Worked at Absa Virtual Channels, Voice Operations as a Business Manager I am involved with managing key stakeholder relationships. Understand business strategies/MTP and ensure initiatives are aligned to the objectives business provides. I am part of various forums, such as Operational Risk; Projects; Business Planning, Employee Engagements and meetings to stay abreast with operational conditions. Drive rapid automation aligned to customer journeys (as above) through innovation and digitization (E-gain/Virtual Branch. Etc.) Structural cost efficiency through automation and continuously monitor the overall Business Performance (Risk/Finance/Compliance/Change and HR) for the business unit.I am passionate about people, innovation; customer experience and coming up with new ways of working. Solutioning new Customer Experience measuring tools aligning to industry benchmark,I have played key roles within various sectors of the business where I have assisted with drafting and co-creating new learner guides for the Home Loans Business Units. Implementing new key risk controls for the Africa Operations business unit.Key Achievements/Projects•Successfully implemented Risk and governance controls concerning the Point of Sale reversals, which saved the organisation on monthly losses. This process was also fully automated to receive exception listings.•Implemented a communication SharePoint and SpeakToOps mailbox to share information with colleagues, through an open medium to raise and share best practices.•Successfully implemented and managed the controls for Voice Biometrics and Free Speech to improve the onboarding process.
-
Senior Manager Business EnablementAbsa May 2023 - Present -
Business Manager: General Counsel For Corporate And Investment BankingAbsa Group Jun 2021 - Apr 2023Gauteng, South AfricaGeneral Counsel: Legal -
Business ManagerAbsa Dec 2016 - Jul 2019Lothbury Road, Auckland Park -
Optimisation: Process CustodianAbsa Home Loans Sales Apr 2015 - Nov 2016GautengOutline: To support the Home loans employees nationally to understand the detail of change impact due to change initiatives in terms of process change, system change and people change. Plan and assist with redesign and assist regional managers to achieve their key objectives according to business plans.•Assist staff in the adoption of change post implementation by providing on the floor guidance and assistance on the new process, system change and also impact on the job… Show more Outline: To support the Home loans employees nationally to understand the detail of change impact due to change initiatives in terms of process change, system change and people change. Plan and assist with redesign and assist regional managers to achieve their key objectives according to business plans.•Assist staff in the adoption of change post implementation by providing on the floor guidance and assistance on the new process, system change and also impact on the job function•Measure the effectiveness of the change within the business unit in alignment with the project and business objectives of change initiatives•Report back to the unit change management functions any risk and issues that prevent proper embedment of the change•Assess the challenges that staff may have with changes introduced•Provide inputs into a centralised plan on specific change intervention to the business unit change management function•Ensure that new changes within a production centre are implemented in a coordinate way within the•To implement and foster a culture of open, honest and participative communication to ensure knowledge, skills and the implementation of new information and updates to policies, procedures and product – Attendance of weekly and monthly staff meetingsKey Achievements/Projects•Successfully implemented the New Building loan process, which made it easier for customers to understand the product as well as educate the agents and employees on how to engage with customers. Benefit: Improved turn-around time and reduction in production costs.•Designed and facilitated the New Operating Model for Home loans in 2013 with project team to improve customer experience and automation of various processes with resulted in cost savings and improved turn-around times.•Designed the new home loans sales process learner guides and facilitated training and coaching nationally to all employees together with designers Show less
-
Channel Support Team ManagerAbsa Home Loans - Channel Support Apr 2012 - Mar 2015Pretoria Area, South AfricaTo ensure that operating expenditure is within budget on a monthly basis and manage the daily workflow of applications received. To ensure that the set individual and team production targets are achieved and improved on a monthly basis. Improve the conversion ratio of applications received to final grants monthly of the previous year’s performance. Build and maintain 3rd party relationships (Credit & Sales) and Business Engagement through stakeholder meetings.
-
Operations ManagerAbsa Home Loans Processing Oct 2009 - Apr 2012Pretoria Area, South AfricaTo lead and coordinate the Mortgage Processing Team (Internal/External), to ensure the optimisation of processes and therefore improving processing turnaround time. Manage attorney performance through monitoring of scorecards together with the attorney consultants. Addressing Work in progress with the attorneys, attorney hub consultants, and all relevant stakeholders. Achieve the compliance, quality and turn around service level agreements and Capacity management.
Veronique Smith Skills
Veronique Smith Education Details
-
Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Securities Law -
Finance, General
Frequently Asked Questions about Veronique Smith
What company does Veronique Smith work for?
Veronique Smith works for Absa
What is Veronique Smith's role at the current company?
Veronique Smith's current role is Senior Manager: Business Enablement, COO Office.
What schools did Veronique Smith attend?
Veronique Smith attended Wits Business School, Regenesys, Regenesys, Gordon Institute Of Business Science, Regenesys.
What skills is Veronique Smith known for?
Veronique Smith has skills like Credit, Management, Risk Management, Business Process Improvement, Strategic Financial Planning, Banking, Operations Management, Process Improvement, Change Management, Microsoft Office, Team Leadership, Financial Analysis.
Not the Veronique Smith you were looking for?
-
-
-
-
Veronique Smith
Saldanha Bay Local Municipality
Free Chrome Extension
Find emails, phones & company data instantly
Aero Online
Your AI prospecting assistant
Select data to include:
0 records × $0.02 per record
Download 750 million emails and 100 million phone numbers
Access emails and phone numbers of over 750 million business users. Instantly download verified profiles using 20+ filters, including location, job title, company, function, and industry.
Start your free trial