Executive: Specialised Finance (Johannesburg, ZA) @ Nedbank

Job Requisition Details Requisition ID: 148275 Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng Closing Date: 18 November 2026 Talent Acquisition: Monde Ndzishe Job Family Investment Banking Career Stream Specialised Finance Leadership Pipeline Manage Function Why Join Our Team Join a market-leading specialised finance team at Nedbank, where you will play a pivotal role in originating, structuring, and executing complex financing transactions that drive sustainable growth for clients and the bank.

In this executive leadership role, you will work alongside senior decision-makers, influence strategic investment outcomes, and lead high-performing teams across a dynamic and evolving market landscape. The opportunity offers exposure to high-value transactions, broad stakeholder engagement, and the ability to shape innovative funding solutions while contributing to the growth of South Africa’s economy. You’ll thrive in a purpose-driven environment that values leadership, collaboration, transformation, and continuous excellence, while creating meaningful impact for clients, colleagues, and communities Job Purpose To lead and provide strategic direction to others with a view of maximising sustainable revenue streams through the identification, development and execution of profitable specialised financing transactions.

• Job Responsibilities Generate sustainable earnings, with acceptable risk adjusted return by conducting specialised finance transactions, managing & optimising efficiency ratios to reduce the cost to income ratio.
• Grow and/or maintain market share by building networks, the brand and originating transactions.
• Develop, engage and execute strategy and business achievement, including cost management to ensure team profitability.
• Achieving business objectives by aligning risk taking activities with risk appetite.
• Monitor market trends by researching, tracking and responding to client requirements and competitor activity.
• Grow bank wide profitability by retaining clients and supporting cross selling to relevant product areas.
• Ensure client retention and cross sell through constant communication and engagement.
• Drive the advancement of collaborative banking solutions to realise synergies.
• Contribute to the development of a robust and effective team through leadership and active participation.
• Deliver quality structured debt solutions to meet requirements of existing and potential customers.
• Build relationships with identified external stakeholders by networking through targeted and informal interactions.
• Maintain relationships with key internal stakeholders by adhering to applicable internal risk policies.
• Participate in industry forums to contribute to evolution of the market and market standards.
• Develop and implement an integrated strategic business plan by following 3 year planning cycle.
• Manage portfolio risk to maintain profitability and acceptable credit loss ratios.
• Manage credit risk by ensuring compliance with credit policy.
• Identify and mitigate operational risk by implementing controls.
• Manage risk by ensuring adherence to internal and external compliance and governance policies.
• Continuously enhance quality by reviewing and improving processes, systems and workflows.
• Drive efficiency by maintaining operational costs at optimal levels.
• Ensure optimal allocation of resources by assigning roles and responsibilities to achieve business objectives.
• Conduct regular and effective team meetings to monitor and evaluate delivery.
• Ensure alignment and achievement of strategy and create a completive advantage.
• Develop and introduce a people strategy that will create a culture that drives the vision and values.
• Build a high performance team through managing resources, retention and critical staff.
• Ensure that the leadership agenda has been embraced by the division / function by ensuring leadership relevant strategies and plans have been implemented.
• Manage performance of reports and hold them accountable for managing the performance of their reports.
• Actively build a culture of improvement by ensuring the design and implementing active talent management, succession planning strategies and obtaining buy-in from relevant stakeholders.
• Contribute to team effectiveness by participating in the recruitment and selection of senior staff.
• Optimise performance and motivation by holding managers accountable for developing their staff and themselves.
• Empower team to make decisions and recommend tailored solutions through coaching and mentoring practices.
• Ensure the achievement of targets by monitoring implemented Divisional EE and Transformation Plan.
• Analyse deviations from Divisional EE and Transformation Plan Essential Qualifications - NQF Level Professional Qualifications/Honour’s Degree Preferred Qualification CA(SA)/CFA/MBA/Relevant Post Grad Qualifications Minimum Experience Level 10+ years relevant experience in an Investment Banking environment, preferably including 3-5 years influencing and managing others in a sector or product-specific Specialised Finance environment, with a demonstrable track record of originating deals & broad knowledge & skill application in all relevant aspects of Specialised Finance.

Technical / Professional Knowledge Budgeting Business administration and management Capacity planning Client service management Diversity management Employee training/development Financial Accounting Principles Governance, Risk and Controls Relevant regulatory knowledge Strategic planning Behavioural Competencies Coaching Cultivating Networks and Partnerships Customer Focus Entrepreneurship Operational Decision Making Initiating Action --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566