Head: Business Solutions
2 days ago
Who are we?
Sanlam Specialised Finance (SanFin) is responsible for creation of shared value for Sanlam, its shareholders, policy holders, and societies with in which it operates by managing financial risk, developing financial products, and balance sheet optimisation, pursuing investments and financing opportunities in assets, sectors, markets, organisations, and geographies that enable maximum return within acceptable risk parameters. What will be your key responsibilities?
Oversee and manage department staff
Maintain good relationships between department, users and stakeholders of supported systems
Maintain business model consistency throughout information delivery process for all supported systems
Oversee all aspects of IT projects from assigning responsibilities, monitoring and summarising project progress and deadlines, and preparation of relevant reports
Ensure data integrity and consistency of information through sound integration and delivery
Ensure that all systems supported are fully maintained and have a high level of support
Ensure that information gathering from business for new requirements is at a high standard and all aspects of the system development lifecycle is followed from scoping, functionality requirements, dependencies, assumptions through to acceptance, design, testing and implementation
Ensure compliance to all applicable IT policies and standards are adhered to
Ensure business continuity requirements are met and off-site systems can be supported and recovered
Ensure annual budgets for systems are set and managed
Additional skills and experience
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
Strong knowledge of System Development Life Cycle
Strong analysis skills with the ability to integrate business to IT requirements
Facilitation of meetings, workshops, etc. to gather information
Gather and coordinate business requirements and technical requirements, for all projects and tasks
Strong writing ability for business specifications and reports, with the ability to translate business requirements / processes into solutions
Ensure appropriate documentation is created and maintained
Sound technical skills, including database structures and data integrity assessments
Strong knowledge of SQL
Good communication skills
Transfer of knowledge to users and peers
Sound understanding of IT terminology
Sound Office 365 knowledge
Analytical thinker with sound problem solving abilities
Excellent attention to detail
Good listener and problem solver
Ability to remain level-headed and composed during high stress periods
We’re all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future - your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its four business clusters - Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Emerging Markets, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office - the group provides many opportunities for growth and development. Core Competencies Cultivates innovation - Contributing through others Customer focus - Contributing through others Drives results - Contributing through others Collaborates - Contributing through others Being resilient - Contributing through others Turnaround time
The Sanlam Group is committed to achieving transformation and embraces diversity. This commitment is what drives us to achieve a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace as we believe that these are key components to ensuring a thriving and sustainable business in South Africa. The Group's Employment Equity plan and targets will be considered as part of the selection process.
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