Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
BRALIRWA
Digital &Technology Director at BRALIRWA: (Deadline 12 April 2021)
BRALIRWA Plc, is engaged in the production, distribution, and sales of a wide range of beer and soft drink brands. A career with BRALIRWA offers great professional challenges combined with exciting opportunities to own and grow one’s career in line with their aspirations.

JOB PURPOSE
The Digital & Technology (D&T) Director is the main contributor to:
Set-up and lead BRALIRWA Plc D&T team
Orchestrate Bralirwa Plc’s digital transformation in line with Management Team’s priorities
Provide expertise and capabilities to the business across pillars of the D&T organization .

TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES
•Strategy and orchestration
•Oversee design and implementation of D&T principals, policies, and processes
•Operationalize and deliver the full D&T ambitious and forward-looking plan
•Prioritize and optimize resource allocation for local D&T initiatives
•Maintain an integrated end-to-end view of all local D&T initiatives and prioritize / reallocate resources where appropriate
•Ensure successful solutions by pressure testing solutions, coaching teams, and providing high impact support
•Provide technical vision, guidance and authorization to carry out major plans and initiatives
•Create appropriate ecosystem to enable transformation by managing strategic vendor and partners relationships
Digital & Tech activities
• Supervise data management and governance to ensure readily available and high-quality data
• Oversee and guide the development of new Digital / Advanced Analytics products
• Ensure implementation of global enterprise architecture
• Ensure cyber security measures are in place and functioning
• Keep a contingency plan in place, ensuring the integrity of systems, information and business continuity
• Upskilling/Agile acceleration
• Build and develop local capabilities in data, advanced analytics, digital product development, technology and cyber security
• Lead implementation of an agile way of working, cross functional product teams and support the digital upskilling of the overall workforce
• Leadership and personnel management
• Bring the D&T voice to the management team
• Seek the development of D&T personnel and facilitate a work environment aligned with the corporate culture.

SKILLS
• Excellent skills in computing, software development and software design
• Excellent business acumen
• Extensive experience in application development in an iterative, agile and fast-paced environment
• Fluent in English (both verbally and in writing), French and Kinyarwanda will be an added value
• Must possess business knowledge and understanding, preferably in the FMCG industry
• Translate product and business goals into technical strategy and roadmap
• Proven ability to deliver large and transformational technological projects
• Experience with incorporating data and analytics in decision making
• Demonstrate ability to hire and develop world-class talent and build a team to deliver operational excellence
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• Proven strategic thinking
• Possess digital and innovative mindset that is knowledge base and with experience that goes beyond simple awareness
• Strong project delivery, planning and change management skills
• Experience with Agile Ways of Working
• Ability to explain complex technical processes to business stakeholders
• Ability to build and maintain strong collaborative relationships with leaders across the business
• Experience working in matrix structure

QUALIFICATION
• Master’s Degree in Information Technology or any related field
• Certified in Advanced Information Technology
• Minimum of 8 years’ working experience, with 5 years in IT/digital transformation and 3 years leading a similar size organization.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 96

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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