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Standard Bank Group · Johannesburg, GP, South Africa

# Trade Support Specialist, Vanilla

Johannesburg, GP, South Africa Full-time 

Listed on Standard Bank Group’s official careers site. Posted October 30, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there.
[Apply on Standard Bank Group’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/StandardBankGroup/744000158668159-trade-support-specialist-vanilla)

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## Job description

Middle Office/Trade support for the Africa Trading Desk, with expanded responsibility for Money Markets and Interest Rate Derivative (IRD). Supporting Global Markets Clients and our Sales and Trading business, in managing and facilitating the operational trade lifecycle (including allocating, validating and enriching trades, identifying and resolving exceptions and queries and implementing continuous improvement measures) to support trades originating on Global Markets Desks ensuring that trades can be effectively settled, comply with regulatory standards, mitigate operational risk and create a positive client experience.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing operational support to the Africa Trading Desk, including coverage on South African public holidays when required.

## Qualifications

### Type of Qualification

First Degree Field of Study: Business Commerce, Finance and Accounting, Mathematical Sciences Experience Required Trade Support Operations 3-5 years Ability to self manage, coordinate across teams and stakeholders within business, operations, technology and finance. 3-5 years Advanced experience in the Trade Lifecycle of Global Markets environment. Covering multiple products ranging in complexity in

Interest Rate Swaps, Total Return Swaps, Structured Notes, Bonds, Options, Loans and Deposits, Non Deliverable Forwards, FX Spots, FX Forwards, FX Swaps, 3-5 years Principles and practical application of pricing and risk management and the impact of these on risk, P&L and entire value chain. 3-5 years Proficient technology experience and the ability to manage desk specific systems, software and processes, including

Microsoft applications and other banking industry systems. 3-5 years Seasoned knowledge and understanding of trading environment (end-to- end value chain) across products / instruments traded with system and manual process complexity.

### Behavioural Competencies

Adopting Practical Approaches Articulating Information Challenging Ideas Checking Things Conveying Self-Confidence Developing Expertise Documenting Facts Examining Information Following Procedures Interacting with People Interpreting Data Inviting Feedback Managing Tasks Meeting Timescales Producing Output Pursuing Goals Showing Composure Team Working Thinking Positively Upholding Standards Technical Competencies: Business
- Process Improvement Continuous
- Process Improvement Deal or Trade Life Cycles Deal Set-up & Administration Derivatives Markets Evaluation of Internal
- Controls Exception Handling Manual Deal or Trade Processing
- Process Analysis and Redesign Product Knowledge (Trading, Transacting) Query Resolution Technology Savvy

## At a glance
- Posted by the employer: Oct 30, 2026
- First seen by OpenNash: Nov 3, 2026
- Last checked: Nov 10, 2026
- Listed for: 11 days
- Location: Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
- Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Standard Bank Group’s careers site →](https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/StandardBankGroup/744000158668159-trade-support-specialist-vanilla)

## Hiring at Standard Bank Group
- Open jobs: 105
- New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections
- Tracked since: Oct 13, 2026

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