To implement strategic objectives to drive the attainment of legal outcomes. To provide legal advice to stakeholders on complex matters, in adherence to SBG's standards and requirements. These include the following:Act as the Group legal subject matter expert for Interest Rate Derivatives (IRD), Bonds and Money Markets, providing strategic legal oversight and direction across Standard Bank's trading and treasury businesses.Lead the development of legal standards, frameworks and documentation governance for IRD, bonds and money market products, support engagement with regulators, central counterparties, market infrastructure providers and industry bodies, and drive consistency of legal risk management practices across jurisdictions.Partner with senior business and risk leadership in relation to product governance, market reforms, benchmark transitions, capital markets transactions, funding initiatives and strategic regulatory developments affecting the Group's markets businesses.Serve as a recognised thought leader within the legal and markets community by monitoring emerging legal, regulatory and market developments, influencing policy and strategic decision-making, and contributing to industry forums and working groups where appropriate.Build and maintain deep specialist capability within the Legal function through the coaching, mentoring and development of junior lawyers and legal professionals, fostering knowledge sharing, technical excellence and effective succession planning to ensure continuity of expertise and sustainable support for the Group's markets businesses
