Last verified: 30 September 2026. Equity Bank and Equity Group listed roles in September 2026 in compliance, financial crime, employee benefits and cybersecurity architecture. The requirements and application links for each role are set out below.
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Equity jobs identified in September 2026
1. General Manager, Level 1 (L1) Compliance
Equity’s official recruitment page shows this role was posted on 10 September 2026. It leads day-to-day compliance and financial-crime control execution for Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited, including surveillance, sanctions and screening, customer due diligence, correspondent banking, regulatory compliance and anti-bribery controls.
The official requirements include a bachelor’s degree in Law, Business, Finance, Economics, Risk Management, Information Systems or a related field; a recognised compliance or financial-crime professional qualification; and at least 10 years of relevant experience. Equity also asks for roughly five to seven years in senior leadership. A relevant master’s degree is listed as an advantage.
For this senior compliance role, your CV should state the teams you have led and your experience in regulated financial services. Give examples of AML/CFT work, customer due diligence, remediation, systems changes and work with senior decision-makers.
View the official Equity General Manager, L1 Compliance vacancy.
2. Head of Financial Crime / MLRO
Posted on 3 September 2026, this senior role is responsible for Equity Bank’s AML/CFT/CPF framework and Money Laundering Reporting Officer responsibilities. The work includes oversight of customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, suspicious-activity escalation, regulatory engagement, Board reporting and financial-crime risk management.
Equity lists a relevant bachelor’s degree and professional qualifications such as CAMS, ICA AML, CFE, ACAMS, CRCM, CPA, ACCA, CISI or equivalent credentials. The experience threshold is substantial: 12–15 years in AML/CFT/CPF, compliance, financial crime, risk, regulatory compliance or internal audit in financial services, including at least five years in senior management or leadership.
Applicants should avoid treating this as a generic risk-management vacancy. Evidence of regulator engagement, investigations, sanctions, transaction monitoring, Board reporting and enterprise-wide compliance programmes is especially relevant to the published responsibilities.
View the official Equity Head of Financial Crime / MLRO vacancy.
3. Benefits Manager
Equity Group posted the Benefits Manager role on 1 September 2026. It covers staff benefits and payroll-related administration across Group entities in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Responsibilities include benefits structures, multicountry payroll support, medical and pension administration, reconciliations, statutory compliance, automation, controls and staff education.
The published requirements include at least seven years of HR experience with direct compensation-and-benefits and multicountry payroll/benefits exposure. Equity lists a bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration or a related field, with CPA(K) or ACCA and an HR certificate/diploma among the desired credentials.
Use examples that show how you kept payroll and benefits administration accurate and met control requirements. Examples involving payroll, pension or medical schemes, reconciliations, statutory reporting, HR systems, service-level management and audit readiness are particularly relevant.
View the official Equity Benefits Manager vacancy.
4. Platform Architect – Security (IC5)
A Platform Architect – Security opportunity was posted on 17 September 2026 for Equity Technology Group. The role focuses on security architecture across cloud, infrastructure, networks, identity and technology platforms, embedding security into designs before implementation.
The published role information calls for more than 10 years of relevant cybersecurity, security architecture, infrastructure security or related technical experience. Relevant cybersecurity, cloud-security or security-architecture certifications are an advantage. Current vacancy listings report an application deadline of 6 October 2026; applicants should confirm that deadline on Equity’s recruitment system before submitting.
How to apply for Equity Bank jobs
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Which applicants are these roles designed for?
Most of the opportunities in this September group are experienced or senior-level roles. Compliance and financial-crime candidates need substantial regulated-sector experience; the Benefits Manager requires significant HR rewards/payroll exposure; and the security-architecture role targets an experienced cybersecurity professional. Applicants should compare their actual experience with the minimum requirements before investing time in an application.
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Source and update note
This article was researched on 30 September 2026 using Equity’s recruitment pages and current vacancy listings. Job postings can be withdrawn, extended or filled without this page updating immediately. Always verify the live status and any deadline on the employer’s official recruitment portal.