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The Experian Innovation and Strategy team in South Africa spearheads adjacent and unchartered innovation. A key component of this function is fulfilled by the Research and Development (R&D) team. Innovation through data is core to Experian South Africa’s (EZA) strategic objective.

The Head: R&D will be accountable for the identification, assessment and recommendation on potential use cases associated with Alternative data sources. As such, this role will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for Experian to either develop new or expand on existing product offerings. This role will also be supporting and advising other teams within Experian to assess the feasibility and create first conceptual designs for new products.

This role requires particularly strong collaboration traits and a keen understanding of what current market offerings and needs entail. The Head: R&D should be a keen learner, insatiably curious and an instigator of high performance.

Responsibility for adherence to associated Compliance, Risk, Data Governance and Legal processes also rest on this role.

DATA RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT

• Identify alternative data sources from what is currently leveraged in the business
• Identify new types of data (net new ) that could be of value to the business, our clients or consumers
• Facilitate and participate in obtaining samples of such data
• Guide your team on analysing/investigating the data to assess suitability for new or enhanced products
• Decide on and communicate outcomes of assessment of data to business
• Facilitate and participate in the building of initial viable products (if applicable)

DATA ENGAGEMENT

• Engage with executive stakeholders in the business re. data opportunities and findings from research
• Present ideas and viable products at various stages to clients to test market appetite and product applicability
• Initiate and pursue engagement with potential suppliers of data and inform/support commercial conversations that may apply

DATA RIGHT-TO-PLAY

• Ensure adherence to processes prescribed by the Experian Governance, Legal, Compliance and Risk processes

CROSS-TEAM COLLABORATION

• Stay abreast of existing Experian product offerings (both locally and in other markets)
• Identify potential future new product owners and engage them in the product development process at the right time, to facilitate effective handover to business
• Effective and solution focused engagements with Experian colleagues both locally and in other markets

DATA THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

• The CDI (Consumer Default Index) and BDI (Business Debt Index) are two quarterly publications that inform press releases and media engagement. You are responsible for ensuring that these products are maintained and delivered timeously
• The CDI and BDI are often enriched/expanded at an ad hoc basis as a means to test new ideas or to create thought leadership insights that can be shared in the market. This enhancement is performed by the R&D team.
• Present on latest developments in market and at Experian in various forums (Conferences, Summits, Webinars, etc.)
• Ensure that Experian is perceived in the market as a thought leader and industry expert

INNOVATION R&D TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Cultivate and maintain a high-performance Innovation R&D team in a remote working environment
• Develop and mentor more junior team members
• Perform team managerial duties

MINIMAL VIABLE PRODUCT (MVP) DEVELOPMENT AND MARKET TESTING

• Leverage existing and new data assets to develop and test new MVPs with relevant partners
• Deliver successful MVP to relevant business owners empowering them to scale solutions post-handover

About Experian

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We help to redefine lending practices, uncover and prevent fraud, simplify healthcare, create marketing solutions, and gain deeper insights into the automotive market, all using our unique combination of data, analytics and software. We also assist millions of people to realize their financial goals and help them save time and money.

We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more industry segments.

We invest in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. As a FTSE 100 Index company listed on the London Stock Exchange (EXPN), we have a team of 22,500 people across 32 countries. Our corporate headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland. Learn more at experianplc.com.

Experience and Skills

• Honors or greater degree with strong focus in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Econometrics or similar.
• Excellent communication skills (written and spoken)
• 15 years’ experience in data-related product development
• Proven evidence of thought leadership initiatives
• Keen understanding of market conditions and needs
• Keen understanding of existing credit bureau products
• Ability to engage meaningfully with market leaders in existing and new verticals
• Excellent interpersonal skills • Ability to travel

Additional Information

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's culture and people are important differentiators. We take our people agenda very seriously and focus on what matters; DEI, work/life balance, development, authenticity, collaboration, wellness, reward & recognition, volunteering. the list goes on. Experian's people first approach is award-winning; World's Best Workplaces 2024 (Fortune Top 25), Great Place To Work in 24 countries, and Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2024 to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or our Careers Site to understand why.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Innovation is an important part of Experian's DNA and practices, and our diverse workforce drives our success. Everyone can succeed at Experian and bring their whole self to work, irrespective of their gender, ethnicity, religion, colour, sexuality, physical ability or age. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

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This role involves driving the introduction of new products (from R&D and/or technical transfers from other Haleon sites or CMOs) and implementing strategic projects at the site and CMO levels.

• Manage end-to-end process of strategic new product introductions or technical transfers into the site and CMOs, applying sound project management principles.
• Assess technical feasibility for manufacturing, packing, and testing of new products or transferred products.
• Develop and manage budgets related to new product introductions and technical transfers.
• Ensure all stakeholders are regularly updated on NPI / technical transfer progress.
• Complete all required documentation as per SOPs.
• Ensure timely delivery of all NPI / technical transfer initiatives.
• Serve as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for all NPI / technical transfer activities between the site, commercial teams, and above-site teams.
• Collaborate with the site finance team on COGS development for new products or transferred products.
• Work with the MEA R&D team on innovation projects and support site activities for product registration.

• Manage and deliver strategic projects at the site and CMO level from start to finish.
• Keep all stakeholders informed about the status of assigned strategic projects.
• Ensure on-time project delivery.

• Perform all work activities in accordance with EHS standards and policies.
• Maintain a safe and healthy workplace by managing risks, including psychosocial risks, to protect personnel and the environment.
• Comply with EHS and engineering standards and site procedures.
• Participate actively in the ZAP program by reporting Near Misses and Observations to help reduce risks and improve safety, aiming to meet site KPIs.

• Experience in the pharmaceutical, FMCG, or other regulated industries (preferably 5+ years).
• Experience working in regulated environments.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a cross-functional team.
• Proven experience in delivering strategic projects.

• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Good organizational skills with attention to detail.

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Innosight is a global strategy consulting firm focused on helping leading organizations design and create the future. We work with them to develop growth strategies, build innovation capabilities, and accelerate new growth initiatives. As a member of the Innosight team, you’ll have the opportunity to work with leaders at Global 1000 companies to tackle some of the most interesting challenges in business.

• We are the leading practitioners of disruptive innovation, building on the work of our co-founder, Harvard Business School professor Clay Christensen.
• Because we focus on growth strategy and innovation, we bring unique expertise and authority to the challenges our clients face: Where is our next big opportunity, and what is our strategy to get there? How do we build an organization that is innovative and future focused? How do we disrupt ourselves before others do?
• Our values – including humility, collaboration, transparency, and intellectual curiosity – guide our work with clients, with each other, and our commitment to enabling innovation in organizations.
• Our work environment emphasizes the exchange of ideas, continuous learning, and collaboration. And our smaller team structure offers exposure to senior-level executives early in your consulting career.
  
  

• Extensive consulting experience and a proven track record of success with a top management consulting firm: specializing in delivering strategic solutions within the healthcare industry.
• Demonstrable experience leading engagements focused on: short and long-term enterprise-level strategic planning, growth strategy, M&A/strategic partnerships& alliances, margin expansion, cost strategy etc. within healthcare provider organizations.
• Expert-level knowledge of the healthcare provider industry: including experience working with diverse provider organizations such as Hospital Systems, Academic Medical Centers, Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Integrated Delivery Networks, Physician Practices/Groups, etc.
• Conceptual, Strategic and Problem-Solving Skills: Able to integrate diverse information, apply flexible global concepts and think strategically using large scale data and analytics. Strong quantitative and business analysis acumen. Effective in making high quality decisions and taking decisive action.
• Exceptional Engagement Delivery: Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects, generate clear work plans, and lead junior employees. Successfully execute across multiple projects while delivery quality product to the client.
• Communication Skills: Exceptionally strong communicator equally adept at communications strategy and execution, with the ability to craft a full range of crystal clear, high-impact communications (e.g., proposals, presentations, workshops). Particularly skilled at coaching teams on how to visualize complex information and insights. Able to communicate in an open and authentic manner in all situations.
• Talent Development Skills: Ability to attract, evaluate, coach and advance talented people to build an effective organization. Values diversity in the workforce and has a proven track record of providing development opportunities for all people. Possesses a strong need to be part of a winning team and to help drive the future of what will become a renowned organization.
• Values and Vision: Naturally aligned with our client’s core values: simple, open, integrated and mission-driven. Employee-sensitive, strong ethics, commitment to diversity, customer/market-focused and quality-service committed. Consistently models desired organizational values and behaviors with strong personal “presence” and humility.
• Travel and Home Office:Willingness to travel weekly (up to 80%) is required and living location can be anywhere within the contiguous 48 states and near a major airport.
  
  

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales
• Industries Business Consulting and Services

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The DG Murray Trust (DGMT) is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential. Our goal for South Africa is a flourishing people, economy and society.

Investment in young children is one of the single greatest opportunities we have to close the inequality trap and to ensure that children in South Africa are set up to thrive. We aim to change the prospects of children and young people, putting them on a fundamentally different trajectory to that of their parents and grandparents. To achieve this objective, the All Children on Track (ACOT) portfolio, invests in key strategies to ensure that children have access to early learning, good nutrition, can read and count by the time they start school and live in loving and safe environments.

The ACOT portfolio is looking for an Innovation Director who is a dynamic leader and has a strong commitment to children’s development. In this role you will be leading portfolio strategy, shaping the portfolios grant making strategy and working with key strategic and incubated initiatives.

• A minimum of 5 years work experience
• A strong commitment to children’s development
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to engage and manage a wide range of work.
• Excellent public speaking, facilitation and writing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Self-motivated

• Shape and direct DGMT’s proactive strategy for the Goal.
• Build and sustain alliances with other funders, government, civil society organisations and the corporate sector.
• Lead your team’s work to select and shape, support and manage projects.
• Inspire change through great communication.
• Work with the rest of the DGMT Innovation Team (staff and Trustees) to identify new opportunities and different ways of working for greater impact

This role does include travel across South Africa to meet with and engage with implementing partners and stakeholders.

Applicants should submit their CV and motivational letter by 18 July 2025, by clicking here . You will be directed to our application portal. Scroll to the bottom of the page, click apply, complete the form and upload the required documents.

When you apply for a position at DGMT we collect information directly from you to help us find suitable candidates. We use your personal information to review your application, correspond with you, and arrange travel and accommodation for interviews, if applicable. We use the information about your race, gender, disability, and nationality to implement our employment equity plan under the Employment Equity Act. We may need to use third parties to help us verify some of the information you shared with us by contacting the references you provided and confirming your qualifications. For certain roles, we may do criminal and credit checks. For more information about how the DGMT uses personal information and your rights, see our Data Privacy Policy at

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• Business Development & Growth: Drive the development, growth, and management of the Innovation business within the broader Assurance Innovation and Digital landscape, aligning with relevant business targets and ensuring achievement.
• Engagement Management : Establish and monitor processes that enable teams to plan, scope, design, deliver, and quality review client engagements utilizing data analytics, complementing other service offerings such as Sustainability, Forensics, and Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS).
• Team Empowerment: Act as a subject matter resource (SMR) to support engagement delivery teams in overcoming challenges by leveraging personal experience and connecting networks.
• Financial Oversight: Manage the financial health of the business, continuously monitoring for potential financial risks.
• Collaboration: Foster collaboration across the specialists' network within the Africa Assurance Innovation and Digital business, including Data Delivery, Custom Analytics, Process Mining, and Go-to-Market strategies to drive digital transformation.
• Team Well-being: Prioritize the well-being of your teams, assisting them in achieving their career ambitions and learning goals.
• Community Building: Drive collaboration across specific Africa regions and build a community of practice.
• Expertise in Data Value Chain: Understand how engagement objectives relate to various phases of the data value chain and utilize advanced technology and analytics to address analytical problem statements.
• Proactive Learning: Actively seek out learning opportunities to contribute to the advancement of the Assurance Innovation and Digital business.

• 10+ years of relevant experience in a professional services or consulting environment.
• 10+ years of experience in designing and delivering analytics solutions for audit and forensic clients using a broad range of analytical toolsets (e.g., PowerApps, SQL, Python, R, PowerBI).
• 7-10 years of experience in managing people and budgeting within a business area.

• Customer-centric solution mindset with strong analytical and logical thinking skills.
• Strong understanding of modern data science methodologies and analytics development.
• Experience in applying Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques to solve business problems.
• Experience in design thinking and agile approaches to project management and solution delivery.
• Understanding of business processes and the ability to design analytical solutions that address specific business challenges.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, with fluency in English.
• Proficient presentation and storytelling abilities.
• Ability to prioritize competing responsibilities and demonstrate lateral thinking.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude towards service delivery.
• Independent, self-motivated, and passionate about delivering quality and innovative products.
• Understanding of information communication technology (ICT) in enabling businesses and financial statement production.
• Familiarity with different database types (relational databases/NoSQL) and the ability to analyze relationships between data.

The DG Murray Trust (DGMT) is a public innovator committed to developing South Africa’s potential. Our goal for South Africa is a flourishing people, economy and society.

Investment in young children is one of the single greatest opportunities we have to close the inequality trap and to ensure that children in South Africa are set up to thrive. We aim to change the prospects of children and young people, putting them on a fundamentally different trajectory to that of their parents and grandparents. To achieve this objective, the All Children on Track (ACOT) portfolio, invests in key strategies to ensure that children have access to early learning, good nutrition, can read and count by the time they start school and live in loving and safe environments.

The ACOT portfolio is looking for an Innovation Director who is a dynamic leader and has a strong commitment to children’s development. In this role you will be leading portfolio strategy, shaping the portfolios grant making strategy and working with key strategic and incubated initiatives.

• A minimum of 5 years work experience
• A strong commitment to children’s development
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
• Ability to engage and manage a wide range of work.
• Excellent public speaking, facilitation and writing skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic environment with competing priorities.
• Self-motivated

• Shape and direct DGMT’s proactive strategy for the Goal.
• Build and sustain alliances with other funders, government, civil society organisations and the corporate sector.
• Lead your team’s work to select and shape, support and manage projects.
• Inspire change through great communication.
• Work with the rest of the DGMT Innovation Team (staff and Trustees) to identify new opportunities and different ways of working for greater impact

This role does include travel across South Africa to meet with and engage with implementing partners and stakeholders.

Applicants should submit their CV and motivational letter by 18 July 2025, by clicking here . You will be directed to our application portal. Scroll to the bottom of the page, click apply, complete the form and upload the required documents.

When you apply for a position at DGMT we collect information directly from you to help us find suitable candidates. We use your personal information to review your application, correspond with you, and arrange travel and accommodation for interviews, if applicable. We use the information about your race, gender, disability, and nationality to implement our employment equity plan under the Employment Equity Act. We may need to use third parties to help us verify some of the information you shared with us by contacting the references you provided and confirming your qualifications. For certain roles, we may do criminal and credit checks. For more information about how the DGMT uses personal information and your rights, see our Data Privacy Policy at

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Mental health is shaped from before birth onward by a constellation of socio-economic factors, including poverty and inequality. In South Africa, where nearly 70% of

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Nedbank is seeking a practical, forward-thinking ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance ) Risk Led to head our ESG Risk Lead Team within Group Strategic Risk. This is not a sustainability generalist role — it is a strategic, risk-focused leadership position for a candidate with deep expertise in ESG risk methodologies, global regulatory frameworks, and forward-looking risk integration.

You will lead the development and application of cutting-edge ESG risk tools, frameworks, and scenario analyses that shape Nedbank’s enterprise-wide risk posture. Your work will directly influence how ESG risks are embedded into credit, market, operational, and liquidity risk management frameworks — ensuring Nedbank remains the green leader in South African banking.

This role is ideal for a candidate who thrives at the intersection of technical ESG risk innovation, financial risk integration, and strategic influence. You will work closely with our ESG Risk Management team in ESG Risk to co-drive research, foresight, and practical implementation of ESG risk across the bank.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead Nedbank’s ESG Risk Lead Team, managing a team of environmental analysts focused on research, innovation, and global best practice.

• Drive the development and implementation of advanced ESG risk methodologies (e.g. climate risk materiality assessments, nature risk assessments, scenario analysis, glidepaths etc).

• Translate global frameworks (e.g. TCFD, TNFD, ISSB, NGFS, PACTA) into practical, bank-wide risk tools and disclosures.

• Partner with the ESG Risk Management team to co-develop forward-looking risk identification and integration across all risk types.

• Co-act with the Risk Team as Nedbank’s internal center of excellence for ESG risk — providing thought leadership, training, and strategic advisory to business units, risk committees, and executive leadership.

• Monitor global ESG risk trends and regulatory developments to ensure Nedbank remains ahead of the curve.

• Represent Nedbank in industry forums (e.g. BASA, UNEP FI) and with external stakeholders (e.g. SARB, rating agencies, investors).

• Publish internal and external ESG risk research to reinforce Nedbank’s leadership position.

• Honours or Master’s degree in Risk Management, Environmental Science, Finance, Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Certifications

• Professional risk qualification (e.g. GARP SCR, CFA ESG, PRM)

Minimum Experience Level

• Minimum 5–7 years in ESG risk, environmental risk, enterprise risk, or financial risk roles.

• Experience in banking or financial services is essential.

• Familiarity with digital tools, data analytics, and ESG risk systems is advantageous.

Types of Exposures

• Proven track record in ESG risk leadership, ideally within a financial institution or regulatory body.

• Deep understanding of financial risk types and how ESG risks intersect with them.

• Experience leading climate and nature risk assessments, including methodology design and implementation.

• Strong grasp of global ESG risk frameworks and disclosure standards (TCFD, TNFD, ISSB, NGFS, Basel, UNEP FI).

• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise-wide change.

• Skilled in translating complex technical concepts into actionable insights for diverse audiences.

• Experience managing high-performing teams and mentoring technical talent.

• Passionate about research, development and innovation

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Management
• Industries Strategic Management Services

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Our core values - Respect, Integrity, Service, and Excellence - define our daily work environment, shaping our commitment to delivering exceptional service.

As part of our team, you'll drive efficiencies, reduce costs, and exceed customer expectations. If you are driven by passion and possess the ambition to excel within the Group Supply Chain, this opportunity is tailored for you.

The main purpose of the Innovation & Transformations Manager role is to support the divisions operations through the effective management, and maintenance of the Distribution Centre Warehousing Management Systems and all Business Process impacting the Distribution Centre. Ensure effective day to day support and delivery on the operational needs of the distribution centre.

If you meet the criteria and are ready to embark on this rewarding journey in Logistics , apply now to be a part of our dynamic team.

Requirements:

Minimum Academic, Professional Qualifications and Experience required for this position

Qualifications:

Grade 12.

Relevant tertiary qualification/Degree (Industrial Engineer or B.Com Supply Chain)

Experience:

• SAP EWM / SAP WM and ERP experience would be essential
• Proven and solid Systems and Process experience would be essential
• A minimum of three to four years’ experience in a distribution and warehousing environment would be essential.
• A minimum of two to three years managerial experience at middle level is essential.
• Computer literacy would be advantageous.

Competencies and Skills

Functional

• Demonstrating conceptual ability
• Managing change
• Planning and organizing resources
• Controlling of resources and operational activities
• Problem solving skills
• Building & maintaining relationship with all internal and external customers
• Communicate and influence
• Diplomacy, respect, sensitivity and self-control is maintained in all interactions with colleagues in own, other departments and customer
• Building Effective teams
• Valuing diversity
• Knowledge of organizational procedures and policies.
• WMS Knowledge

Behavioral

• Open and honest communication
• Live the Massmart values
• Pursuing learning opportunities and self-development
• Time-Management
• Reporting – operational, management and exception reporting
• Decisions are made and problems are solved when required
• Communicating with people regularly
• Motivating people
• Reasonable ancillary duties requested by Management are carried out as instructed
• Delegating properly

“Employment Equity Policy Requirements may be applicable”

At Massmart, we are committed to fostering a workplace culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and a true sense of belonging. We believe that every employee deserves a safe environment—free from discrimination, harassment, and inappropriate behaviour—where they can thrive and perform at their best.

Our policies promote equal opportunity and a culture of accountability. If you ever feel unsafe or witness behaviours that do not align with Massmart’s values, we encourage you to speak up.

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• SGS is the world’s leading Testing, Inspection and Certification company. We operate a network of over 2,500 laboratories and business facilities across 115 countries, supported by a team of 99,500 dedicated professionals. With over 145 years of service excellence, we combine the precision and accuracy that define Swiss companies to help organizations achieve the highest standards of quality, compliance, and sustainability.

The Digital Solution Architect will be responsible for leading and defining the necessary architecture and infrastructure for validating and scaling digital innovation projects. From feasibility assessments to solution scoping, conceptual design, and delivery you will be the driving force of the architecture delivery and technical product roadmap used in the innovation process. You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders throughout the organization and ensure solution conformance of scaled solutions to our operational architecture principles and customer needs.

The Digital Solution Architect embraces lean and agile practices, and works with cross-functional, and distributed teams. Working in close collaboration with others, you will actively collaborate to build and release new software at speed.

• Analyze the technology environment internally and externally and define strategic opportunities.
• Analyze, document and plan enterprise integration of services.
• Responsibile for the innovation “sandbox” architecture and its integration to operational IT.
• Subject matter expert and responsible for the solution- and enterprise- architecture, process, and frameworks used to develop digital innovation services and products.
• Architecture responsibility include but is not limited to process, security, integration, data, infrastructure, cloud and mobile.
• Lead and mentor technical resource on the use and application of architecture for digital services.
• Lead the planning, definition, and high-level design of the target architecture as well as compare and explore competing alternatives.
• Define systems and their interfaces, allocate responsibilities to subsystems, understand solution deployment, and communicate requirements for interactions within the solution context.
• Work with customers, stakeholders, and suppliers to establish high-level Solution Intent and its information models and documentation.
• Elicit and validate critical NFRs at the solution level, participate in the definition of other requirements at the project and technical levels.
• Produce solutions using complex architectures based on advanced or emerging design patterns.
• Interact with client's IT, internal IT, and business teams to address technical dependencies in the deployment of solutions.
• Resolve technical issues and identify solutions by building consensus among technical stakeholders.
• Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, development, implementation, test, and deployment.
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, maintaining high standards of code quality and thoughtful application design.
• Can write, modify and debug web applications in multiple tech stacks and domains.
• Self-document development processes, conduct peer reviews, and give actionable feedback.
• Work with the company validation- and agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continuous improvement.
• Actively contribute to the squad rituals such as planning meetings, stand-ups, and retrospect's.

Degree or higher in computer science.

• 10+ years of experience in relevant IT domains.
• 4+ years of experience as a digital Solution/System/Domain Architect.
• Hands-on experience in designing enterprise-grade architectures.
• Good experience in software architecture from an overall platform perspective as well as in depth knowledge with architecture solutions such as serverless, event-driven and microservices.
• Experience with cloud-, infrastructure-, mobile-, integration-, data-, security- and process architecture.
• Experience with cloud-native solutions or container technologies.
• Thorough knowledge of multiple frontend and backend technologies applied in multiple industries.
• Proven knowledge and experience working in an agile development (XP, Kanban, Scrum) environment with remote teams utilizing principles of agile development with continuous integration and deployment, test-driven development, and pair programming.
• Excellent communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Fluent in English. Other languages are a benefit.
• Able to apply judgement and act according to the SGS standards of ethics and integrity.

• Develop Self and Others: Identifies and prepares self or others for future roles. Supports/coaches others to achieve defined objectives. Creates and implements personal and/or team member development plans.
• Delivers Superior Results: Sets higher standards of performance. Fosters a sense of urgency to exceed targets. Works to exceed customers’ expectations. Strives for operational excellence. Delivers short-term wins that build on long-term goals and sustainable success
• Influences Internally & Externally: Seeks to understand others' needs and interests to build trust. Convinces others to change the way they think and act. Tailors his/her message to the audiences' needs. Generates engagement and commitment from others.
• Collaborates Effectively: Goes beyond ‘borders’ to connect with others. Shares information and resources across countries / businesses / teams. Leverages diversity to work efficiently. Seeks out and replicates better practices. Overcomes barriers that inhibit interaction
• Embraces Change: Anticipates the need for change. Seeks out new and improved ways of doing things. Overcomes the barriers to change. Implements change in a timely and effective manner. Champions the importance of change.