Domain Owner at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Description

• Allan Gray is looking for a Domain Owner to lead the Fund Operations domain to deliver world-class solutions for the Fund Operations area within the Asset Management business. As a Domain Owner you will manage the domain and systems used within the Fund Operations area; be responsible for understanding the business direction of the Fund Operations business area and drive solution delivery to achieve this. At Allan Gray, we are constantly looking for better ways of doing things, so if you can bring a willingness and excitement to find innovative solutions and assist the domains with the delivery of solutions in a performance-driven environment, then we may just be perfect for you.

Responsibilities

• Overall co-ordination and running of the Fund Operations domain
• Understand the business objectives and priorities of the Fund Operations business area
• Prioritisation of requirements for the domain that are aligned to the business objectives. Manage competing priorities for delivery items, across backlog and production support items
• Responsible for ensuring business requirements are accurately solicited and agreed
• New product development, working with stakeholders to ensure systems impacts and requirements are identified
• Actively engaging the business on testing new business processes before they need to be done in production
• Identify opportunities or areas of improvement not only in the system but also giving input into process improvements
• Communication of priorities and progress of delivery to key stakeholders
• Line management of the BA’s in the team and their delivery
• Ensuring the correct skills in place in the domain to meet the business needs
• Engage with other Domain Owners to deliver end-to-end solutions for the Institutional business
• Ensure an effectively delivery life cycle process is followed within the domain
• Ensure the domain strives to achieve the highest standards of quality, productivity and continuous improvement of their systems
• Identify and manage any risk introduced by changes
• Ensure that production support is effectively and timeously addressed
• Review and drive the resolution of the analysis and testing root cause analysis and preventative actions
• Vendor management

 

Skills / Competencies

• Knowledgeable of asset management and IT industry changes, practices and software offerings
• Understanding of Fund Accounting
• Experience in solution analysis and driving, managing systems delivery
• Knowledge of how technology can improve or change business performance
• Drives continues process improvement
• Strong leadership skills
• Understands risk associated with system change and IT governance
• Ability to engage with key stakeholders within Allan Gray and external
• Understand agile methodologies and work practices
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

 

Experience

• Experience with managing an IT team and driving team delivery
• Understanding of the Fund Operations business and systems
• Min 6 years’ experience as a senior business analyst or an equivalent senior role
• Excellent track record of managing and implementation of IT solutions
• Exposure to the IT delivery life cycle
• Strong project management
• Record of leadership