RESPONSIBILITIES:- Oversee digital innovation initiatives;
- Implement and guide best practices within the digital solutions and innovation frameworks;
- Lead cross-functional teams;
- Responsible for policy development related to digital transformation and solutions;
- Perform trend analysis on incidents and outages and drive execution of the corrective measures within the digital solutions landscape;
- Drive the development of the Innovation roadmap and implement for areas of assigned responsibilities;
- Identify continuous improvement/automation activities that is designed to minimise costs and time;
- Provide the solution and architecture for building and maintaining the knowledge base for the Digital Solutions environment;
- Ensure that all relevant training is completed using the latest technologies for e-learning and seamless consumption;
- Assist and guide Digital solution Engineers with designing the solution in accordance with the organisation architecture;
- Provide mentorship and guidance to the team;
- Lead large projects or processes of complex scope with limited oversight from Manager;
- Coach, review, and delegate work to Business Improvement Engineers;
- Understand strategic goals from the organisation and based upon them, design elegant solutions from a holistic viewpoint;
- Define the pathway for the adoption and advancement of the framework;
- Ensure integration of frameworks based on the organisational strategy;
- Develop and implement digital innovations and technological upgrades;
- Determine technical and product designs by balancing process cost, yield, and other considerations;
- Design, drive and execute digital innovations with the purpose of increasing productivity, eliminating wastefulness, saving time, reducing costs, and ensuring quality standards are maintained;
- Review and approve documents from Senior Digital Solution Engineers where required;
- Support relationships through strong communication and negotiation skills with internal and external stakeholders;
- Vendor management & 3rd party management where applicable;
- Drive change management in a pro-active manner;
- Drive continuous improvements and digital innovations methodologies;
- Train all Digital Solution Engineers.
REQUIREMENTS:- Relevant degree in Information Technology (Essential);
- Post Graduate or Masterâs degree (Beneficial);
- Agile Project Certification;
- Minimum of 10 yearsâ experience, of which, 3 must have been in a lead role;
- Proven experience leading successful projects in digital transformation and innovation;
- Extensive experience in digital innovation and transformation;
- Expert in the areas of digitization and digital transformation;
- Extensive knowledge of emerging industry practices when solving business problems;
- Expert in agile project management to lead projects that meet strategic goals.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:- Leadership skills;
- Stakeholder management;
- Communication;
- Interpersonal skills;
- Project Management;
- Results driven;
- Able to handle sensitive and confidential information;
- Ability to keep oneâs composure in a fast moving, dynamic environment;
- Problem solving and decision making;
- Strategic decision-making;
- Strategic thinking skills;
- Ability to work in a team and independently;
- Internal and external networking;
- Integrity and values;
- Confidence;
- Passionate;
- Immaculate time keeping.
APPLICATION GUIDELINE:- No external email applications will be accepted.
- Should no feedback be provided within two (2) weeks from the closing date, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
- FlySafair reserves the right
                   * Not to proceed with this vacancy
                   * To appoint the selected candidates based on its operational requirements.
- Reference number â JHB000870
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