Head, Architecture, Business Transformation (Corporate & Investment Banking, Technology)

Company Description

Standard Bank Group is a leading Africa-focused financial services group, and an innovative player on the global stage, that offers a variety of career-enhancing opportunities – plus the chance to work alongside some of the sector’s most talented, motivated professionals. Our clients range from individuals, to businesses of all sizes, high net worth families and large multinational corporates and institutions. We’re passionate about creating growth in Africa. Bringing true, meaningful value to our clients and the communities we serve and creating a real sense of purpose for you.

Job Description

To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes that embed strategic applications across an entire Business Unit / Group scope. To link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes for a dedicated Business Unit to its IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the Business Unit will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.

• Align the IT strategy with the business strategy and define the technology architecture to support that strategy. Link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes to the IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the organisation will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.
• Develop complex business unit-wide architecture, roadmaps, and processes to embed strategic applications across all domains and solutions for the entire Business Unit.
• Set strategies, policies, standards, and practices to facilitate alignment and integration between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities.
• Develop and maintain the architecture vision and strategy for an entire Business Unit / Group, ensuring it aligns with business goals and strategic objectives.
• Assess technical integrity by evaluating the solution's architecture to ensure it meets the required technical standards and best
  practices. Verify that the solution is robust, scalable, and maintainable.

Qualifications

• Degree: Information Technology (Required)

Additional Information

Experience Required: Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture

More than 10 years: Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle. Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organisations.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Articulating Information
• Challenging Ideas
• Convincing People
• Developing Strategies
• Embracing Changes

Technical Competencies:

• Benefits Management
• Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives
• Business Process Design
• Emerging Technology Monitoring
• Information Technology Architecture