IT Director - Digital Platforms, Data & AI (Hybrid)

E-Merge; South Africa; Hybride; ZAR 900 000 - 1 500 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

E-Merge seeks an IT Director to lead its Technology, Data, and Digital Platforms function. Define and execute the technology strategy, drive delivery across digital platforms, IT operations, data, cloud, and AI in a hands-on leadership capacity.

The role balances strategic vision with execution, cost management, quality, governance, and risk in a lean, fast-paced environment, based in Johannesburg with a permanenthybrid setup.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant senior technology leadership experience.
• Proven track record delivering digital platforms and technology outcomes.
• Strong experience across cloud, SaaS, web, APIs, integration and DevOps.
• Experience with data platforms, analytics and AI enablement.
• Strong budget, vendor and stakeholder management experience.
• Commercially minded with the ability to balance cost, speed, quality and risk.
• Comfortable operating hands-on in a lean, fast-moving environment.
• Digital & technology transformation; Cloud, platforms & architecture; Data, analytics & AI; Engineering & DevOps.

Responsabilités

• Define and execute the technology, data and digital strategy.
• Lead digital platforms, engineering, DevOps and IT operations.
• Deliver secure, scalable and cost-effective digital experiences.
• Build trusted data, analytics and governance capabilities.
• Develop AI-ready platforms and enable practical AI solutions.
• Own technology roadmaps, priorities, architecture and governance.
• Lead the technology team and build a high-performance culture.
• Manage budgets, vendors, security, risk and technology investment.
• Drive automation, simplification and continuous improvement.
• Ensure technology delivers measurable organisational and member value.

Connaissances

Senior leadership

Digital platforms

Cloud & SaaS

APIs & integration

Data analytics & AI

DevOps

Budget & vendor mgmt

Governance & risk

Lean, fast-moving

Transformation

Formation

Degree in Computer Science / IT / Engineering

Description du poste

E-Merge seeks an IT Director to lead its Technology, Data, and Digital Platforms function. Define and execute the technology strategy, drive delivery across digital platforms, IT operations, data, cloud, and AI in a hands-on leadership capacity.

The role balances strategic vision with execution, cost management, quality, governance, and risk in a lean, fast-paced environment, based in Johannesburg with a permanenthybrid setup.