To develop and implement a robust digital strategy with focus on improving business performance through technology, which manages service delivery and governance in a manner that ensures business has the best available applications and systems to meet business needs.
This entails determining the required information that top and senior management will need in order to make the right business decisions, through having an understanding of the market, external trends, the internal environment, understanding different parts of the business and how they integrate together.
- Digital Strategy.
- Data Governance.
- Technology alignment to business performance.
Accountabilities:
- Develop and implement a fit for purpose Digital Strategy, operating model and processes that enable business growth and development through technology.
- Define and oversee the implementation of an integrated enterprise architecture that supports the business’ long-term digital strategy.
- Identification and management of multi-million-rand technology/systems to facilitate the
- achievement of business outcomes, as well as its and integration into the business operations, as well as with existing systems.
- Manage the deployment and maintenance of systems across multiple operating locations to ensure minimal down time and continued business enablement.
- Contribute to the design and development of product systems and applications, ensuring that client interaction and segment requirements are incorporated into the design.
- Provide strategic direction to leverage technology enablers to optimise business performance and increase efficiencies through data.
- Being aware of and integrating best practice and global trends.
- Strategically collaborate and partner with business to identify efficient and logical technology solutions that meet business requirements.
- In collaboration with business leaders, determine and investigate fit-for-purpose information technology hardware and software requirements that will enable optimal business performance.
- Partner towards the source and deployment of identified hardware and software within agreed budgets, timeframes and quality standards.
- Drive the align all systems development to the architectural blueprint and ensure architectural components are integrated.
- Audit systems to ensure data integrity and security standards are adhered to.
- Oversee the prioritisation, management and quality of system development.
- Establish and drive standards and procedures for solutions definition, development, testing, change management and operational controls.
- Management of a variety of teams within the scope of work, with specific reference to change and project management teams
- Drive the improved and quality of systems by implementing initiatives that optimise performance, staff productivity and service delivery.
- Manage the service levels of suppliers (internal and external) of applications across business lines
- Build and maintain effective business relationships with all key stakeholders by initiating and maintaining regular interactions.
- Evaluate the return on investment of IT solutions and drive the enhancement of IT solutions and service delivery.
- Establish and implement an analytic capability to provide the segment with meaningful IT analytics and insights.
Skills/Experience Required:
- Degree in Computer Science.
- Post graduate qualification in Information Technology (strongly preferred).
- Good understanding of SQL.
- 10 to 15 years’ proven experience in an executive IT role (Exco role), strong preference in a financial services environment.
- 5-10 leadership experience having led a multi-skilled end to end IT, analytics team
- Experience in project management.
- Experience managing change and project teams.
- Experience with the full IT value chain.
- Exceptional experience in the creation and implementation of information technology (with specific reference to operating systems, data science, analytics).
- Demonstrated success on balance sheet impact of business (deliver and enable businessoutcomes).
- Proven track record of implementing and driving strategy related to client/customer valueproposition.
- Experience in business development role will be an added advantage.
- Excellent analytical and leadership skills.
- Exceptional knowledge of information systems and platforms.
Competencies Required:
- High strategic orientation (consider current realities & determine future possibilities).
- Scenario planning.
- Ability to integrate information into a meaningful whole.
- Leads Change & Innovation.
- In-depth knowledge of the business.
- Analytical abilities, including the ability to provide insights.
- Ability to operationalise data into the business.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Negotiation skills.
- Shows commitment to client/stakeholder.
- Listening skills.
- Resilient.
- Providing insights.
- Commercially astute with high financial and business acumen.
- Emotional intelligence/showing composure Creative and entrepreneurial spirit.
- Deliver on outcomes.
- Flexible/agile.
- Demonstrated ability to manage, lead and inspire a team and provide quality leadership.
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
- Deep understanding of changing market dynamics.
- Strong influencer, networker and collaborator
- Thorough knowledge of information technology trends, principles, practices.
Desired Skills:
- Financial Services
- IT value chain
- SQL
- Project Management
- IT Executive
- Digital Strategy
- Data Governance
- Technology Alignment
Desired Qualification Level:
- Honours