Platform Strategy Lead

Rmb Nigeria Limited; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial service provider in South Africa seeks an experienced Platform Strategy Lead to articulate and implement a platform enablement strategy. The candidate will collaborate with various executive teams to ensure alignment with strategic priorities. Responsibilities include monitoring performance metrics, conducting market research, and supporting senior executive decision-making. The ideal candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree and 6-8 years in IT Development. This role offers the chance to drive strategic initiatives in a challenging work environment.

Qualifications

• 6-8 years of experience in IT Development.
• Ability to drive the evolution of platform strategies.
• Mastery in integrating strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identify synergies across business and enablement pillars.
• Align departmental goals with organizational strategy.
• Support and guide senior executive decision-making processes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Collaboration

Research and Analysis

Education

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours

Job description

Platform Strategy Lead

To provide thought leadership, defining and articulating the platform enablement strategy, and the operationalization thereof. 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. To partner with the various Chief Digital Office teams, Chief Information Officers and Chief Executive Officers to articulate and deliver against the Platform Strategy through various initiatives.

Hello Future Platform Strategy Lead. We're looking for a visionary leader to shape and drive our platform enablement strategy. Your work will ensure these priorities are clearly communicated and fully integrated with the Group Chief Digital Office's overarching strategy. Collaboration is at the heart of this role.

Responsibilities

• Identify synergies across the business and enablement pillars (ecosystems).
• Integrate information-sharing across business pillars.
• Monitor progress via defined success metrics using insights and knowledge gained from high-level reports to influence direction of the business and 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; present findings, projections, and recommended actions.
• Plan, implement and manage proposed recommendations related to strategic initiatives, deliverables, and projects, and monitor reporting on them.
• Support and guide senior executive decision-making processes.
• Align, integrate, and innovate areas of accountability to enable the creation of integrated, specialized solutions and create a sustainable competitive advantage for the business.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of local and global trends.
• Contribute towards informed strategic debate at functional Executive Committee level.
• Enable and operationalize 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.
• Drive the evolution of the Platform strategy and associated architecture, leveraging internal inputs and partnerships.

Education and Experience

Bachelor of Commerce with Honours. 6‑8 years of experience in IT Development.

Ideal Candidate

• Curious & courageous – driven by a desire to learn and willing to take risks.
• Obsessed with mastery – constantly pushes yourself to excel.
• Deeply invested – wants to make a meaningful contribution.
• Opportunities to innovate in a challenging work environment.

Application Information

Apply now if you are interested in taking the next step. We look forward to engaging with you!

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