Tech Infrastructure Manager- EM South

adidas Group; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 000 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sportswear company in Cape Town is seeking a Tech Infrastructure Manager to oversee the organization's IT infrastructure. The ideal candidate will drive innovation and ensure effective service delivery while managing a team. Key qualifications include extensive experience in IT service management and project delivery, along with a degree in IT or Computer Science. This role requires local travel within South Africa and offers a dynamic work environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in ITSM with at least 2 years in team management.
• Proven experience with retail sales tech and project delivery.
• Strong knowledge of service management and security best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain organization's IT infrastructure.
• Ensure effective day-to-day IT services and business system operations.
• Identify and drive IT innovations and improvements.

Skills

IT service management

Project management

Cloud computing

Agile

Technical proficiency

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Information Technology

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job title : Tech Infrastructure Manager- EM South
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : November 27, 2025

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PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION

• As our Tech Infrastructure Manager, you will be responsible for managing and maintaining the organization's IT infrastructure, ensuring seamless operations and driving innovation.
• Your role will involve a combination of hands-on technical support, service management and project management tasks to deliver exceptional results, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of the company's technology systems.
• This is a high-impact role where you'll make a real difference.
• Local travel within South Africa may be required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery Management

• Responsible for day‑to‑day IT services, ensuring business systems are operating effectively.
• Implement infrastructure to support business needs and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Retail store lifecycle projects for new openings, remodels and closures, as well as events.
• Monitor the organization's office and retail infrastructure, managing network outages with the global support teams to minimize downtime and disruption to business.

Business Analysis

• Ensure that the appropriate mix of people, processes, and technology are in place to provide value.
• Identify, support and drive IT innovations and standard, best practice IT solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for IT infrastructure improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Investigate operational needs and problems, and opportunities, contributing to the recommendation of improvements in automated and non‑automated components of new or changed processes and organization.

Service Level Management

• Monitor service delivery, performance metrics and liaise with managers and customers to ensure that service level agreements are not breached without the stakeholders being given the opportunity of planning for a deterioration in service.
• Follow‑up to ensure that end‑user IT requirements or issues are resolved promptly for optimal performance.

Stakeholder and Vendor Management

• Manages internal and external stakeholders through appropriate communication and reporting.
• Manage external vendor and service provider relationships.

Release and Deployment

• Collaborate with internal teams to identify IT requirements for upcoming projects and provide technical expertise during project planning and execution.
• Execution of global infrastructure rollouts in partnership with the functional infra‑areas to completion so that expected business benefits are realized.
• May carry out early life support activities such as providing support advice to initial users.

Service Acceptance

• Engage with project management to confirm that products developed meet the service acceptance criteria and are to the required standard.
• Feed into the change management processes.

People / Resource Management

• Ensure appropriate leadership skills are present through creating a motivational and supportive work environment in which employees are coached, trained and provided with career opportunities through development.
• Allocate tasks to the respective team members considering experience, complexity, workload, and organisational efficiency.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate team workload and organisational efficiency with the support of IT systems, data analysis and team feedback, making appropriate changes to meet business needs.
• May be involved and provide input on hiring decisions.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

• Global IT, Market and Infrastructure Delivery Hubs
• Business Tech Consultants / Analysts and Project Managers
• Respective business functions (GOPS, Finance, HR, Brand Marketing, Wholesale / Retail)
• External vendors and service providers

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to translate business requirements into cost efficient IT solutions.
• Experience in managing and leading small / medium sized IT projects.
• Technical proficiency and awareness.
• Familiarity with Agile / ITIL framework and IT service management principles.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and virtualization technologies

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years’ experience in ITSM with at least 2 years of experience in a team management role.
• Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience with retail sales tech and project delivery in a corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure operations, service management, networking, hardware / software and security best practices.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies and tools.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
• Understanding of different cultures, and ability to work with people from other functions / markets.