Standard Bank
Head, Architecture, Business Transformation (Corporate & Investment Banking, Technology)
Job description
To define and develop complex architecture roadmaps, practices, and processes that embed strategic applications across an entire Business Unit / Group scope. To link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes for a dedicated Business Unit to its IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the Business Unit will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.
- Align the IT strategy with the business strategy and define the technology architecture to support that strategy. Link the business mission, vision, strategy, and processes to the IT strategy, documenting this using multiple architectural models or views that demonstrate how the current and future needs of the organisation will be met in an integrated, efficient, sustainable, agile, and adaptable manner.
- Develop complex business unit-wide architecture, roadmaps, and processes to embed strategic applications across all domains and solutions for the entire Business Unit.
- Set strategies, policies, standards, and practices to facilitate alignment and integration between business strategies, technology strategies, and enterprise transformation activities.
- Develop and maintain the architecture vision and strategy for an entire Business Unit / Group, ensuring it aligns with business goals and strategic objectives.
- Assess technical integrity by evaluating the solution's architecture to ensure it meets the required technical standards and best
practices. Verify that the solution is robust, scalable, and maintainable. - Degree: Information Technology (Required)
Experience Required: Enterprise Technology & Solutions Architecture
More than 10 years: Significant experience as an Architect ideally with time in an Enterprise capacity. Track record in IT disciplines including data management, integration and large scale solution architectures. Experience with the complete information system life cycle. Architecture/Solution design delivery in large domestic or global institutions. Ability to deal with all levels of the business and technology stakeholders across large organisations.
Behavioural Competencies:
- Articulating Information
- Challenging Ideas
- Convincing People
- Developing Strategies
- Embracing Changes
Technical Competencies:
- Benefits Management
- Business Analysis Environments and Perspectives
- Business Process Design
- Emerging Technology Monitoring
- Information Technology Architecture


