Overview

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role that empowers and shapes the future of our Technology and Data function?

At Capitec, we are seeking the right candidate for the position of Executive Associate to our Group Executive Technology and Data and Chief Technology Officer. Here's how you can contribute to our mission.

Responsibilities and Performance Expectations

Divisional Strategic Support :

Conduct thorough internal and external research to provide valuable insights for crafting our technology strategy.

Facilitate meaningful discussions and draft insightful proposals based on research findings to guide our strategic decisions.

Bring clarity to our strategy and ensure that senior management has a clear line of sight to our objectives, fostering alignment and a shared vision across departments.

Divisional Senior Team Alignment

Be the key point of contact and address issues on behalf of our Executives.

Keep our management team focused and aligned with our strategic objectives.

Provide crucial support to our teams in planning and successfully delivering their business plans.

Oversee and hold senior management accountable for strategic focus and levers.

Ensure seamless alignment of projects or initiatives spanning across functions.

Establish agendas and complete minutes for Management Routines and Steer Co’s, etc.

Business Planning, Integration, and Optimization

Take responsibility for integrating our strategic initiatives & projects across the Division.

Collaborate closely with the Management team to develop a cohesive & integrated divisional delivery plan.

Lead the coordination of our business planning & budgeting reviews, workshops, & leadership sessions, aligning our senior management team with our strategic goals

Apply a strategic lens to identify areas of efficiency and work collaboratively with stakeholdersto implement solutions and optimize our processes

Work closely with our Finance Business Partner to support budgeting and headcount management

Manage and consolidate reporting requirements

Executive Support

Elevate and maintain the profile of our Executive and BU/Division both internally and externally through various means, including social media, keynote speaking, conducting surveys and conference attendance.

Attend executive and senior management-level meetings and ensure that appropriate actions are taken on findings.

Develop Executive presentations and related materials as required.

Experience

5+yrs experience across a variety of functional practices within Capitec, at least 3 of which in a leadership or, ideally a management role.
Proven experience of:

• Using influence and relationships to drive and achieve objectives.
• Successfully leading, planning and managing projects or initiatives across a large organisation.
• The development of new business cases and ideas.
• Building and managing business / partner relationships.
• As a consultant with a large consulting firm.
• Interacting/engaging and transferring knowledge effectively, to a wide range of internal & external stakeholders, up to Executive level.
  

Qualifications (Minimum)