Job Title: Risk CIO
Company: Standard Bank
Phakama Qoboshiyana is the risk CIO at Standard Bank where she has been since 2021. Before this, she was head: integration and a solution train engineer at Standard Bank South Africa. Her tech career began in 2001 as an Analyst Programmer at Accenture.
She has since worked at leading organisations, including the South African Revenue Service and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA). Her educational accomplishments include a master of commerce in project management from the prestigious Cranefield College. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in project management, an advanced diploma in project management, and a bachelor of technology in IT.
Work
2021 – Present Executive Head: Credit SA Technology and Operations, Standard Bank South Africa
2020 – Present Head: Integration, Standard Bank South Africa
2019 – 2020 Solution Train Engineer, Standard Bank South Africa
2016 – 2019 Release Train Engineer/Agile Programme Manager, Standard Bank South Africa
2012 – 2016 Project Manager, Standard Bank of South Africa
2010 – 2012 Project Manager, South African Revenue Services
2009 – 2010 Project Manager, Standard Bank of South Africa
2007 – 2008 System Integration Team Lead, Standard Bank of South Africa
2006 – 2007 Technical Specialist, State Information Technology Agency (SITA)
2001 – 2006 Analyst Programmer, Accenture
Education
2013 Professional Project Manager (In progress), PM.Ideas
2013 Master of Commerce in Project Management, Cranefield College
2010 Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, Cranefield College
2009 Advanced Diploma in Project Management, Cranefield College
2009 Prince 2 Practitioner Certification, X-Pert Academy
2007 Certificate: Business and Systems Analysis, University of Pretoria
2000 BTech: IT, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
1999 National Diploma: IT, Walter Sisulu University
1996 Matric, Alphendale Secondary
About the company: Standard Bank is an Africa-focused, client-led and digitally-enabled financial services organisation. It provides comprehensive and integrated solutions to its clients, driving inclusive growth and sustainable development across the continent
