Chief Information Officer

Zohorecruit; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 2,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zohorecruit seeks an experienced Chief Information Officer to provide strategic technology leadership for a large, geographically dispersed organisation in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The role will develop and execute the technology strategy, drive digital transformation, strengthen cybersecurity and governance, and ensure technology enables business growth across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant tertiary qualification in information technology, computer science, engineering, business management or a related field.
• At least one recognised senior-level professional certification in information security, IT governance, risk, audit or enterprise architecture.
• 10+ years’ progressive experience within information technology management.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a senior IT leadership position, with accountability for enterprise or multi-site IT operations.
• Proven experience developing and executing enterprise technology, cybersecurity, data and ERP strategies.
• Demonstrated leadership of a major SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP implementation, optimisation or transformation programme across multiple business units or geographies.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, sales, distribution and aftermarket service processes.
• Broad experience across enterprise architecture, infrastructure, networking, cloud services, applications, end-user computing, service management and vendor management.
• Strong knowledge of cybersecurity, information security, data governance, privacy, disaster recovery, business continuity, IT risk and regulatory compliance.
• Proven experience managing significant technology budgets, developing business cases and delivering measurable business benefits.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary teams within complex, geographically dispersed organisations.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with executives, Board members and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to undertake local and international travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an enterprise-wide technology strategy aligned with business objectives, growth and innovation.
• Act as a strategic technology adviser to senior leadership on digital transformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and emerging technologies.
• Lead digital innovation and technology-enabled operational excellence across the organisation.
• Provide leadership across technology governance, enterprise architecture, infrastructure and technology standards.
• Lead and oversee major SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP transformation programmes, including implementation, optimisation, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Lead cybersecurity, information-security governance, IT risk management and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee disaster recovery, business continuity and cyber-incident preparedness.
• Develop and execute data and analytics strategies, including data governance, quality, accessibility and responsible data use.
• Identify opportunities to leverage analytics, automation and artificial intelligence to improve business decision-making.
• Manage technology vendors, sourcing, licensing, commercial negotiations and technology investment decisions.
• Develop business cases and cost-benefit analyses for significant technology investments.
• Manage IT budgets and resources, ensuring appropriate cost control and investment.

Skills

Strategic IT Leadership

Enterprise Architecture

Cybersecurity Governance

Digital Transformation

Vendor Management

IT Budget Management

Data Analytics

Executive Communication

Education

Tertiary qualification in IT/CS/Engineering/Business

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 29/09/2026

Anexciting opportunity is available for an experienced Chief Information Officer(CIO) to provide strategic technology leadership within a large, complex andgeographically dispersed organisation.

Thesuccessful candidate will be responsible for developing and executing theorganisation’s technology strategy, driving digital transformation andinnovation, strengthening cybersecurity and technology governance, and ensuringthat technology solutions effectively support business growth and operationalexcellence.

Thisis a senior leadership role requiring a strong combination of strategic ITleadership, enterprise technology experience, commercial acumen and businesstransformation expertise.

KeyResponsibilities

• Developand execute an enterprise-wide technology strategy aligned with businessobjectives, growth and innovation.
• Actas a strategic technology adviser to senior leadership on digitaltransformation, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and emergingtechnologies.
• Leaddigital innovation and technology-enabled operational excellence across theorganisation.
• Provideleadership across technology governance, enterprise architecture,infrastructure and technology standards.
• Leadand oversee major SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP transformation programmes,including implementation, optimisation, adoption and benefits realisation.
• Leadcybersecurity, information-security governance, IT risk management andregulatory compliance.
• Overseedisaster recovery, business continuity and cyber-incident preparedness.
• Developand execute data and analytics strategies, including data governance, quality,accessibility and responsible data use.
• Identifyopportunities to leverage analytics, automation and artificial intelligence toimprove business decision-making.
• Managetechnology vendors, sourcing, licensing, commercial negotiations and technologyinvestment decisions.
• Developbusiness cases and cost-benefit analyses for significant technologyinvestments.
• ManageIT budgets and resources, ensuring appropriate cost control and investment.

Requirements

• Relevanttertiary qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science,Engineering, Business Management or a related field.
• Atleast one recognised senior-level professional certification in informationsecurity, IT governance, risk, audit or enterprise architecture.
• 10+years’ progressive experience within information technology management.
• Atleast 5 years’ experience in a senior IT leadership position, withaccountability for enterprise or multi-site IT operations.
• Provenexperience developing and executing enterprise technology, cybersecurity, dataand ERP strategies.
• Demonstratedleadership of a major SAP S/4HANA or comparable ERP implementation,optimisation or transformation programme across multiple business units orgeographies.
• Strongunderstanding of manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, procurement, sales,distribution and aftermarket service processes.
• Broadexperience across enterprise architecture, infrastructure, networking, cloudservices, applications, end-user computing, service management and vendormanagement.
• Strongknowledge of cybersecurity, information security, data governance, privacy,disaster recovery, business continuity, IT risk and regulatory compliance.
• Provenexperience managing significant technology budgets, developing business casesand delivering measurable business benefits.
• Experienceleading and developing multidisciplinary teams within complex, geographicallydispersed organisations.
• Excellentcommunication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectivelywith executives, Board members and non-technical stakeholders.
• Willingnessto undertake local and international travel as required.