Group Head of IT Governance and Planning

3 days ago


Johannesburg, South Africa FRIMO RECRUITMENT AGENCY Full time

My cleint in woodmead has a position of GROUP HEAD OF IT GOVERNANCE AND PLANNING.

jOB DESCRIPTION:

  • Drive strategic initiatives input into COMPANY Group IT Policies and Standards.
  • Evolve the interdependencies between business models and operating practices, integrating waterfall, iterative, and agile delivery models into one, cohesive delivery strategy to best meet the evolving business needs
  • Establish IT risk management framework and Develops roadmaps that meet the architectural needs of the organization and incorporates business priorities, strategies, goals, emerging technologies, industry trends and economic viability within the governance and planning portfolio
  • Consult the IT leadership on the controls in place to determine where a possible restriction/block is preventing the business from performing tasks.
  • Provide innovation and leadership in the selection, implementation and use of governance and planning tools and best practices.
  • Develop the of governance and planning strategy and ensure its execution across the business and translate it into tangible IT strategies, initiatives, programmes, and solutions.
  • Lead and direct all aspects of the IT of governance and planning reporting including the IT strategy and oversight of AECIs technological capability to minimise risks and support organisational sustainability.
  • Build IT governance and planning capability to support the competence that supports the business structure (Audit, Compliance and Risk etc.)
  • Act as a strategic advisor to stakeholders and provide expert governance and planning insights to help make the best decisions about executing our technology strategy.
  • Provide strategic governance and planning advice and guidance on the best use of the leading, world-class technology to achieve organisational goals.
  • They will review all dispensations and be consulted on mitigating controls and create artefacts where there are gaps.
  • Document, manage and communicate cyber- and IT-related risks to business leaders on an ongoing basis. Handles changes and uncertainties with ease and can move forward quickly whilst identifying opportunities for continuous improvement
  • Ensures technology risks (e.g., infrastructure technical debt) are understood and addressed collaboratively with other teams
  • Works closely with the Group Information Security Officer to identify the numerous technical causes of cyber and IT risk and to remediate
  • Identification of tools/solution needs and requirements working with technology support teams to coordinate setup and deployment
  • Define access privileges, control structures, resources within the overall enterprise and solution architecture
  • Perform vulnerability testing, risk analysis, and security assessments and recommend short- and long-term adjustments to controls for immediate and future identification, containment, and remediation
  • Complete the Due Diligence Process and report back to business on the outcome of the assessment (Risk and Audit)
  • Act as an internal IT Auditor, continuously assessing and analysing information best practices and procedures.
  • Transform the PMOs to Support Agile at Scale and drive continuing shift to enterprise agile and continuous delivery models to achieve strategic outcomes and embed communities of practice as agile frameworks are scaled across the enterprise
  • Manages the development, ongoing evolution of, communication, and enforcement of the enterprise-wide IT Governance Framework including the policies, procedures, risk assessments and adherence of the Framework and ensures that they are updated and current.
  • Engages with BPOs to ensure proper and consistent adherence to IT quality control procedures and partners with other IT leaders perform IT risk assessments and creates and executes on plan to mitigate and remediate
  • Coordinates IT governance and quality control activities with Enterprise Risk Management and Internal Audit to ensure proper, complete and efficient review and serves as the primary liaison with these functions to ensure IT compliance through the IT Governance Steering Committee

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT :

  • BSc Computer Science, Information Systems or related
  • Postgraduate qualification and / or a Masters degree in Business Administration (MBA) will be advantageous
  • 15 years of overall experience in IT and business/industry. 5-7 years in a leadership role.
  • 5 years of experience in combined (waterfall and agile) environments
  • PM certification



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