Description:
Our clienta leading name in financial servicesis on the hunt for a visionary leader to run the show (and we mean, the whole show) for their national Trust Services operation. Youll lead teams, standardise processes, manage systems, tame risks, delight clients, and do it all without dropping a compliance ball.Your Mission (Should You Choose To Accept It):
- Build and deliver the national trust admin strategy (not just PowerPoint slides the real thing).
- Own operations across all branches, ensuring that trust files, systems, and stakeholder promises are always in sync.
- Be the heartbeat between branches, IT, legal, risk, finance, and external service providers (Yes, you're basically the glue).
- Oversee trusts end-to-endfrom onboarding new-to-bank clients to exits, reviews, audits, and reconciliations.
- Champion compliance (FICA, FATCA, FSCA, SARS, PA, and Master of the High Courtyes, we speak fluent acronym).
- Lead and mentor top-performing teams across SAyour leadership sets the tone.
- Stay two steps ahead of regulators, risk teams and reputational surprises.
- Shape the future of trust systems and toolsif its broken, youll fix it (or rebuild it smarter).
Youll Bring:
- A Bachelors Degree (Commerce, Law, Risk or something equally brainy).
- 2+ years of senior-level fiduciary experience with multi-branch oversight.
- Strong knowledge of trust laws, compliance frameworks, and all things governance.
- Confidence in strategy, leadership, tax talk, and turning chaos into clean reports.
- The kind of charm that makes Auditors, trustees, clients and team members trust your every word.
Why This Role?:
This is no middle-management seatthis is command central for a fast-paced, high-impact, purpose-led trust business. Youll drive real change, build stronger operations, and make sure that what matters mostpeoples legaciesare administered with precision and care.
Perks? Think:
- High visibility in one of SAs most trusted financial brands
- Leadership autonomy with strategic influence
- National scale and meaningful impact
- A phenomenal team wholl back you all the way
23 Jul 2025;
from:
gumtree.co.za