Core Banking Solution Application Head

Description :

Experience, skill and capability :

Strategic Planning :

- Contribute to and execute the global strategy for Core Banking applications to align with overall technology and business objectives.

- Contribute to and maintain the global system roadmap and people strategy to deliver on strategic priorities.

- Drive the rationalization, simplification, and modernization of the global core banking technology stack.

- Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to prioritize and deliver key initiatives as part of a unified Global Banking Technology capability.

Stakeholder Management :

- Accountability for the application/s stability and integrity across time, and their alignment to Private Bank, Corporate & Institutional Banking, For Business & Specialist Bank strategy.

- Deliver timeous technology solutions in response to business needs.

- Manage stakeholder relations and expectations.

Vendor management :

- Managing vendor engagements across Contract Management, Relationship Management, Risk Management and Performance Management.

- Manage all existing SLAs.

- Effectively manage all costs involved with development and associated with SLAs.

Planned Initiative delivery :

- Adherence and alignment to Global Technology operating model in the delivery process.

- Influence the evolution of the operating model change.

- Align day to day tasks to the broader purpose.

- Ensure alignment to governance in tech team and industry where relevant.

People Management :

- Creating a productive and focused team by ensuring clearly define roles and responsibilities with the team.

- Defined, explanation and re-iteration of team goals.

- Eliminate and manage key person dependencies.

- Manage Performance : Provide regular and honest feedback to all

- Subscribe to and embed our culture and values into the team/s.

- Ensure regular individual objectives discussions to align on expectations and the management thereof.

- Empower the team to make decisions quicker and escalate issues and risks appropriately.

IT Practices :

- Ensure the focus on continuously improving the IT practices (Development, Business Analysis, Project Management, Testing & Application Management) within the team by aligning with the broader team forums and processes.

- Industry alignment

- Ensure alignment to industry standards in design and operations. The following industry forums are key to ensuring industry alignment: PASA (Payments Association of South Africa), BASA (Banking Association of South Africa), SARB FinTech Forum and BankServ.

General :

- Managing the day-to-day area activities including business as usual changes and daily operations.

- Ensure efficient and effective processes in place.

- Manage and maintain the domain budget ensuring that development costs and activities remain within budget.