Head,IT – Chief Technology Officer at FSDH Merchant Bank Limited

Job Summary

• Accountable to the Executive Director, Operations, IT & Compliance for strategy, Policy & Compliance, Service Delivery, and overall direction for the IT operations function in service to business and corporate fiduciary requirements.
• Supervise the department’s budget, its staff, and resources • Champions at the corporate level the use and adoption of technology and automation as a means of achieving corporate strategy

Functions & Responsibilities

• Develop the IT department strategy in support of FAML’s corporate objectives
• Set the annual objectives, and performance targets for the IT department in line with corporate performance targets as a member of the executive management
• Ensure that the annual objectives and performance targets for the department are cascaded down to the departments, units, teams, and individuals and are monitored for compliance.
• Supervise subordinate units and ensuring effective and efficient communication between each of them to create synergy and achieve department objectives in the process
• Ensure the overall delivery framework within the IT department is efficient and meets business requirements.
• Oversee developments and ensure compliance with IT policies by the appropriate departments in alignment with Corporate and regulatory requirements.
• Arbitrate on significant escalated transaction-related issues raised by operations, and all departments as a result of the use of technology, equipment, and/or conduct of the IT staff
• Report regularly on identified market operational issues to the Executive Management
• Develop executive-level strategic vendor relationships that have a critical impact on the business
• Provide strong leadership by championing the use of information technology in FAML as a means of improving business performance.
• Review annual IT departments budget forecasts, and consolidates into department level budget to be approved by Technology Committee and Executive Management
• Work with executive management to develop appropriate spending levels within FAML and alignment with the corporate strategies.
• Serves as a member of the Technology committee

Skills / Competence Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• IT management Experience
• Strategic planning and advanced leadership skills
• Strong people skills
• Strong intermediation skills
• Organizational planning and development skills
• Budget preparation and fiscal management skills
• Able to relate with top-level management while independently espousing dispassionate and objective views
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with other business unit executives
• Knowledge and understanding of the strategic direction of FSDH Group
• A broad understanding of computer systems, applications and operating systems in the context of Asset Management operations
• Ability to identify, understand and translate current/future trends and developments in the technology space and distill opportunities for the Organisation e.g. Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Machine Learning, Robotics etc.

Generic Skills

• Good written and oral communication ability
• Sound administrative and managerial ability
• Strong Project Management Skills
• Action planning, Motivating, Analytical mind and strong problem-solving capabilities

Supervisory Skills

• Strong leadership and influencing ability
• General managerial/ administrative capabilities