Strategic Execution Lead

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa FirstRand Bank Limited Full time

About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Strategic Execution Lead to join our team at FirstRand Bank Limited. As a key member of our organization, you will be responsible for creating and contextualizing operational strategies that align with our strategic goals and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute strategic plans to achieve business unit/segment goals and objectives.
  • Plan and execute innovation and emerging business projects to take new ideas/opportunities from the ideation phase to the incubation phase of the R&D process.
  • Work with business leaders to facilitate real understanding of the direction chosen.
  • Facilitate acceptance of commitment to strategic goals and business plans.
  • Ensure continuous communication of the strategic direction to the business.
  • Drive the strategy process into the business by working with the business leaders to facilitate understanding of the direction chosen.
  • Support the development of business plans and actions.
  • Evaluate the competitive landscape and assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis) of the organization.
  • Analyze industry and market trends and determine new and potential business capabilities.
  • Collaborate across business segments to find opportunities for and showcase ideas in the innovation and emerging business pipeline.
  • Assess the economic impact of various business decisions and evaluate the financial feasibility of new projects or initiatives.
  • Accountable for expense analysis and controls.
  • Accountable for building the business plan bottom-up with the business leaders.
  • Track and evaluate key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of implemented strategies and initiatives.
  • Maintain work plans, incident tracking, error tracking, and documentation required to effectively manage deliverables and expectations consistent with business requirements.
  • Create business architecture models demonstrating how products, operations, and systems inter-operate within the organization.
  • Review, analyze, and evaluate ideas, projects, and opportunities to develop new products, new technologies, and business models for the business segment.
  • Ensure solutions developed across the organization are aligned to business architecture standards and FM principles, leverage common solutions and services, and meet financial targets (cost and benefits).
  • Provide architectural oversight of projects; ensure requirements are in alignment with business strategies and business architecture roadmap/framework.
  • Take ownership and a 'hands-on' approach to define and deliver a program of work to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of a core business process.
  • Prioritize change and how to manage multiple related change programs.
  • Assimilate and correlate disconnected documentation and drawings and articulate their collective relevance to the organization and to high-priority business issues.
  • Collaborate with various departments within the organization, such as human resources, finance, marketing, operations, and strategy to align strategies and ensure their successful implementation.
  • Work with technical and business teams to evaluate new and emerging technologies, vendors, and business models.
  • Partner with the IT architecture team in developing an IT framework that aligns with the business plan.
  • Function as a liaison to business and IT partners in order to gain a broad understanding of industry trends and innovations, and their impact on technology.
  • In conjunction with business partners, initiate IT project requests, perform/lead initial analysis of the request, and provide initial assessment and estimation of the effort.
  • Present findings, recommendations, and strategic plans to senior management or clients.

About You

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced professional who has a strong background in business and technology. You should have a minimum of 5-7 years of experience in multi-disciplinary application of wide knowledge spanning business and technology.

Qualifications

  • Minimum qualification: a post-graduate or honours degree in a relevant field such as finance, BS computer science, or a related discipline.
  • Preferred qualification: a master's degree in a relevant field such as finance, BS computer science, or a related discipline or an MBA.

What We Offer

We offer a challenging and rewarding work environment, opportunities to network and collaborate, and a chance to innovate and grow with our organization.

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