Systems Owner I

FirstRand; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Johannesburg seeks a dedicated Systems Owner to drive business profitability through innovative IT solutions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in IT or Computer Science and 3-5 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include enhancing operational efficiencies, managing stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with audit requirements. This role also involves delivering exceptional customer service and fostering a culture of innovation. Join us to take on challenging work and grow your competencies.

Benefits

Opportunities to network and collaborate

Challenging work environment

Opportunities to innovate

Qualifications

• 3-5 years relevant experience in a similar environment.
• Excellent understanding of the overall business.

Responsibilities

• Drive business profitability through IT solutions.
• Enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Deliver exceptional service to exceed customer expectations.
• Manage working relationships with stakeholders.
• Communicate system requirements effectively.

Skills

Business profitability management

Stakeholder communication

Cost management

Operational efficiency

Education

Degree or Diploma in IT or Computer Science

Job description

Job DescriptionHello Future Systems Owner I

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Responsibilities

• Drive business profitability in the context of cost management through Information technology solutions.
• Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions by resolving queries fast end effective.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including end-users, SME’s, project managers and senior staff members by providing input to business requirements.
• Liaise and communicate the system requirements to the necessary audiences e.g. testers, developers, business analysts.
• Provide sound consulting services and recommendations based on customer and client needs, current information and trends analyses.
• Work with internal and external customers, as necessary, to analyze and provide feedback on technical and functional requirements.
• Monitor changes in legislation, regulations, initiatives and relevant industry practices.
• Ensure drafting and implementation of appropriate interventions.
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements.
• Analyze the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement of system functional and technical application.
• Ensure business effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering and ensuring the effective implementation of information technology solutions.
• Support Quality Assurance to test activities and to identify and correct issues and work with development team to brainstorm and prototype new ideas to stimulate innovation.
• Integrate business information, compare, analyse and produce reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision-making purposes.
• Collaborate with other business units (Operations, Business analysts, Implementation, etc.) as necessary on System (technical and functional) projects.
• Explore ways to constantly improve quality of existing services, processes and systems in order to be more efficient.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies.
• Provision of training on current systems as and when required.
• Plan and manage performance, skills development, employment equity, talent and culture of team in order to improve innovation, achieve efficiencies and increase competencies.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification – Degree or Diploma in IT or Computer Science and required certification.
• Experience – 3/5 years relevant experience in a similar environment.
• An excellent understanding of the overall business.

Benefits & Opportunities

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging work environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

Our Ideal Match

• Curious & courageous – you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery – you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below: 21/01/26.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.