Group Information & Technology Enablement Lead (Johannesburg)

Job description

Requirements :

• Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Systems, Information Management, Data, Commerce, Business Analysis, Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience within financial services, ideally wealth management, financial planning or investment administration, would be a strong advantage.
• Approximately 5–8 years’ relevant experience across information management, business process improvement, data operations, digital delivery, business analysis, platform implementation, or technology-enabled transformation.
• Proven experience translating business requirements, processes and user needs into practical workflow, data and technology solutions.
• Experience with CRM, client lifecycle platforms, workflow solutions, and system integrations.
• Demonstrated experience managing outsourced technology providers, vendors and specialist delivery partners, with accountability for outcomes.
• Exposure to POPIA, information governance, cybersecurity, privacy, compliance workflows and operational risk controls is advantageous.
• Strong business and commercial acumen with the ability to connect technology and information initiatives to client service, operational efficiency, compliance and business outcomes.

Responsibilities :

• Lead and support the organization's group-wide information, data and technology enablement agenda, ensuring technology enables improved client service, advice delivery, regulatory control and scalable operations.
• Establish and maintain effective data governance, including data ownership, quality standards, access, retention, lineage and system integration.
• Drive data quality assessment, remediation and ongoing controls across the organization and its portfolio businesses.
• Identify opportunities to simplify and optimize business processes, workflows and operational practices, reducing duplication, risk and unnecessary manual effort.
• Translate business requirements into practical process designs, workflows, controls and platform solutions.
• Assess existing technology platforms and recommend appropriate enhancement, integration, consolidation or replacement.
• Improve the quality, consistency and reliability of management information, dashboards, reporting and analytics used for executive, board and operational decision-making.
• Develop and execute a prioritized roadmap for digital transformation, workflow automation, systems integration, digital client journeys and AI-enabled productivity.
• Identify practical AI and automation opportunities across client service, advice delivery, compliance, reporting, administration and meeting preparation.
• Coordinate cybersecurity, privacy, resilience and technology risk activities with specialist service providers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage outsourced and insourced technology, data, cybersecurity and implementation partners, including SLAs, deliverables, performance, escalations and commercial reviews.
• Contribute to the organization's information and technology strategy, roadmap, investment priorities and governance framework.
• Provide clear executive and board-level reporting on information quality, technology delivery, adoption, cybersecurity, privacy risk, platform performance and benefits achieved.

Requirements

• Data analysis,
• Data analysis tools,
• Data management,
• Business process analysis,
• System integration testing (SIT)

Posted on 02 Sep 16:24, Closing date 2 Oct

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