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Senior Security Engineer (L4)
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The primary responsibility of the Security Engineer (Senior) is to provide technical support to NTT / Dimension Data Intelligent Security (Ltd) clients. This includes remotely supporting clients within service level agreements (SLAs), to install and configure software and hardware, resolve incidents, perform root cause analysis and adhere to any related processes such as change management. The TS Implementation Engineer (Senior) is involved in more complex environments for installation, configuration and fault management.
The successful candidate will join a team of engineers and as a senior you will be expected to provide coaching to the team and report into the operations manager. The responsibilities will be that all operational tasks are completed per the SLA, mentorship of the team with regards to development and deal with client escalations experienced within the team.
Responsible for setup and installation of technical systems, applications, or process designs for client’s purchased or outsourced technology and business process solutions. Works directly with client to manage initial access, map and transfer data and create process documentation. Tests and troubleshoots functionality of installed systems; identifies and documents technical issues to be escalated to product and system integration teams for resolution. Provides feedback based on client experiences to product and managed and professional services teams for product and process improvements. May work directly with clients on-site or provide installation support remotely.
Analyses and recommends security controls and procedures in acquisition, development, and change management lifecycle of information systems, and provides oversight to ensure compliance.
Monitors information systems for security incidents and vulnerabilities; develops monitoring and visibility capabilities; reports on incidents, vulnerabilities, and trends to IT or executive management.
Job Description
The Security Engineer (Senior) is a high level in the Engineer series and may be assigned to function as an expert. They will develop, coordinate and execute policies, methods and procedures, and supervise personnel; when assigned as an expert, performs work requiring a very high level of technical knowledge of a specific area or ability to integrate at a high level the knowledge of several areas, manages and provides technical leadership of projects involving large-scale, complex and highly analytical tasks. Positions at this level are distinguished from Senior Engineers, in that the latter performs more specific and small-scale, though complex, analytical tasks. Work is performed within a broad framework of general policy and requires creativity and resourcefulness to accomplish goals and objectives, and in applying concepts, plans and strategies which may deviate from traditional methods and practices. Serves as a lead technical contact and systems integrator for large complex deployments, with a focus on securing vulnerabilities and reducing risk of system and/or asset compromises.
Oversees the response to information system security incidents, including investigation of, countermeasures to, and recovery from computer-based attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches; engages, interacts and coordinates with third-party incident responders, including law enforcement.
Oversees the administration of authentication and access controls, including provisioning, changes, and deprovisioning of user and system accounts, security/access roles, and access permissions to information assets.
Analyses trends, news and changes in threat and compliance environment with respect to organizational risk; advises organization management and develops and executes plans for compliance and mitigation of risk; oversees risk and compliance self-assessments, and engages and coordinates third-party risk and compliance assessments.
Analyses and oversees the development of information security governance, including organizational policies, procedures, standards, baselines and guidelines with respect to information security and use and operation of information systems.
Oversees the development and administration of information security training and awareness programs.
Produce and use reports
The individual demonstrates good administration ability in the form of proposal and report writing, and general project documentation development. The individual may be required to serve periodically on the customer service desk, providing third line telephonic, remote and on-site support and problem management.
Take ownership of relevant technologies
Focusing on Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto and other network security related technologies the Security Engineer is expected to take ownership of implementations, maintenance and operations of information system security controls and countermeasures.
As corporate citizens they are good team players and exhibit the required level of management skills required from junior level managers. He or she practices two-way communication and listens to understand other’s point of view.
Key Roles and Responsibilities :
Security Engineers work closely with clients, displaying good client engagement skills and engaging at a high level of professionalism. They are required to interact with clients on site to meet more complex requirements of a solution. Problems and issues that cannot be resolved are escalated to the relevant third parties.
Assists in analysing, planning, implementing, maintaining, troubleshooting and enhancing large complex systems or networks consisting of a combination that may will include several security products, demonstrates project management and administration ability. They write reports and assist with input for proposals and project documentation. Security Engineer (Senior) ensure the compilation of the documentation of standard operating procedures relating to installations and fixes.
Certification, both in vendor, technology and product is elevated to a specialized level and activities continue to progress towards an expert level.
The individual
- Interact with clients on site to meet complex requirements of a solution.
- Escalate unresolved problems and issues to the relevant third parties.
- Respond to escalated client requests and support client applications to a first line resolution.
- Escalate complex problems to the relevant third parties.
- Write reports and proposals and complete and maintain project documentation.
- Assist with the documentation of standard operating procedures relating to installations and fixes.
- Act as coach and mentor to team.
- Assume responsibility for the co-ordination of the activities of the Engineers, in line with performance targets.
- Will be required to serve periodically on the customer service desk, providing third line telephonic, remote and on-site support and problem management.
- Included in higher complexity design work, with input to the design expected.
- Expected to take ownership of relevant technologies according to domain or specialization.
Knowledge, Skills and Attributes :
- Good understanding and appreciation of technical design and business principles
- Demonstrates project management and administration ability
- Good project skills which are demonstrated in the execution of installations and other assignments
- Demonstrate customer engagement skills
- Demonstrate relevant domain specialist knowledge
- Client focused and display a proactive approach to solving problems
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to coach, mentor and provide guidance to team members
- Good understanding of project management principles
- Be proficient in the implementation, configuration of the products in the security GTM.
Requirements
Academic Qualifications and Certifications :
- Computer Science / Information Technology Degree or equivalent together with specialised training in new technologies and legacy systems or equivalent
- Network security certifications (vendor certifications)
- Competence and certification in other technologies, Fortinet, Palo Alto, Checkpoint and Cisco preferred.
- Microsoft Azure Security Technologies (AZ-500) a plus
- Fortinet NSE certifications
- Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSE) a plus
- Industry certifications (CISSP, CISM, S+) a plus
Required Experience :
- 10 - 15 years solid work experience in a technical implementation engineering or similar role
- Experience engaging with clients and conducting presentations
- End to end deployment and support of above mentioned technologies
GENERAL MANAGER at Rhodes Food Group
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Introduction
Fruit Canning Operation located in Tulbagh, Western Cape.
The general purpose of this position is to contribute to the profitability of the organization through the delivering of business targets in line with forecasted volumes, product quality, customer requirements and forecasted profit margins in a cost effective, safe, ethical and environmentally friendly way, while maintaining plant reliability and sustainability.
Reporting to the Divisional Managing Director - International
Duties & Responsibilities
Job Responsibilities
- Financial Management
- Facilitate assessment of budgetary requirements for various processes, activities and running costs and compile an operations budget.
- Manage budgets and monitor expenses ensuring expenditure is within budget.
- Allocate resources and assess utilisation to ensure optimal usage.
- Manage expenses and ensure budgetary compliance and continuously strive to save costs.
- Identify and drive specific cost saving and efficiency projects.
- Operations excellence and management
- Monitor equipment efficiency and ensures optimal utilisation of plant.
- Actively manage production variances and asset care processes.
- Strategy Formulation and Implementation
- Contribute to organisational strategy through formulation of the business strategy to ensure sustainability and profitability.
- Formulate and implement detailed plans and objectives for product development, production, maintenance, plant improvements, asset reliability, quality assurance, supply chain management, environmental health and safety and people management.
- Set objectives and key performance indicators for above mentioned processes and develop and implement a processes / system to monitor these.
- Food Safety, Governance & Compliance
- Adhere to and maintain all relevant safety targets and measurements within the area of responsibility, ensuring they secure and maintain all relevant permits and licenses to operate.
- Adhere to and lead in the compliance to all Environmental, Health and Safety and all other applicable regulatory statutes, and all other safety and quality systems.
- Monitor any trends in food and operational safety compliance issues and proactively address to resolve.
- Actively address all customer and supplier concerns.
- Engage with suppliers and contract packaging customers on pricing, quality and supply issues, when needed.
- People Management
- Provide leadership to the team, defining objectives to be achieved by the plant as well as each department.
- Deploy people management processes - workforce planning, recruitment & selection, training and development, performance management, career and succession planning, employee relations etc. in line with organisational policies, procedures and prevailing improvement initiatives.
- Design and review operation's organisational structure to support operational plans and strategy, in collaboration with HR.
- Supply Chain
- Coordinate raw materials and service supply, production, maintenance, quality assurance and despatch in a way that ensures that key performance indicators for production and packaging quality, manufacturing yield, asset utilisation and on-time delivery to correct customers are achieved.
- Manage the actions for continuous and sustainable improvement to ensure improvement on throughput, efficiency, quality, and cost.
- Quality
- Ensure alignment of all work processes to the required quality standards.
- Proactively identify continuous improvement strategies.
- Action agreed quality initiatives ensuring that they are aligned to tasks / processes and systems.
- Implement corrective actions identified within specified time.
Our Ideal Candidate Must Have
- At least a relevant bachelor's degree / NQF level 7 qualification.
- 10 years' experience in a management role in FMCG Manufacturing.
- An advanced knowledge of a Canning operation.
- Ability to maintain effective performance under pressure, or when faced with setbacks or disappointments.
- Self-guided learner.
- Making decisions authoritatively and wisely, after adequately contemplating various available courses of action.
- Remains positive and optimistic when setbacks occur. Always find a way forward.
- A direct, truthful and confident leader.
- A team-orientated, good collaborative skills and exceptional time and self-management skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills and exceptional interpersonal skills. Able to explain and translate complex concepts into meaningful insights and action for the business in oral and written forms.
- Problem-solving abilities
- Self-motivating and showing initiative.
- Strong capability to compile and manage budgets, control cash flow and apply general good financial management governance.
- Ability to observe safe working conditions in food production.
- Ability to find and access information, organizing it and interpreting it for meaning.
- Setting high quality standards and striving for continuous improvement to secure quality.
- Understanding the different contributions from other departments and working with colleagues from across the organization to achieve better results.
- A good understanding of Food Safety culture and how to maintain these standards.
- A good understanding of the various engineering equipment and methods used in the manufacturing processes.
- Experience in being involved in project management and factory expansion would be advantageous.
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- Seniority level Director
- Employment type Contract
- Job function Management and Manufacturing
- Industries Consumer Goods
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#J-18808-LjbffrPr Account Director
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MSL South Africa is part of one of the largest Public Relations (PR) and strategic communications networks in the world - MSL, as well as the PR & Influencer arm of Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA). Through its diverse skills base, coupled with cutting edge PR and Influencer platforms, MSL seeks out the places that build Influence and deliver measurable Impact for its clients, while also safeguarding their brand reputation in an ever-evolving global environment.
Job DescriptionAs an Account Director at MSL, you have overall responsibility for your portfolio/s of clients, which may be expanded from time-to-time to include other MSL teams and clients. You will be required to lead the teams managing this / these portfolio/s to deliver on all PR requirements for the clients under your purview. You are a trusted advisor and consultant for all the clients in your portfolio/streams – they come to you directly to escalate matters/with matters of importance.
With the help of your team (i.e. intern/AA/AE/AM/SAM), you ensure the smooth running of all your accounts – with a focus on ensuring your stream is profitable and your clients are happy.
Key Responsibilities- Account management: Demonstrate real-time knowledge of client activities, ensuring that all operational hygiene activities happen smoothly (status documents updates, contact reports etc.), take overall ownership for initiatives on your accounts, and ensure that your team is meeting the agreed-to client scope of work.
- Delegation: Demonstrate ability to effectively delegate tasks to your team, while still ensuring timeous completion and quality of work.
- Project management skills: Take responsibility for the management of specific projects from start-to-finish, whether doing the project or overseeing your team’s implementation.
- Selling ideas: Demonstrate advanced presentation and persuasion/influencing skills.
- Strategy: Develop strategic and tactical client proposals, and work with your AM/SAM to develop bespoke plans and calendars for clients.
- Writing: Demonstrate an ability to write effective content for your full client portfolio and display excellent editing skills, giving guidance to team members on their writing; ensure the team effectively briefs the content team when specialist help is needed.
- Media relations: Ensure that journalist relationship-building initiatives are driven within the team, across your full client portfolio, display an excellent knowledge of the South African media landscape (and an interest in the broader African media landscape), maintain solid media relationships, and oversee the effective running of your team’s entire media relations process.
- Pitching skills: Write and pitch (or oversee your team’s writing and pitching of) excellent quality, relevant story angles to targeted media, displaying creativity and an understanding of newsworthiness.
- Research: Demonstrate strong research skills, and assimilation and presentation of information.
- MSL Newsdesk: Participate in 1 x weekly newsdesk/media meeting and ensure relevant news and angles are marked and shared with clients.
- Media lists: Work with SAM/AM to ensure that your team regularly updates media lists, informs the broader agency of media changes, compiles tailored media lists per client content piece (which are saved to the server), and ensures that master client media lists are kept updated.
- Quality: Consistently deliver quality work to professional, MSL standards, and ensure quality output from your team prior to submitting to client.
- Detail-oriented: Execute unwavering attention to detail in all aspects, when reviewing or drafting documents, articles, presentations, emails and all other communiques.
- Proactive upskilling: Constantly work to ensure, within your team, an excellent understanding of content for all clients (even beyond your portfolio), your clients’ industries, and that both you and your team stay abreast of the broader news environment to spot opportunities for media conversation building. Proactively identify areas in which your team/team members are less skilled, and work to upskill your team in these areas.
- Proactive learning: Demonstrate use of the Marcel Classes portal and other internal training tools/sessions to upskill yourself, taking initiative and responsibility for your learning journey. Encourage this same approach within your team.
- Time management: Ensure both you and your team are managing your time effectively.
- Profile: Manage and build your own profile within your team and the broader agency.
- Client relations: Demonstrate excellent client relationships, ability to manage their expectations and to mitigate risks and issues as early on as possible, while guiding them in a strategic direction appropriate to their goals.
- Understanding: Perfect a detailed, thorough and informed understanding of your clients’ businesses and knowledge of their competitors, for effective idea generation. Demonstrate value to your clients by keeping them abreast of competitor news, and encourage same within your team.
- Reviews: Take overall responsibility for planning, compiling and editing of client review documents/presentations/reports, and lead/participate in client review meetings with your team.
- Billing: Accurately review billing arrangements for clients, and ensure monthly billing is done timeously by your team.
- Profitability: Track hours and billing closely to ensure your stream is profitable.
- Timesheets: Ensure your team (including you) demonstrates effective time recording and reporting (daily, accurate data logged on Chase, as per Groupe deadlines).
- Coverage: Ensure daily coverage tracking, regular reports and timeous client coverage updates are executed by your team.
- Reporting: Ensure quality, timeous monthly reports are delivered by your team, and drive new reporting ideas, processes and efficiencies wherever improvements can be made.
- The MSL Way: Live MSL’s company values in all professional interactions and work.
- Know the agency and Publicis Groupe Africa (PGA): Demonstrate familiarity with both MSL and PGA’s organisational structures and offerings, and, where possible, cross-sell Power of One solutions to clients.
- Management meeting: Attend bi-monthly management meetings (compulsory).
- Demonstrate an ability to identify opportunities for new business and organic growth of existing business and business retention.
- Display an ability to draft excellent proposals and pitch presentation skills.
- Focus on developing solutions to business problems for clients, and where possible, see how PGA’s Power of One solution can be driven within the work that you do for clients.
- Assist with key staffing decisions, including facilitating/managing interviews where necessary.
- Demonstrate an ability to act as a leader, role model and mentor for junior staff, and be an ambassador for the company.
- Conduct appraisals for AM/SAM. Ensure that SAM/AM is conducting for AEs, etc. (and sit in on these, if necessary).
- Drive (or ensure that AM/SAM drives) personal development activities for junior staff (i.e. coaching, workshop development, etc.).
- Actively look to maintain and build positive working relationships with colleagues.
- A tertiary qualification in Public Relations.
- Minimum 6 years working experience in a PR Agency.
- Experience working on short-term Insurance/Finance clients (is essential).
- A good command of the English language (both verbal and written).
- Strong organizational skills.
- A good grasp and understanding of the South African media landscape.
- Proficient on all platforms of social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok etc.).
Personality Attributes:
- Team player with the ability to work independently.
- Able to remain calm in a highly pressurized environment.
- Ability to lead and mentor a team.
- Resilient.
- Accountable.
- Proactive.
- Energetic.
- Creative “out of the box” strategic thinker.
- Meticulous with attention to detail.
- Other:
- Flexible to work beyond normal office hours (overtime if and when required).
- Comfortable and willing to work on alcohol brands.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Should you not hear from us within 2 weeks after submitting your application, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
Publicis Groupe is proud to be an Equal opportunity employer and prohibits any forms of Discrimination or Harassment. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees in line with our Employment Equity Plan. All appointments will be based on qualifications, experience and best fit but preference will be given to all candidates from designated groups.
About the companyPublicis Groupe is the third largest communications group in the world, a leader in marketing, communication and digital business transformation. As a platform at the intersection of marketing and digital business transformation, driven through the alchemy of creativity and technology, Publicis Groupe is built on The Power of One.
#J-18808-LjbffrAssistant Store Manager- Clicks Mafikeng Crossing
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Introduction
Are you passionate about retail and service excellence? Are you confident to drive sales and build customer loyalty in order to ensure a competitive advantage for the brand? An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for an Assistant Store Manager. The successful individual will report to the Store Manager.
Listing reference: click_020947
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 15 August 2025
Position Summary
Industry: Wholesale & Retail Trade
Job category: Retail Operations
Location: North West
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
About Our Company
Clicks Group
Introduction
Are you passionate about retail and service excellence? Are you confident to drive sales and build customer loyalty in order to ensure a competitive advantage for the brand? An exciting and challenging opportunity has become available for an Assistant Store Manager. The successful individual will report to the Store Manager.
Job Description
Job Purpose:
- To support the Store Manager in ensuring the efficient operation of the store and service excellence by driving sales and building customer loyalty in order to meet sales, profit and compliance targets, leading to a competitive advantage for the brand.
- To ensure the achievement of the stores financial performance by driving and maximising sales through the execution of promotional activities and driving cross-selling, up-selling initiatives and superior customer service across the store team.
- To efficiently execute all operational activities of the store, including expenses, stock management, shrinkage, general housekeeping and administration.
- To successfully execute in-store visual merchandising, ensuring the in-store presentation and promotional standards are met and that the appearance of the store is in line with the brand image.
- To support the Store Manager in ensuring staff are motivated and directed to achieve their targets and performance goals and effectively managed in the absence of the store manager.
- To assist the Store Manager in maintaining the work schedule on a daily basis in line with the Group's labour policy and the relevant labour model in order to ensure each department is fully and appropriately staffed.
- To execute customer service initiatives in store that results in a great customer experience, drives customer loyalty and achieves club card participation targets.
- To attend to all administrative responsibilities in an efficient manner, including ensuring weekly time and attendance and employee records are complete and submitted to HR.
- To support the Group’s vision to be the customer’s first choice health and beauty retailer by living and driving the company values.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Essential: Grade 12 (Maths 50% and English 50%)
- Essential: Relevant Retail/Business Management qualification (External applicants)
- Desirable: Degree in Relevant Retail/Business Management
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in an assistant store management role within a retail/FMCG store operations environment or successful completion the Clicks Trainee Store Management Programme
- Financial management experience (budgets, profit and loss statements, financial ratios, etc.)
- Understanding and application of financial management principles
- Retail/FMCG background and understanding of merchandising and promotions principles
- Knowledge of stock, cost, risk and compliance management procedures
- Knowledge of customer service excellence
- Knowledge of labour legislation and IR practices
- Knowledge of people management
- Knowledge of competency based interviewing
- Numeracy skills
- Results and target driven
- Planning and organising skills
- Problem-solving skills
- Strong customer orientation
- Good communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Following instructions and procedures
- Planning and Organising
- Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
- Working with people
- Analysing
- Leading and Supervising
- Entrepreneurial and Commercial Thinking
- Coping with Pressures and Setbacks
We are committed to the principles of Employment Equity. Seniority level
- Seniority level Mid-Senior level
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Sales and Business Development
- Industries Retail
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#J-18808-LjbffrHead of Distribution
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Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : August 24, 2025
Overview
Red Bull is seeking a dedicated professional to lead and develop our distribution and sales strategy in South Africa, ensuring our brand remains the number one energy drink in the country. This role involves managing partnerships, optimizing routes to market, and driving profitable growth through effective team leadership and strategic planning.
Responsibilities
All responsibilities include:
- People Management : Lead, coach, and develop the DPM / Wholesale Team; manage top accounts and partners; analyze geographic opportunities.
- Route to Market Optimization : Develop and refine distribution models to meet growth targets; innovate market leadership strategies; manage pricing and profitability.
- Distribution Partner Management : Enhance distribution channels; build strong relationships; drive volume growth; improve outlet visibility; negotiate KPIs and contracts; conduct regular store visits.
- Strategy and Planning : Create and implement business plans; set targets; develop distribution and SKU growth strategies.
- Administration : Spend 60% in the field, 40% on analysis and planning; manage stock forecasts, budgets, and negotiations; oversee POS stock and promotional activities.
Experience & Skills
Ideal candidates will have:
- University Degree in Business, Marketing, or similar
- 6-8 years FMCG sales experience, with a strong understanding of South Africa’s RTM environment
- Proven success in product distribution growth and price management
- Leadership experience and excellent communication skills
- Strong analytical, financial, and problem-solving skills
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Organizational skills and ability to handle multiple priorities
Director of Product Engineering
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Morae Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Director of Product EngineeringMorae Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
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We are looking for a Product Engineering Director to lead our engineering organization at the intersection of innovation, performance, and customer-centric delivery. As a senior leader reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer , you will be responsible for turning product vision into scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions that transform the way legal professionals work.
You will drive the development of our GenAI-enabled products , ensure delivery excellence, and foster a strong engineering culture rooted in agile practices, modern architecture, and continuous innovation.
Key Responsibilities:
Engineering Strategy & Technical Leadership
- Own the technical execution of the product roadmap in partnership with the CPO.
- Develop and scale core legal technology platforms, APIs, and AI-powered experiences.
- Establish and evolve architectural standards, design patterns, and system resiliency.
- Evaluate and integrate agentic platforms and frameworks to enable dynamic, autonomous user experiences.
- Lead the implementation of our cutting edge Legal Technology MorAI solutions.
- Collaborate with product teams to embed AI/ML into key features such as search, summarization, content recommendation, and automation.
- Drive platform extensibility, scalability, and security for enterprise legal environments.
- Leverage agentic frameworks to create adaptive and context-aware features that enhance legal workflows.
Execution & Delivery
- Champion agile engineering practices across cross-functional squads.
- Ensure high-quality, on-time delivery of features with clear metrics and accountability.
- Manage engineering capacity, prioritization, sprint planning, and release cycles in collaboration with product and design.
- Grow, mentor, and lead a world-class engineering team across frontend, backend, DevOps, QA, and AI/ML functions.
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence.
- Implement effective hiring, onboarding, and growth programs for a high-performing, inclusive engineering culture.
- Lead and support a distributed, remote-first engineering team with a focus on asynchronous collaboration and communication.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product, Design, Legal SMEs, and Customer Success to ensure the technology aligns with business needs and market expectations.
- Actively contribute to product planning, roadmap discussions, and strategic prioritization.
Operational Excellence
- Own key engineering KPIs including system uptime, velocity, tech debt reduction, and deployment frequency.
- Drive cloud infrastructure cost-efficiency, system observability, and DevSecOps maturity.
- Lead incident management and escalation processes with customer sensitivity and transparency.
Qualifications:
- 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
- Proven experience building and scaling B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms—experience in legal tech is a plus.
- Deep understanding of agile and DevOps practices; experience managing distributed engineering teams.
- Demonstrated success in delivering AI/ML-powered applications in production environments.
- Experience with agentic platform architectures and frameworks in production systems.
- Strong understanding of architecture, cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure), data privacy, and security best practices.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
Bonus Qualifications:
- Experience working in regulated or compliance-heavy industries (e.g., legal, finance, healthcare).
- Familiarity with GenAI technologies (e.g., OpenAI, vector databases, prompt engineering, RAG pipelines).
- Experience scaling and leading global remote engineering teams.
This is a rare opportunity to define and lead the technology behind the next wave of innovation in legal tech. You’ll play a critical role in building the foundation for our growth and ensuring we deliver exceptional, secure, and intelligent experiences to our customers.
About Morae:
Morae is a dynamic, high-growth organization that provides an integrated suite of solutions to corporate law departments and law firms, and partners with leading software and services providers, both within and outside the legal industry. We are a young company but are made up of seasoned professionals in the legal industry, with a focus on building productive long-term relationships with employees and clients in an environment where collaboration is encouraged, knowledge is shared freely, and diversity of thought, cultures, communities, and points of view is embraced. Our team has the vision to create an effective solution for any business problem and the experience to execute that vision. Learn more at Our privacy policy can be found here
Seniority level- Seniority level Director
- Employment type Full-time
- Job function Product Management, Information Technology, and Consulting
- Industries Legal Services
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#J-18808-LjbffrAssociate General Counsel
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Associate General Counsel page is loadedAssociate General Counsel Apply remote type Hybrid (Remote & On-site) locations Worcester time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R0003219
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Associate General CounselLOCATION
WorcesterDEPARTMENT NAME
Office of the General CounselDIVISION NAME
Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPIJOB DESCRIPTION SUMMARY
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (“WPI”) seeks a collaborative, solutions-driven, and detail-oriented attorney to join the Office of the General Counsel. The position will report directly to the Vice President and General Counsel. The successful candidate will be a generalist attorney providing day-to-day advice to university clients on a broad range of matters related to litigation and dispute resolution, policymaking, compliance, contract review and negotiation, labor and employment, student affairs, research and intellectual property, and federal and state regulatory issues.Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a premier R1 research university known for its pioneering project-based learning approach. Our campus features advanced research laboratories in biotechnology, robotics, cybersecurity, and materials science, alongside modern academic buildings and residential facilities. WPI's hands-on educational model creates unique safety considerations across our diverse research and learning environments.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Responsibilities:
- Provide timely legal advice, counsel, and representation to faculty, staff, and employees regarding state and federal laws, regulations, university business matters, policies, practices, and procedures.
- Draft, review and negotiate contracts related to various university projects, research, partnerships, governmental and commercial entities; and technology licensing agreements.
- Identify the need for institutional policy development and participate in policymaking to safeguard and advance university interests.
- Advise on institutional risk management, including legal assessment of operational, reputational, and compliance risks. Oversee the University’s insurance program.
- Advise and assist on employment disputes, faculty and staff conduct matters, and internal investigations, including complaint resolution, disciplinary actions, and policy compliance in alignment with university procedures and applicable laws.
- Provide legal guidance on intellectual property matters arising from university research activities, including patent protection, copyright, trademarks, and licensing agreements. Partner closely with faculty, researchers, and technology transfer to facilitate innovation, compliance, and effective commercialization.
- Advise on compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations impacting higher education, including Title IX, FERPA, ADA, and the Clery Act. Monitor the evolving landscape of applicable federal laws, regulations, and guidance.
Requirements:
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- Excellent oral and written communication skills, negotiation skills, and an ability to learn new areas quickly. High attention to detail and accuracy.
- Ability to identify and address complicated and sensitive problems across a broad range of substantive areas with creativity and professional discretion and judgment.
- Interest in and capacity to learn new areas of law related to higher education.
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Head of Brand : Popular Restaurant Chain – Cape Town
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Calling all Brand buffs! It’s your lucky day because we have an exhilarating opportunity for a senior “hot shot” Head of Brand at a well-loved, iconic South African restaurant chain Group’s Cape Town HQ.
In this terrifically exciting role as Head of Brand, you will be responsible for driving the growth of the Brand portfolio through breakthrough creative while building a world class brand team. You will be required to set strategic direction for sustainable purpose led growth. The Head of Brand is also responsible for ensuring the design and execution of strategy and innovation. You will be in charge of building Brand power that drives short and long-term business results.
If you are a ‘hands on’ leader who is a passionate and purpose-driven marketer, excited about growing great brands, this is for you. Don’t miss out!
Responsibilities
- Marketing experience within the FMCG / Restaurant / Franchise or retail environment
- Strategy Development, Plan, and implementation – Brand and Marketing
- In depth understanding of Finance, budgets, forecasts related to marketing plans and campaigns
- Clear understanding of fiscal discipline (Budget, Finance, Operations etc)
- Project team management
- Agency engagement and media buying methodologies or practices
- Experience working within an executive space
- Brand Campaign development, implementation, and management
- Dealing with Service providers that ensure brand alignment
- Planning and execution of communication and media actions on all channels including above the line
- Leading and Managing a team
- Presenting concepts, strategies, and ideas
- Managing innovation processes
- Judging and optimising creative
- Consumer behaviour trends and insights in the Food and Beverage industry
- Understanding Digital marketing and Social Media – Fundamentals
- Market automation
- Personalised data communication – Market data and trend analyses & customer insights
- Stakeholder management – Media and digital agencies, providers of services, consultants etc.
- Understanding CRM and SEO tools like Google Analytics, Google AdWords, HubSpot, WebTrends etc.
Requirements
The successful candidate must have / be :
- BComm Marketing or similar 3-year Degree or higher
- PG Dip Marketing (advantageous)
- 10-15 years’ experience (minimum 10 years)
- Business and financial acumen
- Judging and optimising creative
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and modern marketing platforms)
- Agility to adapt, learn and execute new technologies
- Negotiating and influencing skills at an executive level
- Time management and the ability to manage a variety of teams simultaneously
- Strong interpersonal and Stakeholder Relationship Management skills
- Analytical and problem solving
- Evidence based decision making : Deciding and initiating action
- Strategic, innovative, and organisational thinking : formulating strategies and concepts
- Skilled at directing, leading, supervising and managing teams
- Budget management and forecasting skills
- Project and programme management
- Great at working with people
- Persuading and Influencing skills
- Delivering results and meeting customer expectations
- Curiosity, creating unique solutions and applying an entrepreneurial mindset and ensuring commercial feasibility
- The ability to work with and resolve conflict
- A team player, able to closely collaborate and manage interdependence
- Change leadership mindset
- An inclusive leader.
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- Prepares and cooks meats, fish, vegetables, gravies, cereals, soups, fruits, bakery products and other forms of food
- Prepares and cooks food for special diets from recipes formulated by qualified personnel
- Assists in on-the-job training and assist in directing the work of food service workers, students and other employees within area of assignment
- Assists in the preparation of salads and desserts
- Notifies supervisor of food and supplies needed. Checks in food and supplies as necessary. Maintains food production records
- Cleans kitchen, kitchen utensils and equipment; secures refrigerator and freezer
- Serves food as required
- Maintains maximum standards of sanitation and safety
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned
- Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement
- Promptly reports equipment and food quality to kitchen Manager
- Uses our Standardized Recipe Card for preparing all products. Do not rely on the memory of yourself or other employees
- Operate as part of a team with good interpersonal skills
- Maintaining high quality and hygiene standards as per Companies standards
- Preparation and presentation of food
- Ensuring correct portion control are adhered to
- Ensuring the food is delivered timeously
- Assist with the planning of menus and stock control
- Follow recipes
- Flexible to work overtime when required
- Stay abreast with food trends as well as best practices
- May be required to assist with any other duties that may be outside scope of responsibility
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- Serves food as required
- Maintains maximum standards of sanitation and safety
- Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned
- Attends all scheduled employee meetings and brings suggestions for improvement
- Promptly reports equipment and food quality to kitchen Manager
- Uses our Standardized Recipe Card for preparing all products. Do not rely on the memory of yourself or other employees
- Operate as part of a team with good interpersonal skills
- Maintaining high quality and hygiene standards as per Companies standards
- Preparation and presentation of food
- Ensuring correct portion control are adhered to
- Ensuring the food is delivered timeously
- Assist with the planning of menus and stock control
- Follow recipes
- Flexible to work overtime when required
- Stay abreast with food trends as well as best practices
- May be required to assist with any other duties that may be outside scope of responsibility
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- Computer literate
- Organizing and planning skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Team Player
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- Good organizational skills
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#J-18808-LjbffrGroup CFO
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As the Group CFO, you will serve as the central point of accountability for all internal and external financial reporting, ensuring that all reporting streams are fully reconciled, compliant with relevant legislation and financial reporting standards, and supported by strong internal controls. This role is critical in maintaining a sound financial environment and ensuring consistency in accounting principles and methodologies across the group.
Responsibilities
Financial Management and Internal Controls
- Oversee daily finance operations across the group to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
- Maintain integrity and consistency in financial record-keeping across all divisions.
- Ensure group-wide compliance with financial policies and tax regulations.
- Implement and monitor robust internal controls in all business units.
- Continuously review and enhance financial processes for accurate and timely reporting.
- Collaborate with the CIO to assess and implement improvements in financial systems.
- Authorize payments in accordance with established approval mandates.
- Review and approve monthly payroll submissions.
- Manage cash flow effectively and coordinate timely drawdowns from funding structures.
- Optimise cash management and ensure control over group assets.
- Ensure adherence to funding covenants and financial obligations.
- Ensure accurate and timely preparation of monthly management accounts.
- Supervise and ensure accuracy of the consolidation and analysis of monthly financial results.
- Track performance relative to budgets and monitor product profitability.
- Present monthly financial performance to the Executive Committee (Exco).
- Prepare financial content for internal staff updates and investor presentations.
- Prepare financial content and ensure timely feedback to other external parties such as funders / investors / shareholders.
- Oversee the preparation of Annual Financial Statements for 14 entities in compliance with the Companies Act and IFRS / IFRS for SME’s.
- Manage the consolidation and reporting of Group Annual Financial Statements in line with statutory requirements.
- Liaise with external auditors and resolve any audit / review findings or concerns and ensure audits / reviews are completed within the agreed timeframes.
- Ensure timely reporting to regulatory bodies such as the JSE, SARS and FSCA.
Governance (Board & EXCO)
- Represent Merchant West as a nominated director across various group and related entities.
- Oversee governance processes for the Board and its sub-committees to ensure effective oversight and compliance.
- Strengthen financial governance and compliance in alignment with King IV principles.
- Coordinate and facilitate monthly Executive Committee (Exco) meetings.
- Support the CEO in developing strategic documents and ensure execution of group strategies.
- Drive the implementation of BBBEE structures where applicable to support transformation objectives.
Budget Management
- Manage the annual budget process and ensure that all divisions prepare and submit appropriate budgets.
- Ensure that head office and shared services budgets are prepared and approved timeously.
- Ensure that consolidated budgets are prepared and approved by start of each financial year.
- Ensure that expenses are controlled in line with budgets.
Acquisitions
- Ensure that appropriate financial due diligence work is performed on proposed acquisitions.
Team Management
- Ensure finance teams across the group are adequately resourced in collaboration with divisional heads.
- Lead and manage the head office finance team to ensure high performance and alignment with group objectives.
- Mentor, coach, and develop finance staff to build capability and support career growth.
Strategy and Growth
- Work closely with the CEO and COO to assist in driving strategy, growth and innovation through participation in Exco strategy sessions.
- Implement strategic objections as agreed during Exco strategy sessions.
- BCom Hons Accounting degree
- Accredited CA (SA)
- ITC and Credit Clear
- Strong financial reporting, budgeting and compliance background
- Proven experience in managing or supporting external audits
- Solid understanding of financial systems and experience in process automation or improvement projects
- Hands-on, proactive, and solutions-oriented, with strong attention to detail
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, capable of working effectively across departments and seniority levels
- 15 years post-article experience
- Experience in financial services, advisory or similar (advantageous)
- Tailored Staff Financial Wellness Offering.
- Employee Wellness Provider.
- Professional Development Opportunities.
- Rich Organisational Culture.
- Sustainable professional career opportunity up to retirement age.
Select divisions in the MW Group are licensed and authorised FSPs.
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