Platform Strategy Lead

Wesbank; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A financial services institution in South Africa is seeking a skilled Platform Strategy Lead. The role involves providing thought leadership on platform strategy, supporting strategic alignment across teams, and ensuring operational effectiveness. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's in Commerce with Honours and 6-8 years of experience in IT Development. This position offers a challenging work environment focused on innovation and mastery, contributing to meaningful strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours.
• 6-8 Years experience in IT Development.

Responsibilities

• Provide thought leadership and define the platform enablement strategy.
• Support the Chief Digital Office by aligning strategic priorities.
• Monitor progress via defined success metrics and adjust strategy as needed.
• Conduct research to assess operational effectiveness and market trends.

Job description

Platform Strategy Lead

To provide thought leadership, defining and articulating the platform enablement strategy, and the operationalization thereof.

Responsibilities

• To support the Chief Digital Office and its various teams by creating focus on ensuring that the strategic priorities are effectively coordinated across the Group, successfully communicated and aligned to the Group Chief Digital Office strategy.
• You will play a pivotal role in supporting the Chief Digital Office and its teams by aligning and coordinating strategic priorities across the Group.
• Ensure that these priorities are clearly communicated and fully integrated with the Group Chief Digital Office's overarching strategy.
• Partner with Chief Digital Office teams, Chief Information Officers and Chief Executive Officers to articulate and deliver against the Platform Strategy through various initiatives.
• Identify synergies across the business and enablement pillars (ecosystems).
• Integrate information-share across business pillars.
• Monitor progress via defined success metrics using insights and knowledge gained from high level reports to influence direction of the business to ensure organization performance against long‑term strategy and make necessary adjustments.
• Align departmental goals, processes, and resource allocation with the organizational strategy.
• Conduct research and analyse operational effectiveness, processes, stakeholders and assess market trends and competitors to identify threats and opportunities which can be presented in the format of findings, projections, and recommended actions.
• Plan, implement and manage proposed recommendations related to strategic initiatives / deliverables / projects and monitor reporting on strategic initiatives / projects.
• Support and guide senior executive decision‑making processes.
• Align, integrate, and innovate area of accountability to enable the creation of integrated, specialised solutions and create a sustainable competitive advantage for Business.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of local and global trends.
• Contribute towards informed strategic debate at functional Exco Level.
• Enable and operationalise strategic initiatives of the Chief Digital Office.
• Be a thought partner and provide support to the Chief Digital Office and its associated teams in the execution of various accountabilities.
• Evolution of the Platform strategy and associated architecture, leveraging internal inputs and partnerships.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor of Commerce with Honours
• 6‑8 Years experience in IT Development

Personal Qualities

• Curious & courageous: driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and are brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery: know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
• Deeply invested: want to make a meaningful contribution.
• Opportunities to innovate.
• Challenging work environment.

EEO Statement

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan.

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