Latest Vacancy for Chief Executive Officer at PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC)

PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC) – Our client, a Fintech company with a global reach as its operations extends through Africa and UK, is recruiting suitably qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

Reference Number: 130-PEO00918
Location: Nigeria
Department: People & Change Nigeria
Job type: Permanent

 

Requirements

  • Minimum of a university degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics/Electrical Engineering or any other relevant discipline from a reputable institution
  • An MBA or Master’s degree in any business related discipline will be a differentiating advantage
  • Minimum of fifteen (15) years’ post-graduation experience in the Information Technology sector, with at least seven (7) years’ experience in an Executive Management role
  • First-hand and solid knowledge of the workings and opportunities in Financial Services, Financial Technology and broader Information Technology industry. Demonstrated experience in leadership in an electronic payments environment will be a differentiating advantage
  • Tested leadership experience in corporate turnaround and growth contexts will be an added advantage.


Roles & Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate will be reporting to the Board of Directors. This individual will be responsible for developing, maintaining and managing organization-wide technology and technical resources with an oversight of all stages of research, planning, development, testing and deployment.

Other responsibilities include:

  • Effectively analyzes the current organization structure of the technology department and aligns the technical staff/resources to meet the immediate and long-term needs of the organization.
  • Develops and maintains the overall framework of IT policies, standards and strategies that will empower business and people to deliver on their commitments to strategy and budgets
  • Defines priorities, objectives and targets that underpins what contributes to the delivery of value to the business aligned with best practices and standards
  • Develops state of the art transformational solutions that enables our customers to achieve best-in-class performance, reliability, and privacy, while adhering to industry standard
  • Optimizes and manages the technology infrastructure and network (including efficient internet and intranet functionality) in a manner that delivers high stability and efficiency with sufficient resilience and yet managing costs effectively
  • Provides IT governance; oversee delivery and security of IT infrastructure; monitor key performance indicators related to the security of the organization’s IT systems
  • Ensures total quality management through uniform processes and procedures
  • Provides the vision and strategy for managing data as an asset
  • Ensures business continuity plan are put in place with appropriate Disaster Recovery plans. Regularly test for readiness for unforeseen and unexpected events which affects business continuity.
  • Maintains competitive advantage over peers in the Fintech and Financial switching industry by leveraging the digital ecosystem and trends in technology
  • Identifies emerging information technologies to be assimilated, integrated and introduced within the organization
  • Provides clear and concise communication between the information technology department and the entire organization
  • Any other technology responsibility as identified by the Executive management, Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors

Deadline: 7th September, 2018.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online


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