Job Description

Introduction:

We seek energetic and motivated web-savvy IT professionals to join our team and meet immediate demand in Durban. The client urgently needs experienced Digital Web Technologists with broad experience and skills in a Digital delivery environment.

Responsibilities:

The role is positioned in the critical space between the technology and brand teams. You will work to ensure the brand's strategic, tactical, and operational objectives are met by fully understanding the technical landscape available to them. You will be the internal IT consultant for Global Brands, driving the development of digital strategies and platforms and their deployment in a digital environment. You will be

responsible for establishing relationships with internal stakeholders, including CMI, Media, eCommerce, Brand, and Divisional teams, and forging partnerships with external Digital partners.

Essential Skills and

Experience:

You will work to ensure standards are understood and complied with, and that the correct direction is followed with the selection and implementation of technology with approved technology delivery partners. You will report to the IT Engagement Lead for Digital and will be required to build strong relationships with the brand teams. You will be the trusted IT advisor to the brands, helping non-IT teams understand Digital IT. There are both strategic and operational aspects to the role. You will ideally have solid delivery exposure covering the following areas:


National (or ideally international) experience dealing with Big Brands and their digital web presence Solid and demonstrable technical knowledge of Content Management Systems (CMS) Proficient and comfortable with the Adobe Cloud Marketing Suite of tools, specifically being able to log in to any of the tools to analyze, optimize, and measure Confidence in using data and insights to optimize web/digital consumer journeys and the ability to teach and coach others to do the same Web personalization, tagging, AB testing, web and email campaigns Website speed, standards, accessibility, data protection, and information management; Data Analytics and Visualization; Cyber security best practices; Risk Management; Project Management; UX/UI design skills; and Digital Marketing skillset, such as SEO, SEM, and Social Media marketing. Site usage/traffic analysis, including Google Analytics and other tools.

Technical teams that will be represented and consulted regularly will include:



Infrastructure and cloud hosting, Internal and external platform technical teams, Suppliers and Digital agencies, IT support teams, 3rd Party Integration service providers, Internal IT architecture and leadership.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

Multinational digital technologist management experience for eCommerce in Pharma, FMCG, or Manufacturing. Minimum 4 years of overall experience.




Location: Durban (South Africa)
Salary/Rate: DOE
Contract Length: Long Term
Minimum Req: Project Manager, Content Management System, Data Protection, AB Testing