Executive Head: Vodacom Financial Services IT

2 weeks ago


Midrand, South Africa Vodafone Full time

**Role purpose**:
The role of the Executive Head: VFS IT Payments - to build, operate and maintain Vodacom Financial Services’ merchant payments (Acquiring) capability and provide leadership to the respective technical engineering team and third parties. It also involves business and partner engagement to ensure the requisite alignment is achieved to deliver on a platform that meets our customers’ requirements. The role also includes providing support and taking ownership of strategic projects on behalf of the VFS IT CIO

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- Manage and accountable for the build and management of the respective payments acquiring platforms
- Manage the availability and performance of respective platforms
- Implement and support the Product life cycle of respective product platforms and accountable for the design and delivery of features and platforms in scope
- Responsible for strong collaboration and alignment with the relevant Vodacom/Vodafone IT Teams
- Build a strong and capable team aligned to best practice engineering practices and culture with a focus on CI/CD, cloud engineering capabilities
- Involved in the management and contribution of strategic programme initiatives at VFS IT

**Leadership**:

- Lead, motivate and develop Project and IT teams, ensuring they have clarity of direction and support in prioritising demands.
- Coach, develop and performance manage people and identify key talent.
- Embody and embed the Vodacom Spirit behaviours.
- Create a positive environment of change readiness and excellence.
- Work across the Vodafone, VFS & Vodacom Group to deliver best practice locally.
- An advanced Telecommunications or Information Technology or similar degree is essential
- Minimum 10 years’ experience working in IT (preferable Financial services) and within Operations & Development
- Minimum 5 years management and leadership experience

**Core competencies, knowledge and experience**:

- Minimum 10 years relevant experience with 5 years management/supervisory experience is essential
- Payments and mobile wallet experience is required
- Substantial technological background, gained in global, multi-cultural organisations with proven track record with deployment and management of complex platforms and IT implementation
- Substantial knowledge of business processes and their integration
- Distinct analytical and systematic thinking
- Ability to communicate complex technical dependencies comprehensively on Executive Management Level with strong leadership and communication skills
- Strong understanding of the technical aspects as well as the overarching strategic business decisions that need to be made for IT services

Closing date for Applications**: 04 March 2024**

The base location for this role is**, Vodacom Midrand Campus.**

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.
Vodacom is committed to an organisational culture that recognises, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.



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