BI and Integration Executive

Job Purpose:
To design, develop and implement the IT business intelligence, integration and data enablement strategy, aligned to the group and IT strategy in order to support business operations.

Job Objectives

• To develop and implement an integrated IT business intelligence, data enablement and integration roadmap in line with group and IT objectives.
• To align delivery of IT data enablement, service and change management plans to support delivery of business strategy.
• To develop and manage delivery of the service management framework and processes in order to enable up-time service and quality.
• To assess and document current IT landscape and integration points, identify areas of suboptimal operation and provide recommendations for improvement to ensure optimal operations.
• To drive delivery of IT change and release management processes for all IT business projects in line with business requirements, policies, standards and best practice.
• To monitor, evaluate and report on SLA management and collaborate with internal, externaland 3rd party providers to ensure delivery of agreed services and levels.
• To conduct research on the industry trends and best practices and identify opportunities for improvement and innovation in order to meet business objectives.
• To drive adherence to governance processes, standards and group policies to mitigate business risks.
• To manage financial, human and other resources in order to deliver the operating plan and achieve business objectives

Job related skill

• Project management
• DevOps
• Negotiations skills
• Interpersonal Communication
• Strategy development and implementation
• IT Application development
• BI and integration management
• People management (D)
• Presentation skills (D)
• Verbal and written communication skills (D)
• Budgeting and finance management (D)

Job experience

• 5 years senior IT leadership experience
• 3 years managing BI and Integration team/ function.
• 5 years’ leading IT service operations/ management team/function
• 5 years’ experience data management
• 3 years IT project management experience
• 5 years IT application development and support experience
• 3 years’ retail experience (D)
• 3 years’ enterprise architecture leadership experience. (D)
• 5 years’ experience managing a team/ team responsible for architecture design, systems lifecycle/infrastructure planning and operations. (D)

Education

• 3-year tertiary degree or diploma
• BI, MDM, Integration certifications (D)
• Post graduate degree or qualifications. (D)
• Leadership development. (D)