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National Bank of Kenya

Senior Manager, Financial Institutions (Banks)

Nairobi Kenya
Closed for applications
Credit Bank Kenya

Banking + 2 more

Head of Retail Banking

Job details

Contract Type

Description
Requirements
  • Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
  • Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) and/or professional qualifications are an added advantage.
  • Minimum of 12 years’ Banking experience, with at least 5 years at senior management level.
  • Strategic and commercial acumen
  • Leadership and team management
  • Results orientation and accountability
  • Stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Risk awareness and sound decision-making


Responsibilities
  • Define and execute a focused retail strategy covering target customer segments, products, channels, and distribution models within approved risk appetite.
  • Provide strategic leadership and oversight of the branch network to drive growth in deposits, quality lending, customer acquisition, and transaction volumes.
  • Drive Retail Banking financial performance through growth in profitability, deposits, lending, and operational efficiency in line with business targets.
  • Meet agreed individual performance targets and ensure achievement of Retail Banking business objectives in line with the Bank’s performance management framework.
  • Ensure disciplined retail lending growth and full accountability for portfolio quality, including reduction of NPLs, recoveries, restructures, and portfolio remediation.
  • Strengthen credit underwriting standards, portfolio monitoring, early warning systems, and risk controls to prevent recurrence of legacy asset quality issues.
  • Set and enforce clear performance standards for Branch Managers and Retail teams covering sales, service delivery, compliance, productivity, and risk management.
  • Drive operational efficiency, process automation, channel migration, and cost optimization initiatives to improve productivity and reduce cost-to-serve.
  • Ensure full compliance with CBK regulations, internal policies, audit requirements, and governance standards across the Retail Banking function.
  • Lead, motivate, and develop Retail Banking teams by fostering a high-performance, accountable, customer-centric, and risk-aware culture.
  • Identify growth opportunities and work with the marketing and product development team to design, price and launch tailored products/services for retail and high-value customers; and monitor their performance.
  • Work with branch managers to strategize and ensure turnaround of loss-making branches.
  • Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.


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