Job Openings at IQbusiness

Job Description

• The Technology Strategy Lead defines the technology strategies, platform architectures and modernisation roadmaps that enable client organisations to deliver customer facing products, services and experiences at enterprise scale.
• This is a senior advisory position operating at executive level. You will advise C suite and C minus one leadership within the largest corporates in South Africa and across EMEA on technology vision, platform investment and architectural direction, and will be expected to hold credibility in both commercial and engineering discussions.
• The role carries technical authority above individual delivery teams. You will ensure that architecture decisions, technology selections and integration patterns remain coherent across engineering, product, design and data workstreams, and that they can be delivered within agreed commercial and risk parameters.
• Reports to the Value Stream Lead, Digital, Experience and Strategy.
• Partners with the Customer Advisory Lead, translating customer and business strategy into platform architecture and executable roadmaps.
• Partners with the Data and AI Lead on data architecture, intelligent decisioning and agentic solution design.
• Partners with the Sales and Go to Market Lead on solution shaping, cost estimation and commercial structuring.
• Partners with Marketing Operations on marketing technology architecture, integration and operational governance.
• Leads solution architects, technical product owners and delivery pods spanning engineering, product, business analysis and design.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Set Technology Direction

• Define and articulate technology visions and modernisation strategies grounded in industry context and client business priorities.
• Advise executive leadership on platform investment, architectural direction and the sequencing of technology change.
• Develop value cases and operating models that establish the commercial justification for investment.
• Produce practical roadmaps that carry a strategy from current state through to implemented capability.

Own Platform and Solution Architecture

• Hold platform level technical direction across engagements, maintaining coherence across engineering, product, design, data and technology workstreams.
• Define solution architectures spanning customer engagement, onboarding, personalisation, self service and intelligent decisioning.
• Establish integration patterns, capability boundaries and technical standards that are consistent, scalable and strategically aligned.
• Develop reusable reference architectures, playbooks and capability models that enable consistent delivery.

Direct Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology

• Lead the design and integration of artificial intelligence and agentic solutions within client platforms, alongside the Data and AI Lead.
• Determine where intelligent decisioning, automation and personalisation are embedded across customer journeys and operational workflows.
• Assess emerging technology and establish where it delivers measurable advantage and where it does not.
• Ensure artificial intelligence capability is designed with appropriate governance, transparency and risk controls.

Shape Solutions and Assure Delivery

• Lead solution architecture on major opportunities, with accountability for blueprint, solution plan, cost estimates, staffing and roadmap.
• Act as trusted technical advisor in client presentations and orals, articulating solution value with clarity and credibility.
• Ensure solutions can be built, operated, secured and supported once implemented.
• Support delivery teams through mobilisation and stabilisation, including quality assurance reviews and solution transition.

Build Market Position and Capability

• Drive industry narratives and thought leadership that shape the technology agenda of major corporates in South Africa and across EMEA.
• Maintain senior relationships with major platform partners and assess their roadmaps against client requirements.
• Bridge business intent and technical execution, translating strategy into decisions delivery teams can act on with clarity.
• Coach architects, technical product owners and engineers, and build technical capability within client organisations.

Requirements:

Essential Experience

• At least 15 years across technology strategy, enterprise and solution architecture, platform delivery and digital transformation, gained in professional services, consulting or senior client side roles.
• At least 5 years holding architectural or technical authority across multidisciplinary teams on complex, multi domain programmes.
• A track record advising executive committee members and their direct reports on technology vision, investment and architectural direction.
• Business and customer strategy translated into platform architectures and roadmaps that were subsequently implemented.
• Solutions shaped and costed end to end, covering vision, blueprint, solution plan, cost estimates, staffing plans and delivery approach.
• Due diligence led on major opportunities, assessing requirements, risks, contractual obligations and solution viability.
• Architecture governance held within enterprise forums, ensuring alignment to standards, risk requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Sector depth in financial services, telecommunications, retail, resources or the public sector, including the regulatory environment those organisations operate within.
• Exposure to South African and broader EMEA markets is advantageous.

Technical Depth

You will need the depth to set architectural direction and to challenge engineering decisions with authority.

• Cloud platforms including Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services, spanning compute, data, integration and application services.
• Enterprise application platforms including SAP, and the customer experience and commerce capabilities associated with them.
• Adobe Experience Cloud and comparable marketing technology, personalisation, customer data and campaign orchestration platforms.
• Artificial intelligence and agentic solution architecture, including intelligent decisioning and the integration of models within customer journeys and operational workflows.
• Digital channel architecture, including onboarding, product origination, self service and omni channel capability.
• Integration and data architecture, including application programming interface design, event driven patterns, microservices and the pipelines that support personalisation and analytics.
• Security, privacy, resilience and regulatory considerations as they apply to customer facing platforms.

Education and Certification

• A relevant undergraduate degree, or equivalent professional experience, in computer science, engineering, information systems or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification or executive education in technology management, futures studies or business administration is advantageous.
• Architecture, cloud platform or scaled agile certifications, such as TOGAF, Azure or Amazon Web Services credentials, are advantageous.

Success Looks Like

Within your first 12 months you will have: 

• Established trusted advisor relationships with executive and technology leadership across priority accounts.
• Defined technology strategies and platform architectures that have progressed into funded delivery.
• Held architectural authority on at least one major transformation programme, maintaining coherence across multiple delivery pods.
• Shaped and costed significant opportunities alongside the Sales and Go to Market Lead and the Customer Advisory Lead.
• Embedded reference architectures, standards and assurance practices used across the value stream.
• Developed architects and technical leads capable of holding platform accountability independently.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership position within a value stream that is being built and scaled, with genuine influence over its direction.
• Access to enterprise clients across banking, financial services, insurance, retail, mining, telecommunications, manufacturing and the public sector.
• The scale of a group of more than 1,500 practitioners spanning consulting, technology, cloud, data and managed services.
• A culture that values execution and measurable outcomes over presentation, and that invests in the growth of its people.

Employment Details

• Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town.
• Working model: hybrid, with regular presence at client sites.
• Travel: periodic travel across South Africa and the broader EMEA region as client requirements dictate.

Closing Date 29 July 2026

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Job Description

• The Customer Advisory Lead defines the customer strategies that modernise and transform client organisations, and converts those strategies into propositions, products, services and operating models that deliver measurable commercial growth.
• This is a senior advisory position operating at executive level. You will advise C suite and C minus one leadership within the largest corporates in South Africa and across EMEA, and will be expected to establish credibility quickly in both commercial and technical discussions.
• Strategy alone is not the deliverable. The role is accountable for activation: designing the structures, capabilities and technology decisions that allow a strategy to be implemented, adopted and sustained by the client long after the engagement concludes.
• Reports to the Value Stream Lead, Digital, Experience and Strategy.
• Partners with the Technology Strategy Lead on platform, architecture and modernisation decisions.
• Partners with the Sales and Go to Market Lead on go to market strategies aimed at executive buyers.
• Partners with the Data and AI Lead on data strategy and the responsible application of artificial intelligence.
• Partners with Marketing Operations on the integration, governance and measurement of customer facing systems.
• Leads multidisciplinary engagement teams spanning strategy, research, experience design, product and technology.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Advise at Executive Level

• Build and sustain trusted relationships with executive leadership across priority accounts.
• Shape client agendas ahead of formal briefs, and remain accountable for outcomes beyond the close of an engagement.
• Present tradeoffs and challenge assumptions so that leadership teams make informed strategic decisions.
• Facilitate executive forums that conclude with decisions and agreed actions.

Modernise and Transform

• Lead organisational and departmental transformation across product, marketing, service, digital and operations functions.
• Read client organisations as systems, addressing structure, incentives, data, technology and culture, and identify the levers that will deliver change.
• Define target operating models, capability requirements and transition roadmaps the client is able to execute.
• Establish performance measures based on the complete customer journey rather than isolated functional metrics.

Design Products and Services

• Direct the design and validation of propositions, products and services from concept through to market launch.
• Run discovery, research and design programmes that produce decisions supported by evidence.
• Consolidate fragmented portfolios into coherent offerings supported by a clear platform strategy.
• Establish commercial viability alongside customer desirability and technical feasibility.

Connect Strategy to Platform and Operations

• Advise on experience and product architecture, working with the Technology Strategy Lead to align customer strategy to modernisation decisions.
• Ensure platform, data and integration choices are determined by customer and commercial outcomes.
• Work with Marketing Operations so that campaigns, content and customer data systems support the strategy in practice.
• Define measurement frameworks linking experience performance to commercial results.

Grow Clients, Teams and Market Position

• Develop go to market strategies with the Sales and Go to Market Lead that engage executive buyers.
• Drive industry narratives that shape the agenda of major corporates in South Africa and across EMEA.
• Expand client relationships through demonstrated outcomes, and support pursuits and proposals.
• Coach practitioners, maintain delivery standards, and build client capability that outlives the engagement.

Requirements:

Essential Experience

• At least 15 years across customer strategy, digital transformation, customer experience, and product or service innovation, gained in professional services, consulting or senior client side roles.
• At least 5 years leading multidisciplinary teams or complex transformation programmes under senior client sponsorship.
• Growth you can evidence: revenue, acquisition, retention, lifetime value or cost to serve outcomes delivered for clients.
• A track record advising executive committee members and their direct reports as a trusted advisor.
• Target operating model design, and leadership of organisational or departmental transformation.
• Propositions taken from hypothesis through validation and prototyping to market launch.
• Breadth across B2B, B2C and B2E contexts, ideally spanning telecommunications, financial services, retail, resources or the public sector.
• Exposure to South African and broader EMEA markets is advantageous.

Capability and Technical Fluency

You will need the depth to advise on enterprise technology decisions and to challenge them. Implementation level expertise is not required.

• Journey mapping, service blueprinting, value proposition design and commercial modelling.
• Qualitative and quantitative research, including segmentation, market sizing, behavioural insight and hypothesis validation.
• Experience measurement frameworks, including customer lifetime value, journey level indicators and voice of customer instrumentation.
• Enterprise platforms including Adobe Experience Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and SAP, together with customer data, campaign and content platforms.
• Applied artificial intelligence in products, services and operations, and a clear view of where it creates advantage and where it does not.
• Figma, Miro, analytics and voice of customer platforms, and AI assisted research applied with appropriate rigour.

Education

• A relevant undergraduate degree, or equivalent professional experience, in business, design, technology, behavioural science or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification, executive education or relevant certifications are advantageous.

Success Looks Like

Within your first 12 months you will have: 

• Earned trusted advisor status with executive leadership across priority accounts.
• Led at least one organisational or departmental transformation from strategy through to delivery.
• Launched or validated propositions with measurable commercial and customer impact.
• Influenced platform and technology decisions alongside Technology Strategy, Data and AI, and Marketing Operations.
• Grown revenue and scope on existing accounts and contributed to new client acquisition.
• Developed team members capable of leading engagements independently.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership position within a value stream that is being built and scaled, with genuine influence over its direction.
• Access to enterprise clients across banking, financial services, insurance, retail, mining, telecommunications, manufacturing and the public sector.
• The scale of a group of more than 1,500 practitioners spanning consulting, technology, cloud, data and managed services.
• A culture that values execution and measurable outcomes over presentation, and that invests in the growth of its people.

Employment Details

• Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town.
• Working model: hybrid, with regular presence at client sites.
• Travel: periodic travel across South Africa and the broader EMEA region as client requirements dictate

Closing Date 29 July 2026

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Job Description

• The Sales and Go to Market Lead carries accountability for the commercial performance of the Digital, Experience and Strategy Value Stream, including origination, pipeline development, deal conversion and revenue growth across new and existing client relationships.
• This is a senior commercial position operating at executive level. You will originate and lead conversations with C suite and C minus one buyers within the largest corporates in South Africa and across EMEA, converting market insight and industry narrative into qualified demand and signed work.
• You will also own the go to market strategy of the value stream: the propositions taken to market, the sectors and accounts prioritised, the partner relationships leveraged, and the commercial structures through which work is sold and delivered profitably.
• Reports to the Value Stream Lead, Digital, Experience and Strategy.
• Partners with the Customer Advisory Lead on executive engagement and the conversion of advisory relationships into commercial opportunity.
• Partners with the Technology Strategy Lead on solution shaping, cost estimation, pricing and commercial structuring.
• Partners with the Data and AI Lead on the commercial positioning of data and artificial intelligence capability.
• Partners with Marketing Operations on demand generation, campaign execution and pipeline reporting.
• Leads the sales and pursuit capability of the value stream, including bid teams, proposal development and account planning.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Deliver Sales Performance

• Carry the revenue, sales and pipeline targets of the value stream.
• Originate opportunity through direct executive engagement, existing relationships, partner channels and market presence.
• Maintain pipeline coverage sufficient to deliver the target, balancing new client acquisition against growth within existing accounts.
• Qualify rigorously, withdraw from pursuits that do not merit continued investment, and forecast accurately.

Own Go to Market Strategy

• Define the propositions taken to market and the sectors and accounts prioritised.
• Package advisory, design and technology capability into coherent offerings with the Customer Advisory, Technology Strategy and Data and AI Leads.
• Establish the pricing and commercial models through which each proposition is sold.
• Direct demand generation with Marketing Operations, and hold accountability for the quality of resulting pipeline.

Build Executive Relationships

• Establish and sustain relationships with executive buyers across priority accounts.
• Develop account plans that map the decision unit, identify growth opportunity and sequence engagement over time.
• Grow revenue within existing accounts through demonstrated delivery outcomes and adjacent opportunity.
• Remain engaged with clients between commercial cycles rather than only at the point of transaction.

Lead Pursuits and Partnerships

• Direct major pursuits from qualification through to contract, holding pursuit governance and leading bid teams.
• Shape commercial structures with the Technology Strategy Lead, balancing client requirements, delivery risk and profitability.
• Lead negotiation through to signature, protecting margin and managing contractual risk.
• Develop senior relationships with technology partners including Adobe, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services and SAP, and generate joint pipeline through co selling.

Shape the Market and Build Capability

• Drive industry narratives and points of view that create demand ahead of formal procurement processes.
• Build market presence through conference participation, publication and industry relationships.
• Monitor competitor positioning and pricing, and adjust the go to market approach accordingly.
• Coach delivery leaders to identify and progress opportunity, embedding

Requirements:

Essential Experience

• At least 15 years in enterprise sales, business development or commercial leadership within professional services, consulting, technology or agency environments.
• At least 5 years carrying and consistently achieving a significant revenue target, with evidence of performance against quota across multiple periods.
• Complex, multiyear engagements originated and closed with executive committee members and their direct reports.
• Pipeline built and converted in consultative environments where the buying cycle is extended and the decision unit is large.
• Major pursuits led from qualification through to contract, covering bid governance, proposal development, orals and negotiation.
• Go to market strategy defined, including proposition definition, sector prioritisation, account selection and demand generation.
• Technology partner and alliance relationships managed to generate joint pipeline.
• Sector depth in financial services, telecommunications, retail, resources or the public sector, with credibility in the commercial and regulatory realities those organisations face.
• Exposure to South African and broader EMEA markets is advantageous.

Commercial and Technical Fluency

• You will need sufficient fluency to lead a credible commercial conversation about complex solutions. Implementation level expertise is not required.
• Digital transformation, customer experience, and product and service innovation, together with the commercial models through which they are delivered.
• Enterprise technology platforms including Adobe, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services and SAP, and the partner ecosystems surrounding them.
• Applied artificial intelligence and data capability, positioned for commercial value without overstatement.
• Commercial structures including time and materials, fixed price, outcome based, managed service and build operate transfer arrangements.
• Pricing models, margin management, cost estimation and the levers that determine engagement profitability.
• Contracting, risk allocation, procurement processes and the governance requirements of large enterprise buyers.
• Structured qualification methods such as MEDDPICC or Miller Heiman, account planning, forecasting discipline and customer relationship management platforms.

Education

• A relevant undergraduate degree, or equivalent professional experience, in business, commerce, marketing, technology or a related discipline.
• A postgraduate qualification, executive education or relevant commercial certifications are advantageous.

Success Looks Like

Within your first 12 months you will have: 

• Delivered against the revenue and sales targets of the value stream.
• Established pipeline coverage and forecast accuracy at the levels agreed with practice leadership.
• Implemented a go to market strategy with clear proposition, sector and account priorities.
• Originated and closed significant new client relationships within priority sectors.
• Generated measurable pipeline through technology partner relationships.
• Embedded consistent qualification, account planning and forecasting discipline across the value stream.

What We Offer

• A senior leadership position within a value stream that is being built and scaled, with genuine influence over its direction.
• Access to enterprise clients across banking, financial services, insurance, retail, mining, telecommunications, manufacturing and the public sector.
• The scale of a group of more than 1,500 practitioners spanning consulting, technology, cloud, data and managed services.
• A culture that values execution and measurable outcomes over presentation, and that invests in the growth of its people.

Employment Details

• Location: Johannesburg or Cape Town.
• Working model: hybrid, with regular presence at client sites.
• Travel: periodic travel across South Africa and the broader EMEA region as client requirements dictate.

Closing Date 29 July 2026

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Job Description

• iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness is seeking an experienced .NET MAUI Developer to design, develop, and maintain secure, high-performance cross-platform mobile applications for Android and iOS.
• The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering enterprise-grade mobile solutions using .NET MAUI, integrating with backend APIs, and ensuring an exceptional user experience.
• The ideal candidate has a strong background in C#, .NET, mobile application architecture, and enterprise integrations, with experience working in Agile environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of software development experience using C# and .NET.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with .NET MAUI (or previous Xamarin.Forms experience transitioning to MAUI).

Strong knowledge of:

• C#
• .NET 8+
• XAML
• MVVM architecture
• Dependency Injection
• Async/Await programming
• Experience developing applications for both Android and iOS.
• Experience consuming RESTful APIs and JSON services.
• Strong understanding of Git and version control.
• Experience with Visual Studio 2022 and MAUI tooling.
• Familiarity with SQLite or mobile data storage.
• Experience debugging and resolving platform-specific mobile issues.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain cross-platform mobile applications using .NET MAUI.
• Build responsive, intuitive, and scalable mobile user interfaces using XAML.
• Develop reusable components and maintain a clean, modular architecture.
• Integrate mobile applications with RESTful APIs and backend services.
• Implement secure authentication and authorization mechanisms (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT).
• Optimize application performance, responsiveness, and battery usage.
• Work closely with UX/UI Designers, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, and Backend Developers.
• Participate in architecture discussions, sprint planning, and code reviews.
• Troubleshoot production issues and deliver timely resolutions.
• Write unit tests and support automated testing initiatives.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines for mobile application deployment.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, governance, and coding standards.

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Job Description

• As a Junior ERP Implementation Consultant, you will support the implementation of the Deltek Maconomy ERP solution for clients across various professional services industries.
• Working closely with senior consultants, you will assist with analysing business requirements, configuring the system, preparing documentation, testing solutions, training users, and supporting clients throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• This role offers excellent learning and development opportunities within a collaborative consulting environment.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

Solution Implementation

• Support ERP implementation projects from planning through to successful go-live.
• Assist with business process analysis and requirements gathering workshops.
• Configure Maconomy ERP modules under the guidance of senior consultants.
• Perform solution testing and assist with quality assurance activities.
• Prepare implementation documentation, user guides and training material.
• Support data imports, validations and system configuration activities.

Client Engagement

• Participate in client meetings and implementation workshops.
• Assist with end-user and super-user training sessions.
• Build strong working relationships with clients through professional communication and service delivery.
• Support consultants in ensuring client expectations are met throughout each project.

Go-Live & Support

• Assist during system go-live activities and post-implementation support.
• Troubleshoot functional system issues and work with senior consultants to resolve them.
• Document support requests and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure project documentation is accurate and maintained throughout the implementation lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Accounting, Finance, Information Systems, Business Management or a related field.
• 1–2 years' experience in ERP systems, software implementation, finance systems, business analysis or application support.
• Exposure to accounting principles, financial processes or project accounting will be advantageous.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Exposure to ERP systems such as Maconomy, or similar, advantageous
• Experience with SQL, reporting tools or data analysis, advantageous
• Experience using AI tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Copilot), advantageous

Closing Date 31 August 2026

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Job Description

• We are looking for a PSA Implementation Consultant to support our Magnetic consulting team. This role is ideal for someone who understands how creative, marketing, advertising and digital agencies operate, from traffic and studio workflows to production, resourcing, project delivery, client service and finance.
• We are looking for a client-focused, tech-savvy consultant who enjoys solving operational problems, improving workflows and helping agencies get real value from their systems. You do not need to be a developer, but you do need to understand agency operations and enjoy working directly with clients to deliver practical PSA solutions.

Responsibilities & Deliverables:

• Lead and support the implementation of the Magnetic solution for agency clients.
• Conduct discovery sessions and client workshops to define and document requirements.
• Analyse agency business processes and translate requirements into practical system solutions.
• Configure Magnetic in line with client needs and industry best practice.
• Advise clients on improved workflows across traffic, studio, production, resource planning, project delivery, client service and finance.
• Prepare implementation documentation, training materials and user guides to support project delivery.
• Deliver client training and provide go-live assistance to support successful system adoption.
• Provide ongoing client support, troubleshooting and solution enhancements post-implementation.
• Build strong client relationships and help clients maximise the value of Magnetic.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, diploma or equivalent experience in business, information systems, operations, project management or a related field.
• 5+ years’ experience in a creative, advertising, marketing or digital agency environment.
• Experience in agency operations, traffic, studio management, production, resource planning, project management, client service operations or a related role.
• Strong understanding of end-to-end agency workflows and business processes.
• Experience with Magnetic, another agency management system, workflow tool, project management system or PSA solution would be advantageous.

Closing Date 31 August 2026

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Job Description

• iqx the Technology Division of iqbusiness is seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Developer to join a strategic banking transformation initiative focused on replacing the existing on-premise Collections System (CACS) with a modern cloud-based SaaS solution.
• The successful candidate will design, develop, and support cloud-native integration services that connect the bank's internal platforms with the new collection's ecosystem.
• This role requires extensive hands-on Python development experience together with deep expertise in AWS serverless technologies, API engineering, and event-driven integration patterns.

Required Experience

• 5+ years software development experience
• Strong Python backend development experience
• Proven delivery of production-grade AWS serverless applications
• Experience developing enterprise integrations
• Experience designing secure REST APIs
• Financial Services or Banking experience is highly advantageous
• Experience working within Agile delivery teams

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable serverless applications using Python on AWS.
• Build secure, high-performance REST APIs using AWS API Gateway.
• Develop AWS Lambda functions supporting business-critical integrations.
• Design and implement event-driven architectures using SQS and SNS.
• Integrate internal banking platforms with the cloud-based Debt Manager solution.
• Build resilient, fault-tolerant integration services.
• Ensure APIs comply with enterprise security standards.
• Optimize Lambda performance, execution time, and operational costs.
• Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for production workloads.
• Participate in solution design, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement long-term improvements.
• Collaborate with Solution Architects, Business Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and Product Owners.
• Contribute to engineering best practices and continuous improvement initiatives.