Senior Technical Delivery Lead at Ovations Technologies

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Delivery Lead to manage the end-to-end strategy, planning, organisation, negotiation, direction, and control of IT projects, ensuring successful implementation and alignment with the business cluster strategy.
• The role requires strong technical understanding, project delivery expertise, stakeholder management, and the ability to work across complex IT environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive delivery of tasks and align with various teams and stakeholders to facilitate decisions and deliver agreed solutions.
• Drive closure of architecture gaps and develop supporting positioning papers where required.
• Manage and deliver innovation and business-as-usual initiatives within agreed scope, budget, and timelines.
• Monitor and report on delivery progress and delays through stand-ups and operational meetings.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports and dashboards.
• Take responsibility for project governance aligned to project methodologies, processes, and disciplines.
• Ensure project execution across the end-to-end project life cycle.
• Manage escalated project issues, non-delivery conflicts, and integration matters.
• Ensure end-to-end design aligns with architecture roadmaps through regular stakeholder engagement.
• Act as a liaison for integration points between supported applications and internal areas.
• Manage risks and audit findings to plan.
• Manage support and maintenance, application health, and stability.
• Establish effective relationships with stakeholders and vendors.
• Conduct regular prioritisation and planning sessions.
• Ensure adherence to IT change and release governance.
• Navigate and coordinate with stakeholders at all levels to close out tasks and deliver them on time.

Technical Knowledge

• SQL
• APIs
• Technical Architecture
• Banking Applications

Qualifications

• Essential Qualifications – NQF Level:
• Advanced Diplomas / National 1st Degrees
• Professional Qualifications / Honour's Degree

Preferred Qualification:

• Matric and relevant tertiary qualification
• MMP or equivalent
• ITSM (IT Service Management)

Experience

• 10–15 years' experience in an IT environment across IT disciplines.
• Technical Delivery Lead or management experience for a support team.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Principles
• Business Terms and Definitions
• Change Management
• Client Service Management
• Communication Strategies
• Diversity Management
• Employee Training/Development
• Financial Accounting Principles
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Organisational Behaviour Theory
• Principles of Project Management
• Relevant Regulatory Knowledge
• Stakeholder Management
• Strategic Planning
• Talent Management
• Business Writing Skills
• Management Information and Reporting Principles, Tools and Mechanisms
• System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Role-Relevant Technologies
• ITIL
• IT Concepts
• Business Process
• Products and Services
• Behavioural Competencies
• Building Partnerships
• Facilitating Change
• Inspiring Others
• Business Acumen
• Driving for Results
• Technical Understanding of Complex Environments
• Delegation and Empowerment