Portfolio Manager

**Role Purpose/Business Unit**:
Are you ready to join Vodacom’s exciting world of Digital IT and become part of a high performing, dynamic technology team? With our customers at the heart of our purpose, you will be part of the evolution of our IT technology landscape, harnessing the latest technical innovations available.The Portfolio Manager within the Identity and Access Management environment will play a crucial role in overseeing the planning, development, deployment, and maintenance of technical Identity and Access Management services, ensuring it aligns with our business objectives.
Manage the overall collaboration between three functional areas: Operations management, Application management and GSC (Governance, Security and Compliance).

**Your responsibilities will include**:

- **Strategic Policy Development**:

- Formulate and enforce strategic policies for IAM, aligning access controls with organizational objectives and compliance requirements.
- ** Holistic Access Control Framework**:

- Establish and maintain a comprehensive access control framework, integrating role-based access, biometrics, and cutting-edge authentication methods to ensure a holistic security approach
- ** Compliance Management**:

- Strategically manage IAM practices to comply with industry regulations and internal policies, minimizing legal and regulatory risks.
- ** Collaborative Security Integration**:

- Strategically collaborate with IT and security teams to seamlessly integrate IAM processes into the broader security framework, ensuring a cohesive and coordinated response to security incidents and vulnerabilities.
- Manage the operations team to ensure the Identity and Access Management (IAM) service level agreements between the vendor and customers is maintained.
- Ensure effective people management and leadership is consistently maintained within the department.
- Ensure solutions and environment is maintained and managed within allocated budget.

**The Ideal candiddate for this role will have**:
**Must have technical/professional qualifications**:

- Matric/Grade 12 is essential.
- 3 year degree or diploma in IT, Engineering, Computer Science or relevant field.
- 8+ years of Telecommunication knowledge & overall IT Experience is essential
- Preferred ITIL certification

**Core competencies, knowledge and experience**:

- Strong relationship building, persuasion, and collaboration skills within a team.
- Ability to management staff, budget and delivery
- Strong service management skills within IT operations
- Excellent working knowledge and experience of managing an IAM environment
- Must have a minimum of 5 years management experience with a focus on people management and budgets
- Proven experience in leading incident, problem and change management functions.
- Experienced in SLA management, service reviews and reporting.
- Experienced in identifying and evaluating problem areas and recommending or designing solutions or process improvements.
- Must have knowledge in access management and authorisation concepts

**We make an impact by offering**:

- Enticing incentive programs, competitive benefit packages, and an exclusive 13th cheque
- Retirement funds, risk benefits, and medical aid benefits.
- Cell phone and data benefits, advantages fibre connection discounts, and exclusive staff discounts offered in collaboration with partner companies.

The base location for this role is** Cape Town.**

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.