Head of Group Technology

Closing Date: 
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Location of the Job: 
Group

Position Title: Head of Group Technology

Reports to: Group Chief Operations Officer

Education: BSc Computer Science/Information Systems. Masters in Computer Science/Information Systems Advantageous.

 

Experience:15 years’ experience in ICT within Financial Services with a minimum of 5 years experience at a senior management level

               

Certifications: Member in good standing of a professional association

Knowledge           

• Knowledge of network administration and support, cyber security, digitisation, disaster recovery

•Relevant software packages, ERP management systems, and programming languages

•Knowledge of IT Governance

 

Skills      

• Ability to keep up to date with and implement the latest trends in technology

• Excellent communicator who can communicate technical information to management in

   understandable terms

• Align technology leans with business strategy

 

Main Purpose of the Job

 

To design and provide IT/Technology services as a business strategy enabler and assist with driving drive business growth and efficiency through modernized technology and real time decision support business information systems.

Critical Deliverables /Core Accountabilities and Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement the guiding strategy for IT and Technology service delivery based on industry best practices and business goals and objectives.
  • Oversee all technology operations and evaluate them according to communicated business goals in order to position technology as an enabler.
  • Justify with ROI analyses and purchase efficient and cost-effective technologies favoring technologies and systems that facilitate automation, digitisation of business processes and processing environments, and in-depth business intelligence (BI) to deliver business strategy. Build relationships with vendors and pursue cost-effective contracts.
  • Inspect the use of technologies and systems across the group to ensure optimum and relevant functionality and efficiency.
  • Identify, propose and implement needed upgrades, configurations, or new systems.
  • Develop and/or maintain uniform IT policies (e.g. security, data ownership, and network access policies), standards, and systems to support the implementation of business strategies set by the Group.
  • Develop and implement a Cybersecurity Framework to boost cybersecurity awareness and capabilities.
  • Manage SLAs with service providers at the executive level.
  • Develop and manage IT budgets and report on expenditures.
  • Garner and maintain executive buy-in for IT projects across the Group.
  • Implement and/or maintain live and regularly tested Disaster Recovery (DR) Systems and regularly review DR plans.

 

Interested candidates should forward their applications accompanied by Curriculum Vitae to  [email protected] by indicating the position they are applying for on the subject email: e.g. Ref: Head of Group Technology