Head of Information Technology

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Scholtz Partners International Full time

The Head of Technology will work closely with the Executive Committee to design and architect the technology roadmap for the organisation.

The incumbent will research the best solutions to meet requirements, be it 3rd party development, low code solutions or in-house development.

Furthermore, the Head of IT will manage a small team of highly skilled specialists and further develop the technology competence in the business.


  • 10 years' experience as IT professional
  • 5 years CTO/Head of IT experience in a small to medium enterprise
  • Fintech experience highly advantageous
  • Experience of development and architecture background. Check whether they have managed a team of developers (internal or outsourced) before. This is important for the role.
  • Demonstrated strong commercial awareness
  • Be open to best for purpose solutions
  • Ability to manage 3rd party providers to meet SLA's and ontime delivery of solutions
  • Negotiation skills
  • Excellent communication skills varying from very technical communication skills to the ability to explain technical concepts to nontechnical users
  • Proven record of building a team to meet future technology requirements
  • Strong architectural experience

Key Responsibilities (KPI's)

1.
IT Infrastructure
a.

Work with IT technicians to ensure that the IT infrastructure and redundancy thereof meets the growing business needs as well as follow best practices.

b. Liaise with providers to ensure that the networks, IT hardware and security of the business is mature and up-to-standard.

c. Ownership of IT procedures and policies

d. Ensuring that databases are monitored and maintained to limit downtime

2.
Business Analysis
a. Understand the existing system landscape and evaluate its ability to meet future business requirements

b. Evaluate products, processes, and systems to identify initiatives that can improve business processes and value-added services for customers

c. Work closely with Business Analyst team to scope projects and work with best architectural design

d. Evaluate resource requirements to meet development needs for the future roadmap

e. Ensure SLAs are met with service tickets both internally as well as external software providers

3.
Budget Management
a. Assist Finance Department in accurate forecasting and budgeting for full IT costs

b. Manage IT budget

4.
Software Development
a. Identify fit-for-purpose software development solutions, be it products, 3rd party development, low-code solutions, or in-house development

b. Source 3rd party providers where required to perform development work

c. Hands on coding of fit-for-purpose solutions where required

d. Architect solutions that future proofs the business for IT projects

5.
Leadership
b. Plan resource requirements for future development

c. Actively develop team to stay abreast of the latest technology trends.
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Pay:
From R120,000.00 per month

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Cape Town,

Western Cape:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)

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