MiWay is a direct financial services company. We are passionate about service excellence, convenience and offering our clients superior value products. Our Vision is to be a world-class direct financial services business that offers a complete array of services under one convenient umbrella all managed online. Category winners of the Mail & Guardian Top Companies Reputation Awards in 2014, as well as the Deloitte Best Company to Work For Survey 2011 and 2012 were are passionate about our people. We are positive that with the right people on board, we will continue to grow and give our clients the freedom to do things their way free from worry and most importantly at peace with all the what-ifs of the world. Company values that every employee subscribes to are: Energy, Freedom, Accountability and Attitude. The ideal candidate is one who has the courage to be bold and subscribes to MiWays core values! Do you have a positive attitude, love a challenge, treat your colleagues with respect and look for solutions, not problems? If yes, then MiWay is the place for you!
What will you do?
As the General Manager IT Infrastructure you will oversee IT Infrastructure and Support teams and will be responsible for the strategic and operational planning technical function in an organisation.
In this role you will direct activities of engineering staff engaged in preparing plans, designs, cost estimates and specifications for experimental, maintenance or modernisation programmes to determine most feasible approach to technical problems and improvements.
The GM will drive the design and implementation of infrastructure architecture, develop and execute a long-term strategic technology roadmap, and continuously monitor and report on technology performance, security, and vulnerabilities.
- Review of business continuity and disaster recovery plans and the implementation thereof.
- Report on infrastructure and support estate to various committees.
- Direct infrastructure team's project deployment and objectives.
- Attend and report to various IT Security and Steering Committee group meetings.
- Track and report systems downtime and work with the infrastructure teams to find solutions which might cause downtime.
- Maintain high-level knowledge of current and emerging technologies and solutions.
Qualification
Experience
Knowledge and Skills
Digital strategic planning and execution
Track technical updates and compliance monitoring
Financial advice and support
Performance Improvement Projects
Product performance tracking and measurement
Personal Attributes
Organisational savvy - Contributing strategically
Balances stakeholders - Contributing strategically
Drives vision and purpose - Contributing strategically
Manages complexity - Contributing strategically
Build a successful career with us
Were all about building strong, lasting relationships with our employees. We know that you have hopes for your future your career, your personal development and of achieving great things. We pride ourselves in helping our employees to realise their worth. Through its five business clusters Sanlam Fintech, Sanlam Life and Savings, Sanlam Investment Group, Sanlam Allianz, Santam, as well as MiWay and the Group Office the group provides many opportunities for growth and development.
Core Competencies
Being resilient - Contributing strategically
Collaborates - Contributing strategically
Cultivates innovation - Contributing strategically
Customer focus - Contributing strategically
Drives results - Contributing strategically
Turnaround time
The shortlisting process will only start once the application due date has been reached. The time taken to complete this process will depend on how far you progress and the availability of managers.
Our commitment to transformation
At MiWay we believe in cultivating a positive and dynamic working environment that gives you freedom and opportunity to succeed. MiWay is committed to transformation and embracing diversity. This is what drives us to achieve a multicultural workplace with employment equity as a key goal to create an inclusive workforce, reflective of the demographics of our society.
