Head of Digital Transformation & Delivery Job at HF Group… See details on how to apply for the opportunities available at HF Group.
Description:
HF Group, whose official name is Housing Finance Company Limited, but is commonly referred to as Housing Finance, is a mortgage finance provider in Kenya, the largest economy in the East African Community.
Responsibilities:
- Oversee the portfolio design, planning, development, testing and deployment of new digital products and improvements to existing products for the bank.
- Oversee the delivery of digital experience (content, journey, and personalization) of banks’ products and services (in line with the value proposition and features defined by the product owners) to maximize digital product usage and digital customer satisfaction.
- Keep abreast with advancements in technology to discover ways the bank can gain a competitive advantage in both enterprise systems and digital channels.
- Align banking systems and channels objectives and programs with the organization’s overall vision, strategies, and objectives in line with a digital-first mindset.
- Oversee of software engineering team ensuring standardization of coding practices, use of agile practices and tool for code testing, quality assurance and deployment.
- Lead product and project management teams ensuring conformance to the HF project management framework and agile principles.
- Oversee the diagnosis problems accurately and timely; evaluate and develop alternative courses of action; oversee implementation of creative and effective solutions and documentation of corresponding documents.
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with vendors and all levels of staff; serve as a resource for technical or business expertise and advice on strategic priorities and projects.
- Liaise with Solution providers to identify new opportunities for process improvements, product enhancement, and/or cost saves arising from system upgrades or changes in the technical platform.
- Team management – ensure team members are delivering at their full potential through well-defined KPIs and providing training & learning opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Undergraduate Degree in Computer Science/IT/MIS or Business Degree with specialization in IT-related discipline from a reputable institution.
- MBA or Post Graduate Degree in Business/Computer Science.
- Minimum of ten (10) years of project management experience and 5 years of team management.
- Expert understanding of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Discipline (Integration, Scope, Time, Quality, Human Resources, Communications, Risk Management, Procurement) or PRINCE2 Methodology.
- Expert understanding of software development and infrastructure project lifecycles within large companies.
- Experience in creating Business Requirements, Project Plans, Project Schedules and associated project materials.
- Experience in delivering projects that incorporate emerging technologies; Cloud, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Big Data, and Mobility.
How to Apply
Interested and suitable applicants should CLICK HERE to apply.
Application Deadline: 13th November 2021.
