66 Platform Lead jobs in South Africa
SAS Platform Lead
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Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
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The SAS Platform Lead at Absa Bank is a pivotal role responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of SAS 9.4 and SAS Viya solution within the bank's infrastructure. This individual will work closely with various stakeholders to ensure that SAS platforms meet business requirements efficiently, securely, and with high performance. They will also play a key role in providing technical leadership, guidance and support to administrators and other relevant teams.
The SAS Platform Lead will play a critical role in ensuring the stability, performance, and security of SAS platforms, enabling the bank to leverage advanced analytics and data-driven insights to drive business growth and innovation.
Job Description
SAS Viya Platform Management:
- Design, deploy, configure, and maintain SAS environments to meet business needs and performance requirements.
- Provide ongoing support and ensure that business issues are solved by the technical admin
- Ensure that regular patch upgrades for the SAS environments are completed to ensure system stability.
- Enable automation alerts for system errors or issues to enable quick response.
- Ensure high availability and disaster recovery capabilities are in place for SAS environments by managing disaster recovery processes, ensuring system readiness.
- Manage the team to optimize system performance through routine monitoring and tuning.
- Maintain up-to-date documentation on administrative processes and system configurations.
- Coordinate with IT teams to ensure the seamless integration of SAS with other systems.
- Ensure compliance with security policies and manage user permissions effectively
- Manage user access, security configurations, and permissions within SAS platforms, adhering to Absa Bank's security policies and standards.
- Installation & Configuration: Ensure that the SAS software environment, including server configurations and customizations are setup according to business needs.
- User Management: Create and manage user accounts, roles, and permissions to ensure secure access to SAS resources.
System Integration and Automation:
- Integrate SAS platforms with other banking systems, applications, and data sources as required.
- Ensure that automation scripts and workflows for routine administrative tasks, such as backups, updates, and monitoring are developed and maintained
- Implement best practices for configuration management and version control within SAS environments.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, data analysts, and other IT teams to understand requirements and translate them into SAS Viya solutions.
- Provide technical expertise and guidance to project teams and stakeholders on SAS capabilities, limitations, and best practices.
- Participate in cross-functional teams to drive innovation, process improvements, and knowledge sharing related to SAS administration.
Performance Optimization and Capacity Planning:
- Analyze system performance metrics and usage patterns to identify opportunities for optimization and capacity planning.
- Recommend and implement improvements to hardware, software configurations, and infrastructure resources to enhance SAS Viya performance and scalability.
- Conduct regular capacity assessments and proactively plan for future expansion or upgrades as needed.
Documentation and Training:
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of SAS configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Provide training and knowledge transfer to junior administrators, support staff, and end-users on SAS administration best practices and usage guidelines.
Team management and leadership:
- The ability to lead and manage a team of SAS admins to achieve team and organisation objectives managing performance, development and providing mentorship
Educational requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field. Advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., SAS Certified Viya Platform Administrator) preferred.
- Proven experience (5+ years) in administering SAS platforms with specific experience in Viya 3.5 and 4 in enterprise environments, preferably within the banking or financial services sector would be advantageous
- Knowledge of SAS architecture, components, and administration best practices would be advantageous
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Shell) for automation and integration tasks.
- Strong understanding of Linux/Unix operating systems and experience with server virtualization technologies (e.g., VMware, Docker).
- The ability to create Terraform scripts as a code tool that lets you build, change, and version cloud and on-prem resources safely and efficiently will be advantageous.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues in SAS environments.
- Experience and knowledge with cloud computing platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Kubernetes,) is a plus.
- Knowledge or experience in the following SAS components will be advantageous:
- SAS Data Integration (ETL) Studio, SAS Management console, SAS OLAP Cube studio, SAS Information map Studio, SAS-Add inn for Microsoft office, SAS Enterprise Guide, SAS Customer Intelligence Studio, Web Report Studio (WRS), SAS Visual Analytics(VA),Dashboard. SAS/Macro, SAS/SQL, Stored Processes
Education
Bachelor's Degree: Information Technology
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
Technology Platform Lead
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Global Markets Technology Platform Lead in Enablement is a senior leadership role responsible for a cross functional team that is at the forefront of Finance Technology and Risk Technology platform for Global Markets. The role has accountability for people leadership, technology delivery and management of associated budgets.
This role leads talented platform team of specialists involved in all the stages of software delivery lifecycle across all asset classes. Core to the role of the platform leadership is active stakeholder management and is part of Global Markets Technology and Data management committee (ManCo).
This is a great opportunity to join a rewarding Global Markets Technology and Data team based in Sandton, Johannesburg and become an invaluable contributor in designing and implementing industry-leading Finance and Risk technology platforms.
Are You Someone Who Can
- Navigate technological shifts, economic realities, regulatory compliance and operational challenges to ensure a seamless yet cost effective trading experience.
- Builds and maintains effective relationship with business management and stakeholders.
- Ensure implementation of the business transformation plan and creation of an inclusive culture for employees.
- Design and deliver customer service solutions, systems and interactions aligned to organisational values and service standards that build the brand.
- Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans to facilitate the provision of adequate financial resources.
- Manage team or teams in areas of responsibility in delivery against performance targets and achievement of wider human capital objectives.
- Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional strategic objectives in partnership with leadership.
- Analyse information and reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
- Oversees IT Governance, Risk and Compliance.
- Accountable for stability and maintenance of all platforms in the Finace and Risk Domain.
- Manages and maintains the monitoring toolsets.
- Contributes towards the development and implementation of the business unit's information technology strategy.
- Identify, drive and implement ideas, policies, procedures, standards and frameworks to enhance sales and increase profit and manage future fit practice.
- Monitor Key Performance Indicators and metrics affecting the organization's technology assets; engage technical team as needed to meet goals or address issues.
- Provide thought leadership within the organization; research and evaluate cutting-edge practices and enabling technologies for internal adoption; assess potential partnerships and acquisitions.
- Respond to feedback from stakeholders and use it to make improvements or adjustments to technology.
- Select technology suppliers, vendors, and third-party integrations to design the organization's architecture and the technology stack.
- Establish and nurture effective relationships with collaborators, Finance and Risk technology specialists, product managers, and designers to make appropriate architectural and build vs. buy decisions.
- Own all technology and product to external stakeholders, partners, investors and future recruitment.
Qualifications
You will be an ideal candidate if you:
- Minimum qualification: A graduate qualification in Computer Science, Accounting, Investments, Engineering or Technology – combination an advantage
- Postgraduate business degree is an advantage
- All above from a reputable institution
Experience And Skills
- 10+ years' experience in a variety of management technical roles managing teams preferably within a Global Markets environment
- 5+ of people leadership
- Knowledge in software delivery lifecycle
- Strong software technical background covering architecture, integration, data warehousing, API's, business analysis, testing and production software management
- Strong understanding the trade life cycle
- Have a good knowledge and understanding of finance relating to trading of asset classes and related risk management
- Particularly good experience with proactive technology monitoring and alerting tools
- Understanding of investment banking
- Experience managing vendor relationships and relevant engagement.
- Strong understanding of multiple asset classes and banking products and how they are executed
- Good understanding of technical integration tools like Control M, Tibco, Informatica, Reporting tools, Market Data
- Good understanding of mainstream programming languages like Java, C#, Python, etc
- Good knowledge of mainstream software databases
- Good understanding of Agile work methods
- Good understanding of project/program management
- Strong stakeholder management skills and networking
- Willingness to coach and mentor others
- Commitment to lifelong learning
You Will Have Access To
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- Challenging working
- Opportunities to innovate
We can be a match if you are
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
- Love putting our clients at the forefront of what you do
RMB
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07/10/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
Technology Platform Lead
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Hello Future Technology Platform Lead,
RMB is a place where exceptional people create their own opportunities by challenging the conventional and driving sustainable impact.
United by our proud heritage and strong ethics. Innovative ideas, it's the magic of our people and culture that sets us apart.
Now, is the time to imagine your next move with South Africa's number one employer in Financial Services for 2025, where you can embrace the power of collective thinking to unlock unique opportunities for our clients and society
This role entails contributing to the design and development of new applications / systems to meet the business requirements of the data platform environment.
To analyse business or system requirements and build and enhance the data platforms.
To participate in and provide input to the Architect during the compilation of solution design documentation for new and existing data platforms.
To translate business needs into practical Information Technology (IT) systems solutions, high level implementation plans, influence prioritization of execution of business initiatives through the use of IT solutions design thinking and to lead an Information Technology systems solutions team with the purpose of supporting and enabling the realisation of business strategies and objectives.
Are You Someone Who Can
- Builds and maintains effective relationship with business management and stakeholders.
- Ensure implementation of the business Transformation plan and creation of an inclusive culture for employees.
- Design and deliver customer service solutions, systems and interactions aligned to Organisational values and service standards that build the brand.
- Draw up a budget aligned to tactical delivery plans to facilitate the provision of adequate financial resources.
- Manage team or teams in areas of responsibility in delivery against performance targets and achievement of wider human capital objectives.
- Develop tactical strategy and delivery plans in support of functional strategic objectives in partnership with leadership.
- Analyse information and reports to identify trends, discrepancies and inconsistencies for decision making purposes.
- Oversees IT Governance, Risk and Compliance.
- Leads Solution Development and Maintenance.
- Develops and maintains Applications.
- Contributes towards the development and implementation of the business unit's information technology strategy.
- Identify, drive and implement ideas, policies, procedures, standards and frameworks to enhance sales and increase profit and manage future fit practice.
- Monitor Key Performance Indicators and metrics affecting the organization's technology assets; engage technical team as needed to meet goals or address issues.
- Provide thought leadership within the organization; research and evaluate cutting-edge practices and enabling technologies for internal adoption; assess potential partnerships and acquisitions.
- Respond to feedback from stakeholders and use it to make improvements or adjustments to technology.
- Select technology suppliers, vendors, and third-party integrations to design the organization's architecture and the technology stack.
- Establish and nurture effective relationships with collaborators, engineers, data scientists, product managers, and designers to make appropriate architectural and build vs. buy decisions.
- Lead the internal and external development teams to build and upgrade the platform.
- Own all technology and product to external stakeholders, partners, investors and future recruitment.
You Will Be An Ideal Candidate If You
- have a Bachelor of Science or Master of Science in Management Information Systems
- 6 to 8 years experience in IT Development
You Will Have Access To
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- Challenging Work
- Opportunities to innovate
Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now
PostRMB
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Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below. *
24/09/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
Platform Enablement Lead
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Hello Future Platform Enablement Lead
Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
As part of our talented team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now's the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.
To enable platform solutions that are aligned to the FirstRand platform strategic direction and to increase efficiencies, meet regulatory objectives and achieve business value To leverage work item methodology in designing future state processes which ensure a seamless customer experience having a holistic understanding of the interdependencies between capabilities and work items, ensuring common goals and avoiding duplication
Are you someone who can:
- Build solutions aligned FirstRand strategies related to platform capability
- Build out Enterprise Capabilities ensuring business requirements are catered for
- Provide SME guidance and input into design of Capabilities and work items
- Contribute to the determination of the sequencing of the build and consume journey for enablement
- Remediation of legacy processes and migration onto Platform interfaces to ensure data quality and compliance with regulations
- Obtain a holistic understanding of the interdependencies between capabilities and work items to ensure common goals and avoid duplication
- Balance business benefit versus risk exposure in determining solution approaches or phases
- Translate strategy to ensure alignment to the Capability delivery to achieve maximum benefit
- Contribute to the planning and prioritisation of Work Item delivery in order to enable the consumption of platform enabled work items that meet the objectives of FirstRand
- Engage with Process Owners, Capability leads, Sub Capability leads, Product Houses, IT areas to drive the implementation of Platform enabled processes
- Provide guidance in respect of new requests, requirements, or projects by highlighting the capability impact and possible implementation impact
- Drive and implement the use of the Customer Experience Led Business Development Life Cycle (BDLC) framework to ensure the customer is at the centre of all solutions enabled
- Drive and implement the use of Customer Experience tools to measure feedback and sentiment relating to solutions pre and post implementation
- Maintain expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices and provide of advice to relevant stakeholders
- Maintain up to date knowledge of local and global trends
- Provide thought leadership and expertise
- Assist with the development of budgets aimed at solution enablement
- Manage the costs of enablement in accordance with actual spend
- Utilise data to understand cost pressure points to feed into solution design and implementation.
- Increase operational efficiency and suggest solutions to enhance cost effectiveness
- Plan, implement, manage, and report on progress, planned delivery and success/improvement of initiatives enabled
- Manage the delivery of the delivery roadmap within Commercial enablement to ensure the achievement of the objectives contained in the Business Strategy
- Manage steercos required to achieve decisions around key business problems and report on progress
- Manage Business and Technical team in terms of delivery.
- Promote the growth of resources in alignment with personal development plans.
- Ensure succession planning and cross skilling is actively being addressed.
- Provide adequate and frequent feedback to employees to promote the growth of employees
- Develop networks and manage stakeholders at varying levels of seniority to achieve objectives set out.
You will be an ideal candidate if you:
- Qualification:
- Information Managment / DAMA and / or Certified Information Systesm Security Professional / Pen Tester
- Experience: 5 Years plus with an understanding of:
- Understanding of data structures, data warehouses, data lakes
- Teradata, Big Data Platform (BDP), Cloudera, Ab Initio, PowerBi)
- Data priacy regulations (GDPR, POPI, PCI)
- On prem vs cloud solutions
- Data protection (including AI security, LLM, AI Agents)
- Data pipelines
You will have access to:
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- A challenging working environment.
- Opportunities to innovate.
We can be a match if you are:
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
- Able to unravel complex concepts to ensure your own understanding and the understanding of others
- Self motivated, accountable and respsonsible
Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now
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Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
02/10/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
Platform Strategy Lead
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To provide thought leadership, defining and articulating the platform enablement strategy, and the operationalization thereof.
To support the Chief Digital Office and its various teams by creating focus on ensuring that the strategic priorities are effectively coordinated across the Group, successfully communicated and aligned to the Group Chief Digital Office strategy.
To partner with the various Chief Digital Office teams, Chief Information Officers and Chief Executive Officers to articulate and deliver against the Platform Strategy through various initiatives.
Hello Future Platform Strategy Lead
We're looking for a visionary leader to shape and drive our platform enablement strategy. This role is key to providing thought leadership, defining the strategic direction, and ensuring effective operational execution.
You will play a pivotal role in supporting the Chief Digital Office and its teams by aligning and coordinating strategic priorities across the Group. Your work will ensure these priorities are clearly communicated and fully integrated with the Group Chief Digital Office's overarching strategy.
Collaboration is at the heart of this role. You'll partner with teams across the Chief Digital Office, as well as Chief Information Officers and Chief Executive Officers, to articulate and deliver the Platform Strategy through impactful initiatives.
Are you someone who can:
- Identify synergies across the business and enablement pillars (ecosystems).
- Integrate information-share across business pillars. Monitor progress via defined success metrics using insights and knowledge gained from high level reports to influence direction of the business to ensure organization performance against long-term strategy and make necessary adjustments.
- Align departmental goals, processes, and resource allocation with the organizational strategy. Conduct research and analyse operational effectiveness, processes, stakeholders and assess market trends and competitors to identify threats and opportunities which can be presented in the format of findings, projections, and recommended actions.
- Plan, implement and manage proposed recommendations related to strategic initiatives/deliverables/ projects and monitor reporting on strategic initiatives/projects.
- Support and guide senior executive decision-making processes. Align, integrate, and innovate area of accountability to enable the creation of integrated, specialized solutions and create a sustainable competitive advantage for Business.
- Maintain up to date knowledge of local and global trends.
- Contribute towards informed strategic debate at functional Exco Level.
- Enable and operationalize strategic initiatives of the Chief Digital Office. Be a thought partner and provide support to the Chief Digital Office and its associated teams in the execution of various accountabilities.
- Evolution of the Platform strategy and associated architecture, leveraging internal inputs and partnerships.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor of Commerce with Honours
- 6-8 Years experience in IT Development
You Will Have Access To
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- Challenging work environment.
We Can Be a Match If You Are
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
- Deeply invested – you want to make a meaningful contribution.
- Opportunities to innovate.
Apply now if you are interested in taking the next step. We look forward to engaging with you
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LI-TM10
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Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.
12/09/25
All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.
Platform Engineering Lead
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Purpose
Owns the planning and delivery pipeline for all platform engineering work. Provides real-time visibility, accurate timelines, and reliable execution without managing people.
Core responsibilities
- Build and maintain the master roadmap in GitHub Projects/Azure DevOps and Ignite
- Convert incoming ideas into scoped items with clear acceptance criteria and ETAs
- Keep a live dashboard that shows status, blockers, and forecast completion dates
- Run planning sessions, standups, and retros; define sprint cadence as needed
- Track and report metrics to leadership every week
- Facilitate documentation of new processes and integrations
- Organize and deliver training sessions that improve team adoption of the workflow
- Work with engineers on estimation, planning, and process discipline
- Perform weekly backlog grooming to merge duplicates, close stale items, and re-confirm priorities with stakeholders
- Monitor cross-team dependencies and coordinate when projects overlap
- Maintain a high-level understanding of all active projects so you can step in when an engineer is out
Decision making authority
- Can adjust ETAs and sequence work to hit goals
- Escalates capacity conflicts and cross team tradeoffs to Head of Technology
- Can assign owners to projects and set due dates
- Can accept and reject new ideas that come though the project pipeline
- Does not manage people. All managerial tasks and issues are managed by Head of Technology
Mentorship expectations
- Weekly calls with each engineer to review assignments and ensure tasks are on schedule
- Daily stand ups
- Coach engineers on writing thorough notes and status updates
- Reviews progress and flags issues early
- Onboard new team members
- Create and maintain training materials
Requirements:
Required Tools And Skills
- Working knowledge of GitHub, Canny and Azure DevOps
- Working knowledge of modern programming flows
- Proven ability to break down work, set deadlines, and hit them
- Strong written communication and meeting facilitation
- Comfort with EST work hours and remote collaboration
- Highly organized, reliable, calm under pressure
- Can influence without authority and drive adoption
Experience
- 2+ years coordinating and/or managing workflows, systems or projects
Expected Outcomes:
Success metrics
- Bugs closed weekly greater than bugs opened weekly
- Intake to triage within 2 days
- 1 feature request completed per every 2 weeks
- Documentation coverage for new and existing deliverables
- Reopen rate under 5%
- First 90 days
- Establish and document intake process
- Clean and tag all backlog items
- Create an executive dashboard that gives a high overview of where projects stand.
- Ensure all projects, tasks and items are in Azure DevOps with due dates on each item, an owner and a full plan
Interview Process:
Apply to the position, upload your resume, and answer the questions in the application.
- Upon reviewing your resume, we'll send you an email with a link to a perform a one-way video interview.
- Upon reviewing the video interview, we'll email you asking to setup an in-person interview.
- After the interview we will email you asking for references.
- We will call you letting you know our decision and discuss compensation.
- At any point during this process if we feel you will not be a fit, we will let you know, we do not leave applications unanswered
Specialist: Digital Product Management
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Empowering Africa's tomorrow, together…one story at a time.
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
Leads the implementation of the strategic digital roadmap of specific single business roadmap across multiple channels.
Delivers complex, large scale digital products through the integration and optimisation of the internal value chain but limited to a single roadmap.
Job Description
Education/Qualifications & Experience Required:
- NQF 7 - 8 / Bachelors' Degrees within disciplines of Media/Digital, Engineering, Business, Commerce, Marketing or Design
- 4-8 years relevant experience
Skills & Competencies required:
- Certified Product Manager (Advantage)
- Agile and Waterfall Project methodologies and development
- Material and customer centered design
- Basic marketing and go to market planning
- Quantitative Analysis and Analytical thinking
- Continuous improvement Lean startup
- Leading teams
- Working with and building colloborative teams / culture
- Planning organising and project delivery
Functional and operational strategy
Results orientation
- Customer focus
- Reasoning
- Systems thinking
- Creative innovative thinking
- Application of digital technologies
- Business acumen
Key accountabilities
- Accountable to deliver specific end to end features or projects on a specific digital channel. Will engage with various stakeholders and functional areas to achieve the delivery of the end to end product
- Creates and delivers a quality product and optimises the operational metrics for a single product set on a specific channel. This includes maximising the outcomes for the project deliverables
- Accountable to ensure the adherence to standards and best practices in delivering the outcomes. Schedules customer reviews and uses data and key painpoints to articulate further improvement opportunities
- Delivers the commercial outcomes of a specific feature and makes reccomendations to improve commercial outcomes. Uses data insights to indentify opportunities and make recommendations for investment
- Participates in continuous improvement projects and is a key member assigned to specific outcomes to continuously improve the functional profession chapter. Stays in touch and continuously learns the emerging trends in digital and digital product ownership
- Participates in innovation solutioning and provides input into problem solving. Contributes by providing alternatives and differring view points. Accountable to deliver implemented innovation experiments, design the testing systems and gather experimental data for decision making
- Works with functional specialist to deliver specific product and project outcomes. Contributes towards a culture of continuous improvement. Ensures adherence too various standards and protocls. Takes end to end accountability to deliver specifc business metrics for the digtial assets under direct control.
Education
Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
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Product Management and Data Quality Specialist
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Purpose of the role
The Product Management and Data Quality Specialist is responsible for managing the product catalog and ensuring the commercial performance of products throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of product data, implementing data governance standards, and supporting internal and external stakeholders. This specialist plays a key role in optimizing product range management, driving data quality initiatives, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments to support business objectives.
Product Data and Catalog Management
- Develop, maintain, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of product catalog data.
- Monitor product data quality, analyze trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the product range.
- Implement and enforce product catalog data standards and governance policies.
- Collaborate with suppliers, 1P/3P partners, and internal stakeholders to maintain up-to-date and accurate product information.
- Ensure appropriate stock allocation, validate supplier agreements, and monitor replenishment modes throughout the product lifecycle (Range A/S, Top 1/2/0, Franco/PCB).
- Develop and implement processes to guarantee data quality and integrity.
- Provide training and support on product catalog management best practices.
Product Range and Lifecycle Management
- Support the Category Manager in constructing and continuously improving the product range.
- Optimize product allocation within the correct typology (Department / Sub-department / Type / Sub-type) to enhance performance monitoring.
- Build and maintain product range listings and range synoptics, ensuring timely updates and communication to stores.
- Manage product lifecycle and address market-specific requirements.
- Collect and analyze customer feedback to improve product range effectiveness.
- Collaborate on promotional activities and ensure effective execution.
- Prepare data and negotiation planners for supplier negotiations and monitor contracts and invoicing compliance.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication
- Serve as the primary point of contact for stores regarding product data and range matters.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders understand updates and adopt changes.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Supply Chain, Merchandising, OmniCommerce) and external partners (suppliers, vendors).
Process Improvement and Technology Utilization
- Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in product data management processes.
- Utilize AI and digital tools to enhance research, analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency.
- Respond to cross-functional project requests within the area of expertise.
Behavioral Expectations
- Demonstrate enthusiasm, collaboration, and a positive approach to work.
- Champion and embody company values internally and externally.
- Maintain professionalism, integrity, and reliability in all responsibilities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Data Management, Marketing, or related field.
- 3–5 years' experience in product data management, catalog management, or category management, preferably in retail or e-commerce.
- Strong proficiency in Excel, data analysis, and reporting tools.
- Familiarity with PIM, ERP, or CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Akeneo).
- Exceptional attention to detail, analytical skills, and project management abilities.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
- Proactive, adaptable, and committed to continuous process improvement.
Product Management and Data Quality Specialist (Procurement Specialist)
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Purpose of the role
The Product Management and Data Quality Specialist is responsible for managing the product catalog and ensuring the commercial performance of products throughout their lifecycle. The role focuses on maintaining the accuracy, completeness, and integrity of product data, implementing data governance standards, and supporting internal and external stakeholders. This specialist plays a key role in optimizing product range management, driving data quality initiatives, and ensuring effective collaboration across departments to support business objectives.
Product Data and Catalog Management
Develop, maintain, and ensure the accuracy and completeness of product catalog data.
Monitor product data quality, analyze trends, and identify opportunities to optimize the product range.
Implement and enforce product catalog data standards and governance policies.
Collaborate with suppliers, 1P/3P partners, and internal stakeholders to maintain up-to-date and accurate product information.
Ensure appropriate stock allocation, validate supplier agreements, and monitor replenishment modes throughout the product lifecycle (Range A/S, Top 1/2/0, Franco/PCB).
Develop and implement processes to guarantee data quality and integrity.
Provide training and support on product catalog management best practices.
Product Range and Lifecycle Management
Support the Category Manager in constructing and continuously improving the product range.
Optimize product allocation within the correct typology (Department / Sub-department / Type / Sub-type) to enhance performance monitoring.
Build and maintain product range listings and range synoptics, ensuring timely updates and communication to stores.
Manage product lifecycle and address market-specific requirements.
Collect and analyze customer feedback to improve product range effectiveness.
Collaborate on promotional activities and ensure effective execution.
Prepare data and negotiation planners for supplier negotiations and monitor contracts and invoicing compliance.
Stakeholder Collaboration and Communication
Serve as the primary point of contact for stores regarding product data and range matters.
Communicate clearly and effectively, ensuring stakeholders understand updates and adopt changes.
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal teams (Supply Chain, Merchandising, OmniCommerce) and external partners (suppliers, vendors).
Process Improvement and Technology Utilization
Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives in product data management processes.
Utilize AI and digital tools to enhance research, analysis, reporting, and workflow efficiency.
Respond to cross-functional project requests within the area of expertise.
Behavioral Expectations
Demonstrate enthusiasm, collaboration, and a positive approach to work.
Champion and embody company values internally and externally.
Maintain professionalism, integrity, and reliability in all responsibilities.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Data Management, Marketing , or related field.
3–5 years’ experience in product data management, catalog management, or category management, preferably in retail or e-commerce .
Strong proficiency in Excel , data analysis, and reporting tools.
Familiarity with PIM, ERP, or CRM systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Akeneo).
Exceptional attention to detail , analytical skills, and project management abilities.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.
Proactive, adaptable, and committed to continuous process improvement.
Head of Product & Health Risk Management | Centurion
Posted 14 days ago
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Job Description
As the Head of Product & Health Risk Management, youll be accountable for the design, development, and implementation of a holistic health value proposition. From pricing strategies and provider networks to incentivised wellness solutions and risk management, youll ensure sustainability and measurable clinical outcomes that matter.
Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership & Innovation:
- Develop and execute an outcomes-based health value proposition aligned to business strategy.
- Lead the design and development of innovative solutions tailored for different market segments.
- Oversee the integration of wellness and reward strategies into the overall health proposition.
Operational Excellence:
- Ensure seamless delivery of solutions in collaboration with Operations, IT, and Marketing.
- Drive competitor and industry research to anticipate trends and identify new opportunities.
- Manage the Multiply incentivised wellness strategy to maximise client engagement.
Client-Centric Solutions:
- Create provider networks that are cost-effective, sustainable, and client-focused.
- Measure and report on the impact of solutions on clinical outcomes, scheme sustainability, and client satisfaction.
- Engage stakeholders with insights and recommendations based on data-driven research.
Financial & Risk Management:
- Ensure competitive and sustainable pricing models.
- Develop health risk management strategies that improve outcomes and lower costs.
- Monitor profitability and sustainability of all solutions offered.
Qualification:
- Honours in Business or Science (Masters advantageous).
Experience:
- 1015 years in the health industry, with at least 810 years in leadership.
- Proven track record in product development, strategy, and business transformation.
Skills:
- Strong business acumen and strategic thinking.
- Experience managing wellness and reward programmes.
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.
Core Competencies:
- Business Acumen.
- Strategic Thinking.
- Driving Innovation & Change.
- Client & Stakeholder Commitment.
- Diversity & Inclusiveness.