Business Unit Chief Information Officer

Vancouver, WA, United States

Business Unit Chief Information Officer page is loaded Business Unit Chief Information Officer Apply locations Johannesburg time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id R14546 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 objectives Establish overall area budget that enables achievement of strategic intent of business

Manage budget to control expenditure and ensure the efficient use of resources

Develop and implement business measurement metrics to ensure performance is measured against financial goals agreed for the operational areas and performance against competitors

Monitor financial integrity of business and proactively deal with financial challenges

Develop operational efficiency and quality standards in line with the targeted financial performance of the business

Develop and ensure execution of integrated financial strategies to maximise growth across business areas

Develop integrated frameworks, guidelines and optimisation plans to drive profitability and economic value add

Design and co-create long term resource optimisation programmes that enable the availability of capital expenditure cash flow for area of responsibility

Ensure financial strategies and processes are consistent with the objectives of the Group

Create professional forums where financial health can be tracked and analysed at board level

Influence and align strategic intent and delivery to provide value add to customers and shareholders

Engage with relevant leaders to collaterally and proactively manage the requirements of relevant function or business

Create alignment, collaboration and synergy between the various specialist areas to provide a comprehensive business solution to customers

Balance interests of a variety of clients, readily readjusting priorities to respond to pressing and changing client demands

Align, integrate and innovate area of accountability to enable the creation of an integrated and specialised solutions to create a sustainable competitive advantage for Business

Conduct abstract, conceptual and comparative analysis of high-level reports for strategic decision-making purposes

Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and FirstRand internal compliance procedures and requirements

Anticipate and apply and policies/procedures to manage and control both financial and non-financial risks

Ensure compliance with audit requirements

Ensure that sales strategies are aligned across customer value proposition

Influence the understanding and adoption of the organisational strategic direction across all levels of the organisation and its stakeholders

Define and create a long-term human capability strategic framework to enable sustainable business performance

Ensure availability, support and maintenance of all IT systems in accordance with its business requirements

Develop IT strategy in support of business objectives

Identify business opportunities or create new business concepts and development approaches to support

business growth through Information technology, Business Intelligence and Architectural tools and models

Ensure robustness and quality of IT architectural decisions including motivations to the required FRG governance bodies

Control the management of agreed IT and architectural projects to ensure successful implementation within agreed timelines

Ensure effectiveness of projects by investigating the integrated nature of project requirements

Qualification and experience

An appropriate and relevant tertiary qualification is a minimum requirement

An additional business qualification would be an added advantage

Experience in leading a complex technical team preferably in the Financial Services

A minimum of 10 years solid experience in a complex, diverse, and distributed IT environment

Sound knowledge various programming languages

A minimum of 15 years’ experience as a senior IT professional in a large and complex corporate environment, preferably banking

A proven track record in managing IT shared services and large-scale IT projects in a decentralised organisational structure

A tried and tested ability to manage and lead strong personalities, multidisciplinary and high-performance teams

Experience in driving organisation wide change initiatives and securing key stakeholder buy-in

A sound IT functional knowledge and experience in systems development and IT operations and understanding of business processes

Strategic thinker, able to clearly articulate, communicate and implement a vision for IT

Leading a multidiscipline team

Sound IT functional knowledge and experience in systems development and IT operations, and good understanding of business processes

Able to manage engagement with a wide range of stakeholders

Ability to understand and lead complex IT debates

Ability to withstand immense pressure and restore calm amid major crises

Ability to influence and relate to people at all levels

Good people management skills

Key stakeholder management and sound relationships with key players in the IT community across the Group

Well-developed verbal and written communication skills

Sound business acumen and ability to identify opportunities to innovate

Business engineering and process automation skills

High energy levels and results orientation

Job Details Application Closing Date

22/06/24 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.

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