Divisional Technology Manager - Post Trade Services and Finance at JSE

Job Summary   

A vacancy currently exists at the JSE for a Divisional Technology Manager (DTM). This role has the overall responsibility to lead a cross functional team of managers and IT specialists and to serve as the strategic interface with assigned business units for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management. The DTM serves as the business relationship link between business units and IT at the executive level. The DTM provides highly valued strategic consulting level support and guidance through key IT initiatives. They communicate decisions, priorities and relevant project information to appropriate levels of staff regarding business unit requests and projects and initiatives. They proactively share knowledge of technology risks and opportunities to build competitive advantage and improve efficiency and effectiveness of business units. They partner with business leadership and other key stakeholders to define opportunities and identify and prioritize projects based on predefined criteria.
The DTM proactively serves as a “trusted advisor,” and is the primary IT point of contact to business line executives and managers. They operate as the key business contact representing IT in promoting IT services and capabilities. The DTM provides support in delivering technology products that meet the needs of the business. The DTM focuses on strategic initiatives and planning activities for their business area. They strive to understand market challenges, including customer priorities and competitive issues. DTMs are proactive and anticipatory in their thinking. They are, by nature, driven and provide significant value to business units. DTM’s facilitate the investment intake process and the high level planning and execution of business initiatives through the use of technology. They serve a lead role in enabling the business to achieve their objectives through the effective use of technology.

The JSE is an equal employment opportunity employer and invites all designated groups, including people with disability to apply.

Responsibilities / Outputs   

• Perform the departmental financial management functions against an operational budget of up to R100 million and a capital budget as required
• Planning for and the creation of departmental budget in support of JSE and IT annual objectives, managing and monitoring appropriate expenditure
• Drive cost optimisation opportunities, resource productivity and departmental as well as overall IT process efficiency.
• Development and implementation of solution roadmaps
• Contribute and provide input into project budgets and/or business case motivations and take accountability for accuracy and appropriateness of costs provided.
• Contribute to the development and execution of overall IT strategy in alignment with JSE business strategy.
• Translate IT strategy into departmental strategy, initiatives and plans and assign responsibility and budgets to sub-departments as required.
• Contribute as member of the senior IT management function responsible for operational and strategic IT
• Identify, screen and evaluate new solutions
• Interact with internal clients, peers, direct reports, manager and team members in a way that promotes openness and trust and gives them confidence in one’s intentions.
• Monitor and manage client service relationships against agreed expectations and seek continuous feedback.
• Ensure strong, mutually beneficial working relationships with suppliers and vendors
• Build strong collaborative working relationships with other IT departments and business divisions.
• Ensure close collaboration and ongoing alignment with centralised IT functions and ensure compliance with IT wide governance, methodologies and practices.
• Staying abreast of global and local thought leadership, trends, practices and technologies.
• Ensure the adoption of applicable leading practices, processes and/ or technologies by creating practical plans for adoption of the same with at least a 2-3 year planning horizon.
• Ensure that the necessary business processes, tools and measurements are defined and in place to deliver departmental objectives.
• Actively drive business process improvements both within the department and across IT to improve effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensure appropriate selection, contracting and management of relevant suppliers to ensure the requisite service delivery and capability to the JSE.
• Lead and manage the analysis, design, development, testing, integration and operational readiness of the various JSE IT solutions
• Track and monitor the progress of initiatives utilising the agile and develops methodologies to track progress and resolve any problems / issues that may arise.
• Oversee the stability, availability and performance of IT solutions to ensure that required service levels are adhered to or exceeded.
• Drive application quality by applying leading software engineering practices and continually reviewing the delivery processes
• Ensure close collaboration with business product owners and cross functional IT teams in order to improve agility and delivery.
• Oversee all necessary services, documentation and deliverables required to implement solutions successfully are delivered to the right quality, and that solutions are signed for by the business
• Ensure appropriate structuring and staffing of department in order to deliver on the JSE strategy as well as divisional and departmental objectives.
• Build appropriate leadership and management capability
• Participate in and visibly support organisational transformation and people management interventions
• Lead senior recruitment processes to ensure selection of candidates which contributes to the success of the IT division.
• Build team capability by providing ongoing coaching and mentoring.
• Meet EE/BEE targets for the division through appropriate people practices.

Experience   

• Degree / Postgrad (IT or Business Degree )
• 6 -8 years of managing multiple teams across a diverse spectrum of business landscapes in a complex and heterogeneous IT environment
• A minimum of 5 years experience in leading a team of managers with total staff complement in excess of 50 people

Skills   

• Building and maintaining effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Maintaining budgets
• Networking and building relationships
• Modelling and encourage JSE culture
• Conducting performance appraisal interviews
• Conducting performance feedback meetings
• Coordinating on-the-job training for new hires (e.g., identifying need, scheduling, resource allocation)
• Developing a client service delivery plan
• Developing strategies for overcoming barriers to change
• Displaying high level of ethics, integrity and confidentiality