling, and market analysis skills.
7. Portfolio Manager
Deadline: August 8, 2025
This role is dedicated to managing investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals and internal investment mandates, with a focus on maximizing returns while aligning with client risk preferences.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement portfolio strategies tailored to individual client goals.
- Conduct regular asset allocation reviews and adjust positions based on market trends.
- Ensure portfolios are compliant with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
- Work closely with the CIO and other investment professionals to identify and exploit market opportunities.
- Maintain detailed documentation and reporting for each client portfolio.
- Liaise regularly with clients to review performance and suggest enhancements.
- Stay updated on macroeconomic developments, asset classes, and global financial markets.
- Utilize advanced portfolio management tools and technologies for performance optimization.
This role requires a blend of technical investment knowledge and client advisory experience to deliver value in a competitive wealth management environment.
These vacancies present a rare opportunity to join one of East Africa’s most reputable financial institutions. KCB Group offers a professional and collaborative environment where innovation, diversity, and performance are celebrated.
All roles require demonstrated expertise in their respective functions and a commitment to excellence and integrity. The positions are ideal for individuals seeking to advance their careers in banking, investment, product management, data governance, and client relationship management.
To Apply:
Visit the KCB careers portal to review detailed application instructions and submit your application before the respective deadlines.
Deadline for Investor Services Roles: August 4, 2025
Deadline for Sahl Banking, Data, and Investment Roles: August 8, 2025
