Job Description

Hello Future Business Architecture Head!

RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.

United by our proud heritage, strong ethics and philosophy of Traditional values. Innovative ideas, it’s the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.

Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa’s number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society.

To design, develop and maintain a detailed understanding of the organization’s business transformation strategy and supporting business capabilities and architecture.

To play a pivotal role in defining and optimizing how business processes operate and lead innovation and the creation of a visionary future for the business, leveraging process, people, data, systems and technology to drive efficiency and effectiveness within the organisation. Focus contribution on driving the organisation towards an efficient, effective, and forward-looking future by maintain an in-depth knowledge of strategic plans across the business and identifying synergies.

To provide strategic direction for all things architecture, overseeing the design and documentation of scalable solutions, and ensuring alignment with business objectives. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, contribute to project road maps, evaluate emerging technologies, and drive a culture of innovation within the team. The Business Architecture Head is accountable for enforcing architectural governance processes, mitigating risks, and maintaining compliance with industry standards.Are you someone who canLead the assessment and analysis of existing business processes to identify areas for improvement and optimization.Designing, documenting, and implementing efficient and effective business processes that align with organizational goals and objectives.Collaborating with IT teams, business leaders, and stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of technology solutions with business processes.Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across the organization to drive process improvements.Developing and implementing change management strategies to ensure smooth adoption of new processes and technologies.Providing guidance and leadership in managing the cultural and behavioral changes associated with process improvements.Defining key performance indicators (KPIs) and establishing monitoring mechanisms to track process performance.Regularly reviewing and analyzing process metrics to identify trends, issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement.Establish ROIs for new initiatives to create measurable value for the company.Staying current with industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation and envision the future of business process architecture.Promoting a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the organization, inspiring a forward-looking approach.Identifying and evaluating foundational technologies that can enhance the organization's operational efficiency and effectiveness.Collaborating with IT teams to implement and integrate these technologies into the business processes effectively.Strategy and business analysis in support of the development of Business Architecture reference modelsWorking with the business, operations and technology stakeholders to help develop and update the enterprise views to represent ‘what’ the business doesAssist with the assessments and mapping of business capabilities and value streams to end to end processes, information and supporting technologiesDevelop an understanding of existing architecture landscape, across multiple domains, including process and technologyUnderstand current customer, partner and employee journeys, associated pain points and challengesManage and maintain a business architecture knowledge base, key artefacts including the Business Architecture Playbook and architecture modelsAct as a representative of the Business Architecture team, providing insight and education on what the capability does and its value to wider businessProvide architectural direction to business and digital technology teams.Develop and maintain architectural blueprints and reference architectures in line with business objectives.Identify and escalate potential risks that may lead to increased costsIncrease knowledge and understanding of financial processes and adhere to required operating standardsComply to and support by enforcing enterprise architecture standards, policies and proceduresSet up solution design authority with the enterprise governance in appropriate projectsParticipate in the systems development life cycle and manage technical risks throughout the projectDeliver the high-level solutions architecture design and the detailed solutions architecture design.Participate in the reviewing of business cases, functional requirement specifications, integrated business requirement specification and technical system specification of the project.Acquire and disseminate specialist knowledge with peers and professional organisations to ensure operational effectiveness.Confer with end users, clients, or senior management to understand business requirements for complex development or enhancements.Assist with gap analysis and business cases including cost and effort analysis.Implement business processes according to benchmarks and the shared values.Review and report on the performance of business processes.Analyse the internal service delivery processes and come up with innovative ideas, and participate in working groups to improve and streamline processes, increase revenue, drive efficiencies and minimise redundancy and waste.Monitor and control the quality of business processes in terms of defined standards.Develop a people development plan for area of accountability to support Business and Group strategies.Lead implementation of performance management plan that optimises delivery and builds a culture of recognition and fairness across the business area.Align own development to industry trends and development and influence development strategies of the business.Encourage, establish and maintain strategic relationships across multiple functional areas to enable collaboration and knowledge sharing.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have:

Minimum qualification: Honours or Post Graduate Degree in a relevant field Preferred qualification: Masters in a relevant field or an MBA 8 - 12  years experience in a similar environment, of which 3 - 4 years ideally at executive level Proven experience as a Lead/Senior Architect or in a similar architectural leadership role. Strong understanding of architecture principles, design patterns, and best practices. Excellent leadership and communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse stakeholders. Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments. Proficiency in architecture modelling tools and familiarity with cloud technologies. A strategic thinker with the ability to balance short-term and long-term goals. Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills

You will have access to:

Opportunities to network and collaborateChallenging WorkingOpportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you are:

Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough toObsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

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Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

02/04/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.