Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, this is a position responsible for leading and directing Information Technology Strategy, product development, technology infrastructure and operations capability for the Company.
The incumbent will also ensure that demands and requirements are balanced within the IT and business divisions
Principal Accountabilities:
Developing and executing an ICT Strategy and related ICT standards in support of and to enable the overall company strategy
Positioning ICT as a proactive technology driver, whilst maintaining a collaborative delivery focus
Provide and continually test Disaster Recovery ad Business Resumption Planning
Taking responsibility for managing the relationships and processes with regulators, industry stakeholders and internal stakeholders regarding escalations and industry outages e.g. advising parties of the outage, fixing/correcting the problem and producing a report of the outage/problem and future prevention
Developing and managing the IT budget, including capital expenditure in liaison with the Chief Executive Officer
Executing and controlling ICT procurement, support and maintenance based on approved ICT Capex and Opex budgets
Aligning ICT objectives and programs/projects to enterprise – wide objectives and strategies
Ensuring ICT governance and Risk Management compliance execution
Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge
Degree in Computer Science, IT, or any related field
Masters in Computer Science or IT will be an added advantage
A minimum of 6 years of experience, 3 in leading a technology organization in financial services industry
Project Management Certifications e.g. PRINCE2, PMP e.t.c.
ITIL Certification or experience
Ability to understand complex systems environment and communicate technology direction appropriately to multiple audience
Experience in leading the architecture and development of consumer facing products (including websites and/or mobile applications)and of internal business solutions
Experience in running 24/7 operations including support for system, network, communications, telephony and security infrastructure
Proven ability to manage and develop a technology team with close alignment with business units
Proven leadership and collaboration skills in diverse, fast – paced work environments
Interested candidates are requested to forward their updated CVs to recruit@virtualhr.co.ke stating their current and expected remuneration, daytime telephone contacts and addresses of three referees.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.