Job Description

Our client is seeking a visionary and dynamic Head of Enterprise Architecture, someone who can lead with innovative strategies and drive transformative change in the technological landscape.Responsible for envisioning, communicating, and evolving the organizations enterprise architecture. Address key enterprise aspects including organisational structure, business

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and deployment of new enterprise solutions.
• Research, plan, define and support enterprise infrastructure architecture.
• Proactively work to progress the architecture and overall designs of the information systems as an asset in supporting the business objectives.
• High degree of focus on the end-to-end architecture to ensure that customers needs are constantly met.
• Ensure all components will interoperate and provide the infrastructure to support future strategic initiatives.
• Execute performance and accuracy tests on platforms to evaluate viability of products.
• develop a strategy for effective IT-enabled business change.
• Service excellence culture driven throughout the IT operations and services organisation.
• Customer / internal stakeholder expectations are Work closely with multiple client stakeholders, act as the single point of contact to met or exceeded.
• Terms negotiated to mutual benefit.
• Adherence to legal and procurement guidelines
• Supplier managed to conform with relevant internal and external standards, policies and procedures, instructions, frameworks, and guidelines.
• Supplier relationships maintained.
• Supplier risk identified and mitigated.
• Budget is aligned to strategy and achieves the operational requirements.
• Financial compliance to companys accounting practices, policies, and procedures (includes legislative requirements)
• Budget is managed within the companys financial parameters and standards.
• Contingency requirements are identified and communicated.
• Budget forecasts are up to date and accurate.
• Review risk management processes to reduce business risk.
• Introduce risk plans to establish and reduce the likelihood and impact of IT and business risks.
• Regular risk assessments with senior managers and key staff members are performed to minimize risks.
• Risk remediation action plans have been recommended, communicated, and controlled.

• Team work.
• Executive Business Writing Skills.
• Financial Acumen.
• Computer Technology Skills.
• Communication Skills.
• Negotiation skills.
• Innovates and Takes Risks.
• Project Management Skills.
• Relationship building skills.
• Knowledge and application of relevant legislation.

• 12 years managing a variety of large IT projects with clear track record of increasing responsibilities, including 5 years at a senior management level.
• Related technical or business degree, alternatively relevant practical experience.

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