Deputy Chief Information Officer

4 weeks ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Insure**Function**:IT Big Data**Date**:14-Apr-2023**Discovery - Insure**

**_Deputy Chief Information Officer_**

**About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating in order to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.**About Discovery Insure**
- Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers and building better businesses through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor, home and business insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally-recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover.**Key Purpose**
- The delivery of strategic IT services for Insure, achieved through:
- The procurement of IT services as required, and associated vendor management activities (appointment/termination, implementing SLAs etc)
Proactive management of IT service delivery within the organisation through participation in internal governance forums
The management and development of relationships with internal and external stakeholders at the appropriate levels (strategic and operational)
- Driving innovation to further enable the business by seeking out IT solutions to challenges experienced by the business.

**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**
- Systems are delivered to business in line with expectation and within cost, quality, reliability and timeline parameters
- Cost and efficiency metrics are within acceptable levels. A balance between technical tax and innovation is achieved
- Processes and structures exist which enable differentiation and prioritisation of demands placed on Systems Business Unit i.e. separation of the ‘real needs’ from the xxx
- Relationships with key stakeholders are developed such that significant system outages or related system issues are managed through the relationship and not through the formal business hierarchy i.e. the ‘need’ by the stakeholder to escalate to the COO is removed
- Ensuring satisfactory growth rates necessitates enabling the company’s to do well by providing guidance, managerial coaching and where possible, unique products to help the company grow. May require regular meetings with company directors not performing well
- Ensuring adherence to budget and other target staff efficiency levels

**Education and Experience**
- Masters in Informatics
- 10 years Information Technology experience
- 5 years IT at Strategic level experience
- Service Delivery/Strategic Systems delivery experience
- EMPLOYMENT EQUITY
The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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