Career Opportunities at Equity Bank Kenya
Equity Bank Kenya, a subsidiary of the Equity Group Holdings, is one of the leading financial institutions in Africa, known for its commitment to financial inclusion, innovation, and customer-focused banking solutions. With a strong presence across several African countries, Equity Bank continues to expand its operations by investing in technology, talent development, and digital financial services.
The bank plays a major role in supporting economic development by providing banking services to individuals, small and medium enterprises, large corporations, and public sector institutions. Through its strong digital platforms and customer-centered approach, Equity Bank continues to transform the banking landscape across the region.
As part of its continued growth and operational expansion, the bank is currently recruiting professionals across multiple departments including corporate banking, technology, governance, cybersecurity, customer experience, and risk management. These roles provide an opportunity for qualified professionals to join a dynamic organization and contribute to shaping the future of banking in Africa.
Below are the available job opportunities and their respective job descriptions.
1. Regional Relationship Management – Public Sector and Institutions
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 19 March 2026
Job Description
The Regional Relationship Manager – Public Sector and Institutions is responsible for building and maintaining strategic relationships with public sector organizations and institutional clients. The role focuses on expanding the bank’s portfolio within government agencies, public entities, and institutional partners.
Key responsibilities include identifying business opportunities, managing client relationships, and delivering financial solutions tailored to the needs of institutional clients. The role also involves coordinating with internal teams to ensure efficient service delivery and supporting the growth of the public sector banking portfolio.
2. Business Origination Manager – Food & Agriculture Sector
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 16 March 2026
Job Description
The Business Origination Manager will focus on identifying and developing business opportunities within the food and agriculture sector. The role involves developing financial solutions for agribusiness clients, building strategic partnerships, and expanding the bank’s agriculture financing portfolio.
Responsibilities include sourcing new clients, structuring financing solutions, supporting sector growth initiatives, and maintaining relationships with stakeholders in the agriculture value chain.
3. General Manager – Governance & Company Secretarial
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 16 March 2026
Job Description
The General Manager – Governance & Company Secretarial will oversee corporate governance frameworks and ensure compliance with regulatory and legal requirements. The role focuses on supporting the board of directors and senior management in maintaining strong governance practices.
Responsibilities include coordinating board activities, managing governance policies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and advising leadership on governance-related matters.
4. Senior Officer Governance
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 16 March 2026
Job Description
The Senior Officer Governance will support the governance function by assisting in implementing corporate governance frameworks and ensuring compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements.
Responsibilities include supporting board and committee activities, preparing governance documentation, maintaining records, and assisting in governance reporting.
5. Group Head – Identity & Access Management (IAM)
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 14 March 2026
Job Description
The Group Head – Identity & Access Management will lead the design and implementation of identity and access management systems across the organization. The role focuses on protecting information assets by ensuring secure user access to systems and digital platforms.
Responsibilities include overseeing IAM strategies, implementing authentication and authorization frameworks, and ensuring compliance with cybersecurity standards.
6. GM – Business Process Re-engineering and Automation
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 13 March 2026
Job Description
The General Manager – Business Process Re-engineering and Automation will lead initiatives aimed at improving operational efficiency through process redesign and automation technologies.
The role involves analyzing existing processes, identifying opportunities for automation, and implementing systems that enhance productivity and operational performance.
7. NOC Shift Engineer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 12 March 2026
Job Description
The NOC Shift Engineer is responsible for monitoring the bank’s technology infrastructure and ensuring that systems operate efficiently at all times.
Responsibilities include monitoring network performance, responding to incidents, troubleshooting technical issues, and maintaining system uptime within the network operations center.
8. Senior Backend Developer (.Net)
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 11 March 2026
Job Description
The Senior Backend Developer will design and develop backend systems that support the bank’s digital platforms. The role focuses on building scalable and reliable software solutions using the .NET development framework.
Responsibilities include developing application services, integrating systems, optimizing performance, and collaborating with software development teams to deliver high-quality solutions.
9. Manager – Market, Liquidity and Insurance Risk
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 10 March 2026
Job Description
The Manager – Market, Liquidity and Insurance Risk will oversee risk management processes related to market exposure, liquidity management, and insurance operations.
The role involves risk analysis, monitoring financial exposures, developing risk mitigation strategies, and ensuring compliance with risk management policies.
10. IT Change Configuration Management & Monitoring Officer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 10 March 2026
Job Description
The IT Change Configuration Management & Monitoring Officer will support the management of IT system changes and configurations across the organization.
Responsibilities include monitoring system changes, ensuring compliance with IT governance policies, maintaining configuration records, and supporting system monitoring processes.
11. Product Manager – Enterprise Document Management
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 10 March 2026
Job Description
The Product Manager will oversee the development and management of enterprise document management systems used within the bank.
The role focuses on improving document management processes, ensuring system efficiency, and supporting digital transformation initiatives related to document management.
12. Regional Relationship Manager – SME (North-Eastern)
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Regional Relationship Manager – SME will focus on expanding banking services for small and medium-sized enterprises within the North-Eastern region.
Responsibilities include developing SME banking portfolios, building client relationships, and providing financial solutions tailored to business customers.
13. Group Health, Safety, Environment & Internal Sustainability – Assistant Manager
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Assistant Manager will support the bank’s health, safety, environmental, and sustainability initiatives across the organization.
Responsibilities include monitoring safety compliance, supporting sustainability programs, and assisting in implementing workplace safety standards.
14. Senior Credit Risk Manager
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Senior Credit Risk Manager will oversee credit risk management activities to ensure the bank maintains a healthy loan portfolio.
Responsibilities include analyzing credit exposures, implementing risk mitigation strategies, reviewing credit policies, and supporting decision-making in credit approvals.
15. Sr. Product Manager (Fraud, Risk & AML)
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Senior Product Manager will oversee products related to fraud prevention, risk monitoring, and anti-money laundering (AML) systems.
The role focuses on developing and managing solutions that strengthen the bank’s fraud detection and compliance capabilities.
16. Angular Developer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Angular Developer will develop and maintain user-facing applications using the Angular framework.
Responsibilities include building responsive interfaces, integrating APIs, improving application performance, and collaborating with backend developers.
17. Lead Data Engineer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Lead Data Engineer will oversee the design and implementation of data infrastructure and data pipelines used across the organization.
Responsibilities include managing large-scale data systems, ensuring data quality, and supporting analytics initiatives across the bank.
18. Mid-Level Java Developer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Mid-Level Java Developer will develop and maintain enterprise software applications used within the bank’s digital systems.
Responsibilities include coding, testing, system integration, and supporting software development initiatives.
19. VOC Programs Manager
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Voice of Customer (VOC) Programs Manager will oversee programs designed to collect and analyze customer feedback.
The role focuses on improving customer experience by analyzing insights gathered from customers and implementing service improvement initiatives.
20. CX Analytics Officer
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The CX Analytics Officer will support customer experience initiatives by analyzing data related to customer behavior and service performance.
Responsibilities include generating analytics reports, identifying trends, and supporting decision-making that improves customer satisfaction.
21. Senior Manager – Security Operations Centre (SOC)
Location: Kenya
Application Deadline: 6 March 2026
Job Description
The Senior Manager – Security Operations Centre will oversee cybersecurity monitoring and incident response operations.
Responsibilities include managing SOC teams, monitoring security threats, coordinating incident response, and strengthening cybersecurity defenses across the organization.
