Executive: Change Portfolio Lead at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Job Summary

• Accountable for managing the successful end-to-end delivery, coordination and embedment of a portfolio of transformational programmes (Value streams) that collectively achieve the desired strategic customer and commercial outcomes.
• This includes the digital transformation of existing digital channels and colleagues facing platforms, and the modernisation of core banking platforms

Job Description

Key Responsibilities: 

• Trusted partner to business: Act as the trusted advisor to the business bringing thought leadership, structure and problem solving abilities to define how we optimally deliver on strategic outcomes
• Portfolio Leadership Across Value Streams: Lead and coordinate delivery across a portfolio of strategic initiatives spanning Channel and banking platform modernisation. Ensure alignment with regional priorities and enterprise transformation goals. 
• Regional Delivery Oversight: Provide strategic oversight and delivery assurance across multiple African markets. Adapt delivery models to local contexts while maintaining consistency in governance and execution standards. 
• Programme Management: Manage complex, cross-functional programmes that drive strategic performance improvements. Ensure integration across initiatives and alignment with enterprise architecture and change governance. 
• Project Management: Monitor the progression of projects at every stage, ensuring scope, time, cost, and quality objectives are met. Champion agile and hybrid delivery methodologies. 
• Agile Ways of Working: Champion agile delivery practices across the portfolio. Embed agile principles and frameworks (e.g., Scrum, SAFe, Kanban) to enhance responsiveness, collaboration, and value delivery. 
• Quality Assurance: Establish and maintain quality standards across the portfolio. Implement continuous improvement practices and ensure delivery excellence. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders across the region, including business sponsors, technology partners, and external vendors. Facilitate transparent communication and decision-making. 
• Team Leadership & Capability Building: Lead and mentor a team of senior delivery leads. Foster a high-performance culture, drive accountability, and support professional development across the region. 
• Risk & Dependency Management: Identify and manage risks, issues, and interdependencies across the portfolio. Ensure proactive mitigation and escalation processes are in place. 
• Governance & Reporting: Ensure adherence to governance frameworks. Provide accurate and timely reporting to executive leadership and steering committees. 
• Innovation & Change Enablement: Promote a culture of innovation and agility. Support change management efforts to embed new ways of working and deliver sustainable transformation. 

Preferred Experience: 

• Proven track record in leading large-scale digital transformation portfolios and programmes across multiple geographies
• Experience in large scale customer and colleagues facing platform delivery, including delivery of Channel, CRM and other platform modernisations 
• Track record in building Change delivery Capabilities and high performing teams that deliver large scale changes across multiple geographies 

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)

End Date: August 15, 2025