Job Description

Business Unit CIO will support FNB Commercial Cash Product House. The successful candidate will manage and direct all IT resources to create and manage the portfolio of IT-enabled investment programmes to achieve the company strategic objectivesEstablish overall area budget that enables achievement of strategic intent of businessManage budget to control expenditure and ensure the efficient use of resourcesDevelop and implement business measurement metrics to ensure performance is measured against financial goals agreed for the operational areas and performance against competitorsMonitor financial integrity of business and proactively deal with financial challengesDevelop operational efficiency and quality standards in line with the targeted financial performance of the businessDevelop and ensure execution of integrated financial strategies to maximise growth across business areasDevelop integrated frameworks, guidelines and optimisation plans to drive profitability and economic value addDesign and co-create long term resource optimisation programmes that enable the availability of capital expenditure cash flow for area of responsibilityEnsure financial strategies and processes are consistent with the objectives of the GroupCreate professional forums where financial health can be tracked and analysed at board levelInfluence and align strategic intent and delivery to provide value add to customers and shareholdersEngage with relevant leaders to collaterally and proactively manage the requirements of relevant function or businessCreate alignment, collaboration and synergy between the various specialist areas to provide a comprehensive business solution to customersBalance interests of a variety of clients, readily readjusting priorities to respond to pressing and changing client demandsAlign, integrate and innovate area of accountability to enable the creation of an integrated and specialised solutions to create a sustainable competitive advantage for BusinessConduct abstract, conceptual and comparative analysis of high-level reports for strategic decision-making purposesMaintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and FirstRand internal compliance procedures and requirementsAnticipate and apply and policies/procedures to manage and control both financial and non-financial risksEnsure compliance with audit requirementsEnsure that sales strategies are aligned across customer value propositionInfluence the understanding and adoption of the organisational strategic direction across all levels of the organisation and its stakeholdersDefine and create a long-term human capability strategic framework to enable sustainable business performanceEnsure availability, support and maintenance of all IT systems in accordance with its business requirementsDevelop IT strategy in support of business objectivesIdentify business opportunities or create new business concepts and development approaches to supportbusiness growth through Information technology, Business Intelligence and Architectural tools and modelsEnsure robustness and quality of IT architectural decisions including motivations to the required FRG governance bodiesControl the management of agreed IT and architectural projects to ensure successful implementation within agreed timelinesEnsure effectiveness of projects by investigating the integrated nature of project requirements

Qualification and experience

An appropriate and relevant tertiary qualification is a minimum requirementAn additional business qualification would be an added advantageExperience in leading a complex technical team preferably in the Financial ServicesA minimum of 10 years solid experience in a complex, diverse, and distributed IT environmentSound knowledge various programming languagesA minimum of 15 years’ experience as a senior IT professional in a large and complex corporate environment, preferably bankingA proven track record in managing IT shared services and large-scale IT projects in a decentralised organisational structureA tried and tested ability to manage and lead strong personalities, multidisciplinary and high-performance teamsExperience in driving organisation wide change initiatives and securing key stakeholder buy-inA sound IT functional knowledge and experience in systems development and IT operations and understanding of business processesStrategic thinker, able to clearly articulate, communicate and implement a vision for ITLeading a multidiscipline teamSound IT functional knowledge and experience in systems development and IT operations, and good understanding of business processesAble to manage engagement with a wide range of stakeholdersAbility to understand and lead complex IT debatesAbility to withstand immense pressure and restore calm amid major crisesAbility to influence and relate to people at all levelsGood people management skillsKey stakeholder management and sound relationships with key players in the IT community across the GroupWell-developed verbal and written communication skillsSound business acumen and ability to identify opportunities to innovateBusiness engineering and process automation skillsHigh energy levels and results orientation

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Job Details

Application Closing Date

08/07/24

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